Experience

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  Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson County, West Virginia

  • Jefferson County, West Virginia

  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney - Civil Division

    • Mar 2015 - Present
    • Jefferson County, West Virginia

    My office represents the Jefferson County Commission and many of its agencies in various aspects of day to day local government. Jefferson County is the eastern-most county in West Virginia and has a rich history, including the raid by John Brown on the Harpers Ferry Arsenal that was a precursor to the Civil War. The Lewis and Clark expedition prepared here, and the area has significant ties to the Washington family. Modern day Jefferson County has many residents who commute to the Washington/Baltimore area, and also has a good local economy. See more about the county here: http://discoveritallwv.com/

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  Law Office of Richard G. Gay, L.C.

  • Attorney

    • Jan 2000 - Mar 2015

    We were a litigation and compliance firm, primarily in the areas of employment, business, land use and development, and estate issues. We also had an appellate practice.

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  Prosecuting Attorney's Office

  • Berkeley County, WV

  • Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Berkeley County, WV

    I was employed as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Berkeley County, West Virginia. During the course of my employment as Assistant Prosecutor in Berkeley County, I was the responsible attorney for trials of numerous felony and misdemeanor cases. I assisted in preparation of Appeals to the West Virginia Supreme Court. I also handled asset forfeiture and a variety of other matters.

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  Gibbs & Craze Co, L.P.A.

  • Conneaut, OH

  • Attorney

    • 1991 - 1994
    • Conneaut, OH

    From 1991-1994, I was employed as an attorney at the law firm of Gibbs & Craze, L.P.A.. Our firm had offices in Northeastern Ohio, California and Florida. We represented clients or served as support counsel for other attorneys throughout the nation in a variety of matters in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate level, and in administrative matters. As an attorney with Gibbs & Craze, I had the opportunity to be involved in numerous issues concerning questions of civil rights and constitutional law, (related to first amendment issues, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and issues under the fifth and fourteenth amendment related to substantive and procedural due process rights) employment law, taxation, criminal law, civil RICO, and zoning/land use regulations. I was assistant counsel in numerous constitutional and religious liberty matters throughout the United States. We also participated in an advisory capacity for various non-profit and not-for-profit organizations concerning lawsuit avoidance and risk reduction, and conducted seminars regarding those issues. During my tenure at Gibbs & Craze, and within the scope of my employment, I traveled to every continental state with the exception of Nevada, Utah, and North Dakota.