Supreme Court admits attorneys to practice law in West Virginia

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January 28, 2024

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination who were admitted:
Mark Dwayne Combs II
Rachel Carleigh Godskind
Brayden James Meadows
Leif Aaron Olson
Matthew Giovanni Stott
Chase Patrick Webb

Admitted by transferred Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) score:
Tyler Glenn Beall
John Robert Cummings IV
Brianna Christine Light-Adkins
Zachary Brandon Metz
Taylor Madison Newcomb
Brennan Thomas Osborn

Admission by reciprocity with other states:
Edward Albert Brown
Bridget Kelly Fitzpatrick
Brooklin Leigh Hann
Claire Marie Horan
Emily Grace Morris
Marcus Rockwell Morrow
Ryan Pete Phillips
Geoffrey BJ Polk
Sumner Earl Riddick II
Chapin Elizabeth Scheumann
Alexa Steranko
Kevin Thomas Streit

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