e-mail: lseverino@bztlaw.com

Ms. Severino graduated from Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, WV, in 1991 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in Writing. Ms. Severino received the Business Administration and Economics Academic Award and two student leadership awards. She was the recipient of the Emma Alderson Scholarship, a CSX scholarship and an Alderson-Broaddus Leadership Scholarship.

Ms. Severino has been employed by Busch, Zurbuch & Thompson, PLLC, since 1991.  She received her certified paralegal designation by examination in May 1994.  Ms. Severino is a member of the Association of West Virginia Paralegals, Inc. and a paralegal member of Defense Trial Counsel.  She served two terms as the Region III Director of the Association of West Virginia Paralegals, Inc. and has co-authored an article on the effective use of paralegals for publication in "The West Virginia Lawyer."  She has been a speaker at Region III paralegal meetings regarding the paralegal's role during jury selection and the effective use of trial exhibits and has participated as a speaker at a West Virginia State Bar regional meeting on “The Special Relationship Between Lawyers and Legal Assistants/Paralegals.” Ms. Severino is involved in all areas of case development.

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