The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination who were admitted:
1. Trista Renee Campbell,
2. Abigail Madden Harman, and
3. Leah Kaye Santorine
Admitted by transferred Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) score:
1. Bethany Anne Bauer,
2. Miranda Gayle Brown,
3. Patrick Joseph Crowley,
4. Tristan Alexander Dietrick,
5. Catherine Elizabeth George,
6. Ryan Tyler Lee Hurst,
7. Gregory Allen Jacomet,
8. Candace Brook Marcum,
9. Alexander John Protivnak,
10. Victor Joseph Scarpelli
11. Jared Lee Wyatt
Admitted with limited permission to practice under Rule 9.0:
1. Amber L. Lewis for limited permission to practice in association with the Public
Defender Corporation Fifth Judicial Circuit, having been admitted in New York;
2. Samuel Bishop Moore for limited permission to practice in association with Legal Aid of West Virginia, having been admitted in Missouri; and
3. Joseph Blake Pennington for limited permission to practice in association with the
Public Defender Corporation Fifth Judicial Circuit, having been admitted in
Colorado.
Admitted by reciprocity (other states where admitted in parentheses):
1. Frank Anthony Dame Jr for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Michigan;
2. Euva Denean May for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Kentucky;
3. Samuel Thomas Bernier for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Virginia;
4. Patrick Anthony Clerkin for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Texas, Arizona, Montana, Utah, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky, Oregon, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York and Oklahoma;
5. David Paul Heddings II for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Missouri and the District of Columbia;
6. Christine Rebecca Hogan for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Maryland and Pennsylvania;
7. Laura Catherine Infante for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Kentucky and Ohio;
8. Kyle Robert Kane for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Maryland, Nevada and Pennsylvania;
9. William Melvin Kozich Jr for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Pennsylvania;
10. Catherine Lynn Meehan for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Pennsylvania and Washington;
11. Stephen Joseph Putnoki-Higgins for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Connecticut, Florida and New York;
12. Bradley Claude Ratliff for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Virginia;
13. Edward Robert Sharp for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in North Carolina;
14. Sayde Elizabeth Spears for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Kentucky;
15. Kerri Sturm for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania;
16. Vi Thuy Tran for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Texas; and
17. Alison Ruth Viola for admission by reciprocity, having been admitted in Pennsylvania.
Original source can be found here.
