Brenda Waugh
Waugh Law & Mediation
A self-described advocate for healthy conflict resolution, Brenda Waugh is a Attorney/Mediator/Facilitator and Consultant who is committed to collaborating with clients and organizations to empower them to find answers to their legal problems. She has spent the last Twenty years with her firm, Waugh Law & Mediation and is currently most passionate about the work she is doing to bring restorative justice and mediation processes to her communities in Virginia and West Virginia.
As a Hollywood costume designer turned lawyer turned mediator, Brenda Waugh has developed a unique perspective when it comes to resolving legal conflicts including divorce, civil litigation, workplace conflict, educational disputes, elder law conflict, guardianship matters, accident and insurance disputes, and contractor and small business disputes. Influenced by Restorative Justice scholar/facilitators Howard Zehr and Kay Pranis and mediation pioneers such as Robert Baruch, Brenda aspires to expand the options for everyone to resolve their legal conflicts in the next stage of her career.
- Eastern Mennonite University
- M.A. | Restorative Justice
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- West Virginia University
- J.D.
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- University of Virginia
- B.A.
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- Attorney and Mediator
- Brenda Waugh, Attorney at Law, L.C.
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- Adjunct Lecturer
- West Virginia University
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- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney
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- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney
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- Counsel
- West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee
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- Clerk
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
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- Legal Aid Society of Charleston
- Attorney
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- “Discipline Does Not Make an Ill Lawyer Well,” but Can It? Creating Effective, consumer Friendly and Humane Lawyer Discipline Systems by Adopting Principles, Values, and Processes Rooted in Restorative Justice,
- University of Richmond Public Interest Law Review
- OWEHA: Six Characters in Search of Justice
- Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
- Who Will Choose the End Words? Structuring Justice Amid Tragedy, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
- Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
- A Theory of Employment Discrimination
- Journal of Legal Education
- Repro-Woman: A View of the Labyrinth from the Lithotomy Position
- Yale University Journal of Law and Feminism
- Hijacked! Mediation, Self-Determination, and Controlling the Process, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, Las Vegas, Nevada
- American Bar Association
- Hijacked! Mediation, Self-Determination, and Controlling the Process, Virginia Mediation Network, Arlington, Virginia
- Civility and Organizational Leadership, West Virginia Bar Foundation, Roanoke, WV
- West Virginia Bar Foundation
- Does Access to Justice include Access to A.D.R.?, Partners for Justice Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
- Certified Mediator of JDR and GDC
- Virginia Supreme Court
- Certificate of Achievement
- West Virginia State Bar
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
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- Association for Conflict Resolution
- Member
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- West Virginia State Bar
- Member
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- West Virginia Supreme Court Oversight Board
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- West Virginia State Bar Commission on Children and the Law
- Chairperson
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- West Virginia Juvenile Justice Committee
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- District of Columbia
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 93007
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- West Virginia
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Free Consultation
Free consultation in selected cases. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingent fees in selected cases.
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Restorative Justice Facilitation and Consultation
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Website