Education
Juris Doctorate, Ohio State University College of Law, 1983
      Honors, Special Awards
          Accomplished Oral Argument, Moot Court Competition
          Legislative Planning Seminar Aide assigned to the Minority Whip of the
               Ohio House of Representatives, Representative Mary Boyle of
               Cleveland, Ohio

          Judge and Advocate, Ohio State University Court

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Speech Communication, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1980

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, English, Miami University, Oxford Ohio, 1980
      Honors, Special Awards
          Member-Miami University Student Government
          Undergraduate Fellow-Department of Communication (included
               teaching assignments in Freshman and Sophomore
               communication classes)
         Speaker-Miami University Speakers Bureau
         Reporter and Producer-WMUB radio
         Representative selected from the State of Ohio-1979
         Undergraduate Honors Conference in Communication (included
               presentation of winning paper at Conference in
               Memphis, Tennessee)

Licenses
West Virginia, 1983
Ohio, 1984
Kentucky, 1989

Court Admissions
The Supreme Court of the United States of America
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
All West Virginia Circuit and Magistrate Courts
Kentucky Supreme Court
All Kentucky District, Circuit and Appellate Courts
Ohio Supreme Court
All Ohio Courts of Common Pleas and Appellate Courts

Professional Affiliations
West Virginia State Bar
Kentucky Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association
Cabell County, West Virginia Bar Association
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Defense Research Institute

Seminars/CLE Presentations
West Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 1994
National Business Institute, Nursing Law, 1995
National Business Institute, Nursing Law, 1996
National Business Institute, Nursing Law, 1997

Practice Areas
Healthcare Law; Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Personal Injury and Insurance Coverage Disputes

Employment History
Partner, Offutt Nord, PLLC, Huntington, WV, 2006-present
Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Charleston
     Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, 2002-2006
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Charleston Area Medical
     Center, Charleston, West Virginia, 1997-2002
Partner, Offutt, Eifert, Fisher & Nord, Huntington, West Virginia, 1993-1997
Partner, Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kayes & Farrell, Huntington,
     West Virginia, 1989-1993
Associate Attorney, Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kayes & Farrell,
     Huntington, West Virginia, 1983-1989

Professional Honors/Awards/Services
Member, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Committee on the Revision
     of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, 1996
Diploma, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Trial Program, 1986
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Board of Governors, 1993-95
West Virginia State Bar Law & Medicine Committee, Chairman, 1995-97
West Virginia State Bar Law & Medicine Committee, Vice Chairman, 1994-95
Who's Who in Law
Outstanding Young Women in America
Martindale Hubbell Rating (AV)

Community Service
Advisory Committee Member, Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA, Inc., 1994
Executive Committee Member, Mountain State Centers for Independent
     Living, 1990-Present
Past President of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member, Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA, Inc., 1989-1993

Published Articles
The PDR - Not the Physician's Friend, Defense Trial Counsel of
     West Virginia, 1985
Contributory Negligence in Medical Malpractice Cases, Defense Trial Counsel
     of West Virginia, 1986