Julie Yeager

Skilled Paralegal with broad experience in legal research, document drafting, trial preparation, and case management. Strong communication skills and adept at building relationships with clients and fellow professionals. Proven ability to work well under pressure while maintaining high levels of accuracy. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.

• Association of Family and Conciliation Court (AFCC), An association of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children and families and the resolution of family conflict.
• WV Supreme Court Education Committee, Former member responsible for the training of sitting Magistrates and for the training of all newly elected Magistrates.
• WV Supreme Court Domestic Violence Registry Committee, Former member.
• WV Supreme Court Courts Improvement Program Committee, Former member.

• WV Supreme Court of Appeals Annual Trainings, 2005-2016
• National Judicial College, Reno, NV, 2010, Certified in Dispute Resolution
• Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center; Driving Change Conference, Boston, MA, 2013
• AFCC 48th Got to do With It?, Orlando, FL, 2014
• End Violence Against Women International Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2015
• Dead Reckoning Investigating and Managing Dangerousness and Lethality, West Virginia State Police, 2015
• Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center; Driving Change Conference, Boston, MA, 2016

• TRAININGS DELIVERED AND ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
• Participated in the WV Supreme Court of Appeals which involves reading and teaching to Kanawha County Students in the classrooms and in the Kanawha County Judicial Annex.
• Numerous presentations as well as participation in career days and mock trials in Kanawha County Schools at the elementary, middle school and high school levels for the past 10 years.
• Participated in the development and implementation (including policies, procedures and forms) of West Virginia's first Domestic Violence Court which included assisting in writing the "Guidelines" adopted and implemented by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the Court.
• Participated in the writing and implementation of "Dead Reckoning Investigating and Managing Dangerous and Lethality," an assessment tool for all law enforcement, judicial officers, prosecutors, social services employees and all others involved in the field of domestic violence.
• Presented at the Presented at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Annual Magistrate Conferences (2015 and 2016)
• Presented at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Annual Family Ct. Conference (2016)
• Presented at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals new Magistrate Training (2016)
• Presented at the Kanawha County Sherif training law enforcement (2016) Presented at Legal Aid Pro Bono Training on Domestic Violence Protective Orders (2016)