Excellence In Family Law

Lyne Ranson

Education

West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: Order of the Barristers
- Honors: Named to Moot Court Board
- Honors: Selected as "Outstanding Trial Advocate"
Salem College, Salem, West Virginia
- B.S. - 1974
- Honors: magna cum laude
Harvard Law Negotiation Course with Professor Roger Fisher (2002)
Mediation Family Law Course West Virginia (1998)
Mediation Family Law Course Florida 2001

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Council and CLE-Co-Chair
West Virginia State Bar, Family Law Committee, Chair
Kanawha County Family Law Bench-Bar Committee, Chair
AAML, Board of Governors
AAML, Vice Chair, Chapter Leaders
AAML, Vice Chair, Membership Committee
ABA, Family Law Section, Officer, Secretary
ABA, Family Law Section, Former CLE Co-Chair
ABA, Family Law Section, Former Council member
ABA, Family Law Section, Former Chair, Alimony Committee
ABA, Family Law Section, Former Chair, Marital Property Committee
ABA, Family Law Section, Former Finance Committee
ABA, Family Law Section, Former Nominating Committee
West Virginia State Family Law Bar, Chair, 2010 to Present
Kanawha County Family Law Bench-Bar Committee, Chair, 2011 to Present
Trial Advocacy Skills Course Instructor, West Virginia College of Law, (from beginning of summer Trial Ad course until it ceased)
University of Charleston, Paralegal Instructor, 1988 to Present

Family Law Institute (Morgantown, WV), "New trends in alimony" (September 2005)
ABA Family Law CLE (Scottsdale, AZ) , "Top 5 Tips" (Oct. 2007)
WVU College of Law CLE family law (Morgantown) , "Building an Alimony Case from Scratch" (August 2008)
NBI — Family Law Program (Charleston, WV) , "Navigating Complex Asset Cases" (January 2009)
NBI -- Family Law (Charleston, WV), "Determining an Equitable Outcome" (July 2009)
ABA CLE (Montreal, Canada) , "Taking the family out of the Family Business" (October 2009)
WV Trial Lawyers Association (Charleston, WV), "What happens when your personal injury client files for divorce" (February 2010)
NBI Family Law Program (Charleston, WV), "Dissipation of Marital Property" (September 2011)
National CLE Conference LEI (Colorado) — Family Law CLE , "5 Ways to attack a Prenuptial Agreement" (January 2012)
WV State Bar Bridge the Gap presentation on Family Law , (Feb 2019)
WV State Bar presentation on “Mediation in Family Law” , (July 2019)
Colorado LEI presentation on “Toxic Clients” , (January 2020)