PERSONAL DATA. Date of Birth: September 18, 1954.

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1 DEBRA SCUDIERE President, The West Virginia State Bar President, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc., 2006 Best Lawyers in America Mediation and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants Best Lawyers 2014 Morgantown Mediation Lawyer of the Year Chair, West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated KAY CASTO & CHANEY PLLC 1085 Van Voorhis Road, Suite 1000 Morgantown, West Virginia Office: Fax: Date of Birth: September 18, PERSONAL DATA Married to William A. Scudiere, a teacher at St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School. One daughter, Rachel Giovanna Scudiere, recent Graduate of Brigham Young University and Presently a Graduate Student at King s College London. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Member, Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC, 2001 to Present. Past Managing Member, Morgantown Office. Concentrating on civil litigation, primarily defense, including appearances and trials in the West Virginia Circuit Courts and Magistrate Courts, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Also active in serving as mediator and arbitrator in civil litigation and other disputes. Partner, Furbee, Amos, Webb & Critchfield, P.L.L.C., July 1982 to Adjunct Lecturer, WVU College of Law, Pre-Trial Litigation. Adjunct Lecturer, WVU College of Law, Trial Advocacy. { DOC }

2 EDUCATION Doctor of Jurisprudence, WVU College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, Bachelor of Arts in French and English (Double Major), WVU, Magna Cum Laude, Also received Secondary School Teaching Certificate. United States Supreme Court. BAR-RELATED MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE American Bar Association. Delegate from The West Virginia State Bar to the ABA House of Delegates, , Member, ABA Nominating Committee, Judge, 2013 National Negotiation Competition, February 9, 2013, Dallas, Texas. Judge, 2014 National Negotiation Competition, February 8, 2014, Chicago, Illinois. State Bar Representative, National Caucus of State Bar Associations. West Virginia State Bar (West Virginia s attorney licensing agency). President, Member, Board of Governors, District 14 (Monongalia and Marion Counties), , Board of Governors Designee, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Bylaws Commission for the West Virginia State Bar. Chairman, ADR Committee 2008 to Present. President-Elect, Vice-President, Chairman, Financial Review Committee, Past Chairman, Magistrate Court Mediation Pilot Project Committee, Member, Annual Meeting Committee, Member, Public Information Committee, 2007 to Present. Past Chairman, Education Subcommittee of the ADR Committee. Past Chairman, Ethics in Mediation Subcommittee of the ADR Committee. Past Chairman, Defense of the Judiciary Committee. Past Member, CLE Carryover Committee. Past Member, Audit Committee. Past Member, Nominating Committee. Past Member, Mediation Rules Subcommittee of the ADR Committee. Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. President, National Conference of Bar Presidents, Member, Task Force on Diversity, { DOC }3

3 United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. J. Reuben Clark Legal Society. PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS Chair, West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission. Member, West Virginia Junior College Advisory Council. Leadership West Virginia, Class of West Virginia Bar Association. Monongalia County Bar Association. Marion County Bar Association. The Defense Research Institute, Inc. Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Inc. North Central West Virginia Legal Aid Society, Past President and Past Chairman of the Board of Directors. West Virginia Senior Legal Aid, Inc., Board of Directors. CLASSES AND SEMINARS TAUGHT AND PRESENTATIONS MADE Presenter with Oscar Bean, Mediation for the four Business Court Judges, Martinsburg, WV, January 8, Speaker, Advocacy in Mediation: Strategies That Work, Meritas Litigation and Labor & Employment Section, Orlando, Florida, October 8, Speaker, Mediation for Insurance Adjusters, Travelers, Charleston, WV, June 3, Speaker, Why Mediations Fail, West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting, April 24, Speaker and Coach, Magistrate Court Mediation Training, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Adjunct Lecturer, WVU College of Law, Pre-Trial Litigation Class. Adjunct Lecturer, WVU College of Law, Trial Advocacy Class. { DOC }4

4 Speaker, Advocacy in Mediation Top Ten Things that Annoy Your Mediator and Don t Help Your Case Anyway, WVU College of Law, various dates and locations. MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION ACTIVITIES Mediator and arbitrator for over 1,500 cases over the last 32 years, including, but not limited to, the following subjects: Personal injury and wrongful death. Motor vehicle accidents. Contracts. Sexual harassment. Wrongful discharge, constructive discharge. Other employment cases. Medical malpractice. Premises liability/property damage. Building contracts, home repair. Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). Insurance coverage. Boundary disputes/condemnation. Chair, ADR Committee of The West Virginia State Bar, 2008 to present. Member, Roster of Neutrals (Arbitration and Mediation Panels), American Arbitration Association. Mediator, National Arbitration and Mediation. Mediation Panel, Resolute Systems, Inc. Presenter/Coach, The West Virginia State Bar Basic Mediator Training, "The Fact-Finding Process in Mediation," Flatwoods, WV, each year from 1997 to Moderator, Advanced Training, Trends in Mediation in West Virginia, Moderator, Advanced Training, Insurance Personnel, Presenter, Advanced Training, "Ethics," LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Member, Visiting Committee, WVU College of Law, Staff, WEST VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW, President, Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association, Secretary, Member, Board of Directors, Chairman, Educational Compliance and Requirements Committee, Member, Order of the Barrister, { DOC }5

5 Member, Gourley Cup Team, First Place in the Trial Competition sponsored by the Pittsburgh Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member, National Trial Competition Team, Research Editor, JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LAW, Recipient, Tennant-Furman Scholarship, Member, Dean's Search Committee, Member, Phi Delta Phi, National Legal Fraternity. Member, Pi Delta Phi, National French Honorary. RECENT PUBLICATIONS Other States Can Learn from West Virginia s Success with Mediation, THE STATE JOURNAL, Mediation Trends in West Virginia, THE WEST VIRGINIA LAWYER, Summer Various articles, THE WEST VIRGINIA LAWYER, , while serving as President of The West Virginia State Bar, Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated. HONORS, AWARDS AND RANKINGS Fellow, The West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc., April 28, Best Lawyers in America Mediation. Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. Best Lawyers 2014 Morgantown Mediation Lawyer of the Year. The Best Lawyers in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Magazine, Specialty Alternative Dispute Resolution, Certificate of Merit, WV State Bar for Mediation, May 2, { DOC }6 Updated February 2014