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Barbara G. Arnold
MacCorkle, Lavender, Casey & Sweeney, PLLC
300 Summers Street, Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301
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Focusing on labor, employment, education, health care litigation
EDUCATION
- A.B. in business education, Marshall University, 1969
- M.S. in personnel counseling, Miami University, 1970
- M.S. in industrial relations, West Virginia University, 1976
- Post-graduate courses toward Ph.D. in economics/ industrial relations, West Virginia University
- J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1987
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
- Member, MacCorkle Lavender Casey & Sweeney, PLLC, 2000 to present
- Private practice of law, primarily as solo practitioner, 1987-2000
- General counsel and director of personnel, Putnam County Schools, 1987-89
- Consultant-management and industrial relations in the public and private sectors-including work for hospitals, municipalities, and public school systems. Also expert witness in the areas of economic analysis, wage-and-hour law, sex discrimination, organizational behavior, and fair employment practices, 1976-90
- Owner, Court Reporting Service, 1981-87
- Law Clerk, City of Fairmont, West Virginia, 1986-87
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
- Admitted to practice law in West Virginia before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Successful appellate practice before West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Extensive experience in labor arbitration in health care and bakery industries (through American Arbitration Association)
- Extensive practice before West Virginia Education and State Employees Grievance Board, West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs Board of Review, West Virginia Human Rights Commission, the American Arbitration Association, and the numerous circuit courts in West Virginia
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
- Instructor of management, West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, 1976-81
- Instructor of micro economics and industrial management, Division of Commerce, Fairmont State College, 1976-77
- Interviewer/researcher, AFL-CIO Appalachian Council, Washington, D. C., 1976-77
- Assistant dean of students, Marshall University, 1973-75
- Assistant dean of student affairs and director of international programs, University of Arkansas, 1970-73
- Assistant resident advisor, Wells Hall, Miami University, 1969-70
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member, American Bar Association, Section on Labor/Employment Law; ABA Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- Member, West Virginia State Bar and Committee on Children and the Law; Kanawha and Wood County Bar Associations
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- Partner, since
2000
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- 2000
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- Labor and Employment Law
- Education Law
- Health Care Law
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- West Virginia, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
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- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1987
- Juris Doctorate
- West Virginia University, 1976
- M.S.I.R.
- Major:
Industrial Relations
- Miami University, 1970
- M.S.
- Major:
Personnel Counseling
- Marshall University, 1969
- A.B.
- Honors: Fagus, Senior Women's Honorary
- Honors: Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
- Major:
Business Education
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- Fairmont General Hospital, Incorporated
- Mister Bee Potato Chip Company
- Storck Baking Company
- Vienna Family Medicine Associates, Incorporated
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- Instructor, Mangement, West Virginia University College of Business and Economics,
1976
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1981
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- Instructor, Microeconomics and Industrial Management, Division of Commerce, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia,
1976
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1977
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- American Bar Association
- Member, Section on Labor/Employment Law
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- American Bar Association
- Member, Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities
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- West Virginia State Bar
- Member
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- West Virginia State Bar
- Committee on Children and the Law
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- Kanawha County Bar Association
- Member
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- Wood County Bar Association
- Member
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- City of Fairmont, West Virginia, Law Clerk,
1986
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1987
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- Private Practice,
1987
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2000
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- Putnam County Schools, General Counsel,
1987
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1989
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- Management and Industrial Relations Consultant,
1976
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1990
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- Court Reporting Service, Owner,
1981
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1987
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- AFL-CIO Appalachian Council, Washington, D.C., Interviewer/Researcher,
1976
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1977
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- Arnold Hall, West Virginia University, Head Resident,
1975
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1976
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- Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Assistant Dean of Students,
1973
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1975
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Assistant Dean of Students and International Programs Director,
1970
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1973
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- Wells Hall, Miami University, Assistant Resident Advisor,
1969
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1970
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- Pi Omega Pi
- Delta Zeta
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- June 25, 1947, Charleston, West Virginia
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