Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Staff

Prosecuting Attorney: Lynn A. Nelson

• 1981 Graduate of Frankfort High School
• 1984 Graduate of West Virginia University
  • B.S. Degree in Political Science, Cum Laude
• 1987 Oxford University Comparative Legal Studies Program
  • Magdalen College
• 1988 Graduate of West Virginia University College of Law
  • Juris Doctorate
• Full-time Prosecuting Attorney
  • Elected 1988, 1992, 1996

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney: James W. Courrier, Jr. (Jay)

• 1986 Graduate of Keyser High School
• 1988 Graduate of Potomac State College
  • Associates of Arts in English
• 1989 Graduate of West Virginia University
  • BA Degree in English, Summa Cum Laude
• 1993 Graduate of West Virginia University
  • College of Law, Juris Doctorate
• 1993 Admitted to West Virginia Bar
• 1994 Admitted to Maryland Bar
• 1997 to Present Mineral County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Office Manager: Doris Goddard

Legal Assistant: Mary Jane Smith