Counsel
Charleston, WV
office 304.357.4474
mobile 304.545.0522
Winston-Salem, NC
Ms. Vance’s primary areas of practice are labor and employment law and litigation.

Education

  • Queens College, B.A. in Communications, magna cum laude, 1998
  • West Virginia University, J.D., 2001

Experience

  • Defending employment discrimination actions before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
  • Defending employment discrimination actions before West Virginia state and federal courts
  • Advising employers during union organizing drives and elections
  • Advising employers on personnel policies, employee manuals and handbooks
  • Defending general litigation matters

Distinctions

  • Listed by Best Lawyers for Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Listed by West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star

Admissions

  • West Virginia State Bar
  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Memberships

  • American Bar Association

Publications & Presentations

  • Coauthor, “Sarbanes-Oxley: When Is the Whistle Blown or a Flag Thrown on the Play – An Employer’s View,” (ABA – Section of Labor & Employment Law, Mid-Winter Meeting 2003)
  • Issue Editor, West Virginia Law Review