Waugh Law & Mediation is a small, client-centered law firm providing mediation services and legal services. Brenda Waugh works with clients to find non-adversarial ways to meet the client's needs and resolve their legal conflicts. Brenda has extensive training in mediation, negotiation, and collaborative practice in addition to working as a litigator as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.
Practice areas
Crime victims and accident victims
25 years, 600 cases
25 years, 600 cases
13 years, 300 cases
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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VA | Active | 2018 | 02/27/2019 |
DC | Good Standing | 2010 | 06/08/2022 |
WV | Active | 1987 | 07/10/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Certificate of Merit | West Virginia State Bar | 1995 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney and Mediator | Brenda Waugh, Attorney at Law, L.C. | 2000 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | Eastern Mennonite University | 2012 - 2012 |
Adjunct Lecturer | West Virginia University | 2010 - 2011 |
Attorney | Manford and Waugh, PLLC | 1999 - 2000 |
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney | Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney | 1998 - 1999 |
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney | Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney | 1994 - 1998 |
Counsel to the Committee | West Virginia Senate Judiciary | 1993 - 1998 |
Clerk | West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | 1992 - 1993 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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International Academy of Collaborative Professionals | Member | 2011 - Present |
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences | Member | 2010 - Present |
American Bar Association | 2010 - Present | |
Association for Conflict Resolution | Member | 2008 - Present |
West Virginia State Bar | Member | 1987 - Present |
West Virginia Supreme Court Oversight Board | Member | 1995 - 1996 |
West Virginia Juvenile Justice Committee | Member | 1995 - 1996 |
West Virginia State Bar Commission on Children and the Law | Chairperson | 1991 - 1994 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Washington University Journal of Law and Policy | Finding the End Words-A Search for Restorative Justice | 2011 |
Journal of Legal Education | A Theory of Employment Discrimination | 1990 |
Yale Journal of Law and Feminism | Repro-Woman, A View of the Labyrinth from the Lithotomy Position | 1990 |
Legal Studies Forum | When Did We Last Meet? | 1988 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Eastern Mennonite University | MA - Masters | 2007 |
West Virginia University | JD - Juris Doctor | 1987 |
University of Virginia | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1982 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Ontario. | Illuminating Justice: Reflections on a Search for Restorative Justice After the Virginia Tech Tragedy | 2011 |
Virginia Mediation Network, Richmond, Virginia, | The Custody Battle: Employing Principles and Practices of Restorative Justice in Mediation in Child Custody Conflicts | 2010 |
Association for Conflict Resolution, Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia | The Custody Battle: Employing Principles and Practices of Restorative Justice in Mediation in Child Custody Conflicts and The New Lawyer: From Swords to Plowshares. | 2009 |
West Virginia State Bar, Flatwoods, West Virginia | Restorative Justice and Civil Mediation. | 2009 |
National Conference on Restorative Justice, Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May, 2009. | OWEHA: Six Characters in Search of Justice. | 2009 |
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators, Annual Conference, Harrisburg, Pennslyvania, May 2009. | The Custody Battle: Employing Principles and Practices of Restorative Justice in Mediation in Child Custody Conflicts. | 2009 |
Child Welfare League of America, Annual Conference, Washington D.C., | The Role of the Professional in the Family Group Conference. | 2009 |
Florida State University, Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, Tallahassee, Florida, | Architecture and Justice. | 2009 |
First Friday: Webinar | Mediation for Victims of Domestic Violence: A Restorative Justice Approach | 2009 |
University of Massachusettes, Biennial Conflict Studies Conference | Ally and Atticus: Seeking the Restorative Lawyer. | 2008 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Bailey v. Facemire, 186 W. Va. 528, 413 S.E.2d 183 (1991). | The Court ruled that part time prosecuting attorneys should not accept cases in areas which pose a potential conflict with constitutional duties. |
State ex rel. Games-Neely v. Sanders, 212 W.Va. 710, 575 S.E.2d 320 (2002). | Statute was declared unconstitutional and defendant was not prosecuted. |
State ex rel. Dillon v. Egnor,188 W.Va. 221, 43 S.E.2d 624 (1992) | The Court ruled that due process required that the litigant be permitted to file for divorce, pro se |
State ex rel. Pries v. Watt, 186 W. Va. 49, 410 S.E.2d 285 (1991). | The Court granted the writ, holding that the defendant did not have sufficient contact with West Virginia to confer jurisdiction. |
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