West Virginia Supreme Court admits attorneys

News Release

November 2, 2022

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination who were admitted:

Jeffrey Parker Zopp
Dayton Carl Meadows V
Jared Alexander Phalen

Admitted by transferred Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) score:

Delainey Dianna Banks
Brandon John Harmony
Wendy Lee Steward

Admitted by reciprocity (other states where admitted in parentheses):

Sallie Elizabeth Gilbert (Washington, D.C. and Maryland)
Carolyn Jeanne Beyer (Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin)
Ryan M. Donihue (Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas)
Shawn David Golden (Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas)
Andrew James Spangenberg (Pennsylvania).

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