Profile
Emily A. Neely is a member of the firm’s Martinsburg, WV office and practices in the areas of insurance defense and litigation.
Experience
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Martinsburg, WV
Attorney, Family Court Mediator
Equal Justice Works Fellow
September 2021 – September 2023 (Special project contract)
Designed a mediation-focused legal project that was selected by Equal Justice Works and funded by the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts.
- Mediated divorce, guardianship, and custodial allocation modification cases
- Maintained a caseload of family, housing, expungement, driver’s license, and domestic violence cases
- Conducted legal research related to caseload
- Drafted pleadings, motions, and orders related to caseload
- Created outreach and informational materials for clientele about mediation and expungement law
- Presented on expungement law and the expungement process to community partners
West Virginia Restorative Justice Project
Remote Project Coordinator
May 2022 – Present
- Prepared agendas and led monthly meetings to progress the organization’s restorative justice efforts
- Organized and facilitated information sessions and trainings on restorative justice practices for educators, the judicial system, and community stakeholders
Frankovitch, Anetakis, Simon, Decapio, & Pearl (Weirton, WV)
Summer Intern
2020
- Reviewed, summarized, and indexed evidence for personal injury and medical malpractice cases
- Drafted petitions, answers, counterclaims, motions, interrogatories, and evidence requests for personal injury and medical malpractice cases
- Conducted legal research for medical malpractice, personal injury, and nuisance law cases
- Attended depositions and strategic meetings for personal injury cases
Legal Aid of West Virginia (Morgantown, WV; Martinsburg, WV)
Semester Extern; Summer Intern
Spring Semester 2020; Summer 2019
- Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda of law on custody law, housing law, and disability benefit overpayment
- Shadowed family law hearings and housing law hearings
- Drafted pleadings and orders for family law and housing law cases
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense
Education
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV
J.D., May 2021
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
B.A., Political Science, Philosophy
Summa cum laude
May 2018
Honors and Awards
CALI Award – Civil Procedure
CALI Award – Legal Writing
Pro Bono Distinction
Community Service Award