John Dever is currently serving as the Assistant General Counsel for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection since February 2024. Prior experience includes the role of Assistant Public Defender at the Kanawha County Public Defender from March 2022 to February 2024, and a position as an Attorney at Pullin Fowler Flanagan Brown & Poe, PLLC from April 2020 to October 2020. John Dever began their legal career as a Law Clerk at MATRIC | Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center from March 2018 to April 2020. Previous internships include work at Garfield Goodrum, Design Law, and the District Department of the Environment, along with early experience at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Vermont Law and Graduate School and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Virginia Tech.