The American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (“Section” or “SEER”) awarded the Air Quality Committee, chaired by Jackson Kelly PLLC attorney, Gale Lea Rubrecht, the Section’s “Best 2013-2014 Environmental Committee” certificate of recognition at the Section’s 22nd Fall Conference.

According to the American Bar Association, the award recognizes “outstanding achievements” by committees. The Air Quality Committee distinguished itself and earned the award by providing strong leadership, active engagement of members, including cultivation of new committee leaders, steady production of membership benefits, successful innovation in projects or products, engagement with Section leaders and other committees and timely fulfillment of administrative requirements.

Rubrecht, Of Counsel in Jackson Kelly’s Charleston, West Virginia, office practices in the Firm’s Environmental Practice Group. She has more than 30 years of experience in energy and environmental law, appellate advocacy, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She represents manufacturers, coal companies, petroleum refineries, trade organizations, banking institutions, real estate developers, development authorities, landowners and other clients in state and federal energy and environmental law, with particular focus on national air quality regulatory issues, brownfields remediation and redevelopment, and solid and hazardous waste compliance.

Rubrecht is active in the American Bar Association Section of Energy, Environment, and Resources. In addition to being the chair for the Section’s Air Quality Committee, she serves as the U.S. EPA Headquarters Editor for the Section’s Air Quality Committee Newsletter. Rubrecht also serves as the West Virginia contributing author to the American Bar Association’s Brownfields: A Comprehensive Guide to Redeveloping Contaminated Property and Institutional Controls books. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Bar Association Section of Energy, Environment, and Resource’s magazine, Natural Resources & Environment.

Rubrecht is involved in environmental affairs at the local and state levels. She chairs the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Waste Subcommittee and is a member of the Advisory Team to the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association. Rubrecht is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Neutrals for environmental cases and volunteers as a mediator for Settlement Week Alternative Resolution by Mediation in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Client Focus, Industry Insight, National Reputation. Jackson Kelly PLLC is a national law firm with more than 200 attorneys located in twelve offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado and the District of Columbia. With a focus on companies working in and around the energy industry, the Firm works with its clients to help resolve their operating challenges by teaming to develop and implement strategies that minimize risks, quickly and effectively. Focusing on clients’ industry-specific needs, the Firm serves a wide variety of corporate and public clients and enjoys a national reputation in business, labor and employment, litigation, government contracts, tax, safety and health, permitting, natural resource and environmental law. The Firm’s clients and peers recognize its commitment to providing superior client service as Jackson Kelly has repeatedly been selected as a Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies in the U.S. and is regularly named to BTI’s Client Service A-Team.

BTI Consulting Group has recognized Jackson Kelly PLLC for demonstrating superior client service for the fourth time by naming the Firm to the BTI Client Service A-Team 2015.

The BTI Client Service A-Team is limited solely to law firms considered by clients to deliver the absolute best levels of client service and is the only law firm ranking based solely on direct, unprompted feedback from corporate counsel. In-depth interviews with more than 300 corporate counsel reveal Jackson Kelly delivers better client service than over half of the law firms serving the world’s largest clients. The full results of this study are now available in BTI Consulting Group’s 14th annual report, The BTI Client Service A-Team 2015: The Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance.

Client Focus, Industry Insight, National Reputation. Jackson Kelly PLLC is a national law firm with more than 200 attorneys located in twelve offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Colorado and the District of Columbia. With a focus on companies working in and around the energy industry, the Firm works with its clients to help resolve their operating challenges by teaming to develop and implement strategies that minimize risks, quickly and effectively. Focusing on clients’ industry-specific needs, the Firm serves a wide variety of corporate and public clients and enjoys a national reputation in business, labor and employment, litigation, government contracts, tax, safety and health, permitting, natural resource and environmental law. The Firm’s clients and peers recognize its commitment to providing superior client service as Jackson Kelly has repeatedly been selected as a Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies in the U.S. and is regularly named to BTI’s Client Service A-Team.

When you meet Dawnelle Neighbors for the first time,
you immediately notice her compassionate and welcoming presence that is a hallmark of the “St. Mary’s Experience.” As the Coordinator of Women’s Services for the St. Mary’s Wellness Center, she organizes the class offerings at the center, schedules appointments and greets visitors.

Classes at the Wellness Center include Ballroom Dancing, Pilates, Tai Chi and Yoga, in addition to Massage Therapy and Reflexology. Dawnelle teaches classes on Drumming. There are different types of Drumming, including Meditation Drumming and Recreational Drumming. Dawnelle says, “The only rule to Drumming is that there are no rules!”

For 13 years, Dawnelle has also given back through the Foundation’s Annual Campaign for Excellence (FACE). She has been inspired to give, because she has witnessed how these donations have helped St. Mary’s Associates and patients who are facing financial challenges.
Dawnelle shares, “We had a young woman who needed physical therapy, but couldn’t afford to pay for treatment. She was able to receive treatment through our women’s therapy program because of the FACE Campaign.” 
“It’s a pleasure to know that by contributing, I have been a part of helping others. I feel very blessed to be a part of St. Mary’s and the “St. Mary’s Experience.” I think that anyone who works in healthcare, whatever their position may be, has to view their role as a form of ministry. I don’t think of it as a job, I think of it as a ministry to help those in need.”

“I feel that when I give, it’s taking care of our St. Mary’s Family and our community.”  

And Dawnelle is only one of the 1,200 Associates in the St. Mary’s Family who supports the FACE Campaign. Thank you to all of our Associates for your contributions to this important and impactful effort.