Cynthia L. Wilson

Cynthia L. Wilson is a Charleston utilities lawyer at Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC who advises businesses, municipalities, and public service districts on regulatory matters. Her practice focuses on utilities, energy and natural resources, transportation, communications, municipal law, and administrative proceedings. She brings more than 25 years of experience with the West Virginia Public Service Commission, giving her extensive knowledge of agency jurisdiction, compliance requirements, and public utility regulation.

Cynthia earned her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati, where she received the Henry A. Morrill Prize for Constitutional Law and the Lawrence Maxwell Prize for Appellate Advocacy. She also earned a B.A., summa cum laude, from Marshall University. Her academic background supports the legal research, analysis, and written advocacy required in regulatory and administrative matters involving public utilities, transportation systems, energy providers, and government entities.

Cynthia spent more than 25 years with the West Virginia Public Service Commission as a law clerk to commissioners before joining Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC in 2021. Her work covered water, sewer, natural gas, electric, motor carrier safety, telephone, cable television, solid waste, landfill, pipeline transportation, railroad safety, and coal transportation matters. Earlier, she served as in-house counsel for Mountaineer Gas Company and practiced in private practice in Charleston.

Cynthia L. Wilson is admitted before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the federal district courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit. Her professional background combines public utility regulation, government service, and private practice. She helps clients navigate agency procedures, regulatory obligations, and complex operational issues affecting utilities, transportation providers, municipalities, and businesses across West Virginia.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC
• Member, West Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• University of Cincinnati
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Marshall University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)