ABOUT JOY LAW OFFICE
Hon. Sebastian M. Joy
Sebastian M. Joy
Licensed in both Kentucky & West Virginia
Admittance
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2008
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2008
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
West Virginia, 2009
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
West Virginia, 2009
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011
Experience
• Joy Law Office Founder/Attorney, Established Sept. 2011
• Curtis Legal Services Associate Attorney, July 2009-Sept. 2011
• Caummissar Law Office Associate Attorney, Aug.2008-July 2009
• Office of Surface Mining – Applicant Violator System
Kentucky - Investigations Specialist, Federal Employee, May 2007 - August 2007
Researched issues related to Surface Mininal Control & Reclamation Act of 1977, ownership
and control. Also worked on Corporate Chapter 11 Bankruptcies, Depositions, Federal rule
writing . Helped prepare the Chief of Applicant Violator System testify in fron of Congressional
Commitee on Natural Resources chaired by Congressman Nick Rahall on July 25th, 2007.
• WestLaw, Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, Virginia
Student Representative, May 2006 – Present
Assisted, trained and helped all students at the Law
School with their WestLaw questions, problems, and issues.
• Hon. Judge Patricia Keller, Huntington, West Virginia
Law Clerk, Summer 2006
Researched and wrote judicial bench briefs and
memorandums in matters of Divorce, Alimony and Child Custody.
Education
• University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Louisville, KY
Visiting Student, 2007 – 2008
• Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, Virginia
Juris Doctor, Expected, 2008
Honors: Deans List, Fall 2006, Class Rank – Top 35%
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics, 2005
Honors: Alumni Scholarship, Fall 2002
Activities: Phi Sigma Kappa - Vice President, Inter Fraternity
Council member, Economics Club - Student Member.