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    • Contact
    • Appointments
    • Current Clients
    • Fees
    • ATTORNEY
    • Client Communication
    • FAQs
    • Divorce
    • Custody
    • Modifications
    • Prenuptial Agreements
    • Adoptions
    • Guardianship
Bechtel Family Law, PLLC
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Appointments
  • Current Clients
  • Fees
  • ATTORNEY
  • Client Communication
  • FAQs
  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Modifications
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Adoptions
  • Guardianship

Meet the Team

Michelle L. Bechtel, Attorney

Michelle L. Bechtel 

ATTORNEY

BACKGROND AND EXPERIENCE

Education

West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2001

West Virginia University, B.S.B.A. - Accounting, magna cum laude, 1998

Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, West Virginia, 1994

Bar admissions

West Virginia, 2001

United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2001

United States District  Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 2003

United States Tax Court, 2006

Work experience

Bechtel Family Law, PLLC, 2022 to present

Gianola, Barnum, Bechtel & Jecklin, L.C., Partner, 2016-2022

Gianola, Barnum, Wigal & London, Partner, 2010-2016

Gianola, Barnum, Wigal & London, Associate, 2006-2010

Gianola, Barnum & Wigal, Associate, 2003-2006

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 17th Judicial Circuit (Harrison County), 

      Judicial Law Clerk, 2001-2003

Service

United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, current membership:

  • Executive Committee
  • Board of Directors, Secretary
  • Nominating Committee

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church

  • Finance Committee, 2014 to 2023

Morgantown High School Athletic Boosters, Inc.

  • President, 2019-2021
  • Vice President, 2017-2019

MHS Boys Basketball Boosters, Inc.

  • Treasurer, 2017-2021

St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School, Advisory Board

  • Past President
  • Past Vice President
  • Member, 2009-2021, 2023 to present

NCWV Girls Basketball League, Inc.

  • Co-Founder and Treasurer, 2014-2018

United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, past membership:

  • Finance Committee

Awards and honors

West Virginia Rising Stars, Family Law, 2015

West Virginia Rising Stars, Family Law, 2013

West Virginia Rising Stars, Business, Corporate, 2010

West Virginia Rising Stars, Business, Corporate, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax, 2009

Certifications and memberships

West Virginia State Bar

Monongalia County Bar Association

American Bar Association, Family Law Division

West Virginia Supreme Court certified mediator

Personal

Michelle is a  native of Beckley, West Virginia. She resides in Morgantown with her husband, Corey, and their children.    

Bechtel Family Law, PLLC

7000 Hampton Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States

(304) 554-0800

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