PERSONNEL FILE: Nine lawyers admitted to practice in W.Va.

CHARLESTON -- On March 30, nine lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.

These individuals were admitted after successfully completing the bar examination or by reciprocity. They are:

* Jordan Nicholas Ballard, Martinsburg

* John Thomas Kirtley III, Dallas, Texas

* Patricia Hureston Lee, Morgantown

* Karen Kay Maston, Houston, Texas

* Grant Owen Matheny, Huntington

* Thomas Francis Merrick, Pittsburgh, Pa.

* Oliver Barrett Rutherford, Louisville, Ky.

* Emily Katherine Shields, Houston, Texas

* Patrick Scott Wood, Cameron