Attorneys

KEVIN FLANAGAN 

Assigned to: Legal advisor for the board of county commissioners, board of elections, all other county officers and boards, township officers, and all tax-supported public libraries. Belmont County Court of Common Pleas, All Belmont County Divisional Courts, and Appellate Division 

1991 B.A. The Ohio State University
1994 J.D. The University of Toledo 

Admitted to practice 1994
Belmont County Prosecutor since 2021
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor 1995-2001
Associate-Cassidy & Myers 2001-2009
Associate- Gold, Khoury & Turak 2009-2014
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor 2014-2020
Elected Belmont County Prosecutor November 2020, took office January 2021

Admitted:
Southern District Court of Ohio

CHRISTOPHER GAGIN

Assigned to: Belmont County Court, Northern Division, Belmont County Court of Common Pleas

1990 B.G.S University of Michigan
1993 J.D. University of Akron, School of Law

Admitted to practice 1994
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2021Admitted:
State of Pennsylvania 2017
State of West Virginia 2017

Northern & Southern District Court, Ohio
Northern District Court, West Virginia
Western District Court, Pennsylvania
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

RHONDA GREENWOOD

Assigned to: Juvenile Court, Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services/CSEA, Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services/ Children Services
1990 B.S. Miami University 
1995 J.D. The Ohio State University
Admitted to Practice 1997 
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2009 
Admitted – Northern District Court of Ohio 1996 
Admitted – Southern District Court of Ohio 1996 

DAVID K. LIBERATI

Assigned to: Serve as Legal Counsel to the Belmont County Commissioners, all county elected officials, and all boards of township trustees in Belmont County
1979 A.B. Brown University
1982 J.D. The Ohio State University
Admitted to practice 1982
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2005
Partner- Sommer & Liberati, Martins Ferry, Ohio 1987-2009
Partner-Dinsmore & Shohl, Wheeling, WV 2009-2020

JACOB A. MANNING 

Assigned to: Appellate Division 

2001 B.A. University of Notre Dame
2004 J.D. George Mason University, School of Law 

Admitted to practice 2005 (Ohio), 2004 (West Virginia), 2007 (Pennsylvania) Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2022
Associate- Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Wheeling, WV 2004-2007
Associate- Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Wheeling, WV 2007-2013
Partner- Dinsmore & Shohl, Wheeling, WV 2013-2022
Adjunct Lecturer- West Virginia University, College of Law 2005-2022

JOSEPH RINE

Assigned to: Belmont County Court, Eastern Division, Belmont County Court of Common Pleas

2015 B.A. West Liberty University
2019 J.D. University of Akron, School of Law

Admitted to practice 2020 Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2022
Private Practice 2020-2022
Part-time Associate- Malek Law Firm, LLC 2020-2022

JOSEPHA. VAVRA

Assigned to: Belmont County Court, Western Division, Belmont County Court of Common Pleas

2006 B.A. Capital University
2009 J.D. Capital University

Admitted to practice 2009
Belmont County Assistant Prosecutor since 2017
Private Practice 2009-2022