Crystal S. Stump, Esquire
Mrs. Stump is committed to helping families build their families through adoption. An attorney and adoptive parent, Mrs. Stump recently left her active litigation practice to devote her practice to adoption matters solely. She resides in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband and three young children.
Mrs. Stump was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where she received her B.A. in French and International Studies in 1989. She received her J.D. degree in 1993 from Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. She moved to West Virginia in 1993 and is proud to call West Virginia home. She was admitted to practice law in West Virginia in 1993 and is a member of the West Virginia State Bar.
Mrs. Stump is actively involved in the adoption community, having founded the Guatemala Adoptive Families Association of West Virginia (GAFA of WV), having drafted and lobbied in the 2003 legislative session for the passage of the international adoption statute which allows West Virginia to recognize foreign adoption decrees and regularly speaking with families considering adoption as well as adoptive families.
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Adoption is an amazing way to build a family.
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Legal Experience
1/2006 to present Crystal S. Stump, Esq., sole proprietor
12/1997 to 12/2005 Swartz & Stump, L.C., shareholder
5/1993 to 12/1997 Kay,, Chaney, Love & Wise, associate
Education
1993 J.D., Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
1989 B.A., Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Bar Admissions
1993 West Virginia
Court Admissions
1993 U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
1993 Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Current Professional & Community Involvement
• W & L Alumni Association, Chapter President (2001-03), Director Emeritus (2004-present)
• Drafted and successfully lobbied for state legislation for recognition of foreign adoption decrees (2002-03)
• Founder & President, Guatemala Adoptive Families Association of West Virginia (2003- present)
• Read Aloud Volunteer
• Sacred Heart Grade School Parent Volunteer
• Maya Works volunteer
Past Community and Professional Involvement
• Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Finance Committee (2001-04)
• Kappa Kappa Gamma, House Board for Zeta Tau chapter, Lexington, VA, House Board member 1990-2000
• Kappa Kappa Gamma, Charleston, WV alumni organization, vice-president, 1996-1999
• Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Province Director of Chapters, 1995-97
• Washington & Lee, Charleston, WV alumni organization Secretary, 1993-1997 Vice President, 1998-2001 President 2001- 2003 |
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