Beth has been an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of West Virginia for the past seven years. Beth joined the office in November 2016 after a three-year stint at the Harrison County State Public Defender Office. Beth is a defense team member of the Northern District of West Virginia’s Drug Court Treatment Team, and she takes pride in that work most of all. Previously, Beth worked as a contract attorney in various law firms in Los Angeles including Foley & Lardner and Crowell & Moring. Beth was a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law in 2010 where she received the Order of the Barristers and was the winner of the Lugar Cup in the school’s annual in-house Trial Team Competition. Beth earned her bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2007. Beth was elected and served as Student Body Vice- President in 2006-2007. In her free time, Beth enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her family and serves as a Board Member of the West Virginia Botanic Garden.