Ms. Vance's primary areas of practice are labor and employment law and litigation.
Representative Experience
· Defense of employment discrimination actions before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
· Defense of employment discrimination actions before West Virginia state and federal courts
· Advice to employers during union organizing drives and elections
· Advice to employers on personnel policies, employee manuals and handbooks
· Defense of general litigation matters
Affiliations
· American Bar Association
Awards & Distinctions
· Listed by Super Lawyers/ West Virginia as a Rising Star in Employment/ Labor law
Other
· Issue Editor, West Virginia Law Review
· 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)