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Sandy Kinney, a former Legal Aid lawyer, has massive enjoy in divorce, custody, assist, and adoption instances. She has served in various prison positions and is a respected member of the West Virginia legal network. A former Legal Aid legal professional, Sandy Kinney has devoted her career to assisting people with their legal needs in Charleston, West Virginia. With a focus on divorce, custody, support, and adoption cases, Sandy has assisted masses of customers throughout the state. Her revel in includes serving as an Assistant U.S. Lawyer inside the Southern District of West Virginia, Civil Division, and as an Assistant Lawyer General in the Civil Rights Division of the West Virginia Lawyer General’s Office. In addition to her public service roles, Sandy has also spent several years in private exercise, focusing on employment litigation. She has a sturdy courtroom presence, having appeared in court severa times, tried cases earlier than juries, and argued appeals earlier than the West Virginia Supreme Court. Recognized for her contributions to the felony discipline, Sandy was venerated by using the WVU College of Law and West Virginia Executive Magazine as one in all their first group of Lawyers and Leaders in 2017. That equal year, she based West Virginia Women Lawyers, the first statewide girls's bar association, and presently serves as its president. Sandy earned her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame and her regulation diploma from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. After finishing her training, she moved to West Virginia, wherein she has been advocating for the pursuits of West Virginians for over 25 years. As a member of the West Virginia State Bar, Sandy is admitted to exercise before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the USA.

Legal Issues

Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights

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Languages
  • English
Accepted Jurisdictions
West Virginia Jurdictions
West Virginia
Since 1993
Experience
    Education
    Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington Education School Logo
    Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
    J.D. (1993)
    Graduation year: 1990
    University of Notre Dame Education School Logo
    University of Notre Dame
    B.A. (1990) | Government and Philosophy
    Graduation year: 1986
    Associations
    Costs
    • Free Consultancy Service
    • Payment With Credit Card
    Location
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