Contact Jennifer Singletary
214 Capitol St.
Charleston, WV 25301
Tel: 304-346-5500
Fax: 304-346-5515
Email: js*********@***dl.com
Jennifer is delighted to serve as the newest associate at Hendrickson & Long, PLLC, one of the 2026 Best Law Firms ranked by Best Lawyers. When studying in law school, Jennifer joined the National Lawyers Guild, volunteered with The Innocence Project, helped charter the nation’s first student chapter of the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers, and hosted and mentored visiting minority students. Already enrolled in graduate school at the time, Jennifer defended her master’s thesis and graduated from law school in the same semester, walking in both hooding ceremonies in the same week.
Jennifer brings more than twenty years of legal experience to the firm, most recently focusing on addressing elder abuse, having been certified by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security in responding to elder abuse cases. Her prior areas of practice and focus include banking and finance, administrative law, insurance defense, and medical malpractice. However, so far, her favorite legal experiences have been facilitating adoptions.
Outside of work, Jennifer previously served on the Board of the West Virginia International Film Festival, and she is super proud to be recognized as one of the original founders and continuing supporters of the WVIFF’s Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema. She also volunteers each year with FestivALL, when the “city becomes a work of art.”
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2001
- M.A., Marshall University, 2001
- B.A., West Virginia State College, 1995
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- US District Court for the Southern District of WV
- US District Court for the Northern District of WV
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- 2011 West Virginia’s Young Lawyer of the Year
- Statewide PDS Services Public Defender Idol (still undefeated)
AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Affiliate, Muscogee Nation (formerly Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians)
- West Virginia State Bar LGBTQ+ Committee
- Appalachian Studies Association
- Gov. Joe Manchin’s Behavioral Health Care Commission
- Consortium on Language Access in State Courts
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- In re: K., No. 23-ICA-272 (Boone Co. No. CC-03-2022-AF-1) Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia (April 22, 2024).
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
- Thesis: If it Doesn’t Fit, You Must Acquit: An Ongian Analysis of Johnnie Cochran’s Addresses to the Jury in The People of California v. Orenthal James Simpson
- Bulletproofing Your State’s Language Access Plan NCSC COSCA/CCJ Consortium for Language Access in State Courts
- Expanding Language Access through Scalable Technology Projects NCSC COSCA/CCJ Consortium for Language Access in State Courts
- Various Publications in Court Manager, The West Virginia Lawyer, and Focus on the Valley
