Brenda Waugh Esq

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Waugh Law & Mediation

Experience: 36 years

Arbitration & Mediation, Family Law and Personal Injury

District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia

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Experience 36y

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Brenda Waugh cares most about one thing when she is working with her Brenda Waugh cares most about one She brings her passion for justice and her compassion to improve client’s wellbeing to every case she works on, whether it involves negotiating with an insurance company, mediating a conflict between co-workers or helping a family develop a future in a collaborative divorce. Brenda cares about you!
Brenda brings over thirty years of experience to this work. While she has ample experience in the courtroom as litigator, she has also received additional education and training in mediation and negotiation to broaden the skills she can bring to help clients solve their legal problems. She provides these options and works with clients to chart the best course for the client.
Brenda has litigated, negotiated, or mediated thousands of cases during her lengthy career. As a young lawyer, she worked with Legal Services as an advocate for victims of family violence and for consumers. Later, she litigated hundreds of cases, prosecuting offenders in cases involving child abuse \in both Kanawha and Berkeley Counties and winning several cases before the state Supreme Court.
After starting her private practice, Brenda determined that she needed to broaden her skills to provide clients with more options and earned a master’s degree from Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peace 2009. She has since mediated hundreds of cases, including those involving families, workplace disputes, small business, estate and probate disputes, and civil cases. In 2011, she added collaborative practices to the options that she offers when she completed training and became a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Brenda has experience as counsel for the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee and as a clerk with the West Virginia Supreme Court. She has published articles in law journals and taught courses at West Virginia University and Eastern Menno

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

Since 2010

Virginia

Virginia State Bar
ID Number: 93007
Since 2018

West Virginia

Since 1987

Professional Experience

2000 - Current

Brenda Waugh, Attorney at Law, L.C.

Attorney and Mediator

2010 - 2011

West Virginia University

Adjunct Lecturer

1998 - 1999

Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

1994 - 1999

Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

1993 - 1996

West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee

Counsel

1992 - 1993

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Clerk

1989 - 1992

Attorney

Legal Aid Society of Charleston

Education

2007 - 2009

Eastern Mennonite University

M.A. | Restorative Justice

1984 - 1987

West Virginia University

J.D.

1978 - 1982

University of Virginia

B.A.

Awards

year - Brenda Waugh Esq

Certificate of Achievement

West Virginia State Bar

Contacts

Brenda Waugh, Attorney at Law, L.C. 215 Depot Court SE Leesburg VA 20175 Telephone: (540) 501-5501 Fax: (571) 510-0142

Washington DC Office 1630 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20005 Telephone: (540) 501-5501 Fax: (571) 510-0142

Charles Town office 202 N. Charles Street Charles Town WV 25414 Telephone: (304) 728-3660 Fax: (571) 510-0142

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Experience: 36 years

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Phone: (540) 501-5501

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

2014

Certified Mediator of JDR and GDC

Virginia Supreme Court

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