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Meet William Ihlenfeld II

By Andrew Ramonas

William Ihlenfeld II (DOJ)

William Ihlenfeld II (Ohio University, West Virginia University College of Law) is the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. He succeeds Sharon L. Potter, who was the district’s U.S. Attorney from 2006 to September 2009 when she joined the law firm of Spilman, Thomas & Battle, PLLC.

His vitals:

• Born in Wheeling, W.Va., in 1972.
• Served as assistant prosecuting attorney in Brooke County, W.Va., from 2007 to 2010 and in Ohio County, W.Va., from 1997 to 2007.
• Was a member/partner at Ihlenfeld Law Office PLLC from 1997 to 2010.
• Was co-owner of Scholastic Sports Marketing LLC from January 2004 to March 2010 and Ohio Valley Jamboree LLC from March 2007 to March 2010.
• Served on the boards of the Wheeling Touchdown Club Foundation, Seeing Hand Association Inc. for the blind, YWCA Family Violence Prevention Program and Mountaineers on Wall Street Investment Club.
• Was a summer law clerk at the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in 1995 and 1996.
• He tried about 50 cases to verdict, serving as counsel in about 40 cases and co-counsel in about 10 cases.

Click here for his full Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire.

On his Senate Judiciary financial disclosure, Ihlenfeld reported assets valued at $1.1 million, mostly from securities and real estate, and $232,000 in liabilities, primarily from mortgages, for a net worth of $890,700.

On his Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure Ihlenfeld reported draws and bonus from his law firm of $51,356, a $43,000 salary from the Brook County Commission, net distribution from Scholastic Sports Marketing LLC of $38,928 and net distribution from Ohio Valley Jamboree LLC of $11,869. He also reported a student loan of between $15,001 and $50,000.

Stephanie Woodrow contributed reporting.

Full post as published by Main Justice on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).