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Annual Award Recipients

2024 Young Lawyer of the Year

Shannon Rogers
Shuman McCuskey Slicer, PLLC

2024 IDEA Award

Sulieman O. Oka-Ogua
Bailey & Wyant PLLC

2024 WV Defender Article of the year

Christopher S. Etheredge
Babst Calland

2023 Defense Lawyer of the Year

Mychal Schulz
Babst Calland

2023 Young Lawyer of the Year

Jason T. Hamrick
Cipriani & Werner, PC

2023 President's Special Recognition Award

Jeffrey Van Volkenburg
Varner & Volkenburg, PLLC

2023 WV Defender Article of the Year

Caleb David
Shuman McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC

2023 Diplomat

Jane Harkins
The Harkins Law Firm

2022 Defense Lawyer of the Year

Jill Cranston Rice
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

2022 Young Lawyer of the Year

Eric Salyers
Nelson Mullins

2022 President's Special Recognition Award

Teresa J. Dumire
Kay Casto & Chaney, PLLC

2022 Diplomat

Laurie C. Barbe
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

2022 Diplomat

Timothy M. Miller
Babst Calland

2022 Diplomat

John C. Teare, Jr.
Spilman Thomas Battle, PLLC

2021 Defense Lawyer of the Year

Marc Williams
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

2021 President's Recognition Award

Mark Hayes
Robinson & McElwee, PLLC

2021 WV Defender Article of the Year

Natalie Schaefer
Shuman McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC

2021 WV Defender Young Lawyer Article of the Year

Chelsea Thompson
Spilman Thomas Battle, PLLC

2021 Diplomat

Honorable John McCuskey
Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC

2021 Diplomat

Laurie K. MIller
Jackson Kelly PLLC

2021 Diplomat

Jill Cranston Rice
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

2020 Defense Lawyer of the Year

A. L. Emch
Jackson Kelly PLLC

2020 Young Lawyer of the Year

Sara Brown
Shuman McCuskey Slicer, PLLC

2020 President's Special Recognition Award

Jill Cranston Rice
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

2020 Diplomat

Charles F. Printz, Jr.
Bowles Rice, LLP

2020 WV Defender Article of the Year

Fazal A. Shere
Bowles Rice LLP

2020 WV Defender Young Lawyer Article of the Year

Jennifer Hicks
Babst Calland