Sara E. Brown

Sara E. Brown is an associate with Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC in the firm’s Morgantown office. Her practice is focused on civil defense litigation, where she represents clients in contested matters requiring factual investigation, legal research, written advocacy, and courtroom preparation. Brown is licensed in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. She joined the firm in October 2022 after developing experience through judicial clerkships that gave her direct exposure to federal and state court procedures and decision-making processes.

Brown graduated from Ohio University in 2007 and from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2012. During law school, she served as Executive Notes Editor of the West Virginia Law Review. Her education and law review experience strengthened her legal research, analysis, and writing skills, which are central to civil defense litigation. This background supports her work evaluating claims, preparing motions and briefs, organizing case records, and presenting legal positions clearly in contested civil matters.

Brown served as a summer law clerk to the Honorable John S. Kaull in the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable David W. Nibert in West Virginia’s Fifth Judicial Circuit. These judicial roles provided experience with court filings, legal arguments, procedural rules, and the evaluation of disputed issues. She now applies that perspective in civil defense litigation for clients facing claims in state and federal forums.

Sara E. Brown brings judicial-clerkship experience and strong legal writing credentials to her civil defense practice. Her background allows her to approach litigation with an understanding of how courts review records, motions, and competing legal arguments. Brown assists clients in West Virginia and Pennsylvania with the preparation and defense of civil matters, focusing on organized case development, clear written advocacy, procedural compliance, and practical litigation strategy from the early stages of a dispute through resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Monongalia County Bar Association

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• Pennsylvania

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ohio University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

Awards & Badges