Professional Experience
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Adjunct Instructor, WVU College of Law, Trial Advocacy and Pre-Trial Litigation
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President, West Virginia State Bar, 2005 - 2006
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Chair, ADR Committee of The West Virginia State Bar
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Arbitrator and AAA Master Mediator Panel, American Arbitration Association
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Mediator, Alterity ADR
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West Virginia State Bar Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates
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Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
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Former Chief Judge, 17th Judicial Court, Monongalia County, West Virginia, Jan - June 2020
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Former Judge, 17th Judicial Court, Monongalia County, West Virginia, 2019 - 2020
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Presided over:
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Criminal Docket
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Adult Drug Docket
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Juvenile Proceedings
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Extraditions
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Civil Lawsuits
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Abuse and Neglect Cases
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Weddings
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Adoptions
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Served on Resolution Panel of the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel by Appointment of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
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One of Five "Wiretapping" Judges in West Virginia by Appointment of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
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Past Managing Member, Morgantown Office of Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, 2001 - 2019
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Partner, Furbee, Amos, Webb, & Critchfield, PLLC, July 1982 - 2001
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Concentrating on Civil Litigation in both firms, primarily Defense, including appearances and trials in various West Virginia Circuit Courts, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
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Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
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