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Three attorneys with Jackson Kelly have been named to leadership positions in various industry groups.

Michael T. Cimino has been elected president of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. The organization, formed in 1981, is a network of West Virginia attorneys who defend individuals and corporations in civil litigation. Cimino is the fifth lawyer from Jackson Kelly to lead the organization in its 30-year history, following A.L. Emch, Stephen R. Crislip, Thomas J. Hurney Jr. and Michael M. Fisher.

Erin E. Magee has been elected to the executive committee of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, a non-profit educational organization providing information on legal issues related to the energy and mineral industry through workshops, specialty programs, publications and electronic information.

Eric Whytsell was recently invited to be on the 2012-2013 legal education committee of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. As part of this committee, Whytsell will recommend possible topics for continuing education workshops and will work with the organization's staff to plan, select speakers for and implement each workshop. 

NACUA, formed in 1960, is an organization designed to enhance legal assistance to colleges and universities by educating attorneys and administrators as to the nature of campus legal issues. It also focuses on the continuing legal education of university counsel.

Jackson Kelly has offices in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.