MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey is proud to announce two Assistant U.S. Attorneys are featured as guest writers in The West Virginia Lawyer, a statewide publication of the West Virginia State Bar. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberley Crockett and Eleanor Hurney authored “The Rule of Law Begins with Layers – Why Civility and Integrity Still Matter.” The article, featured in the Autumn 2026 edition, focuses on the ethical responsibilities that all lawyers carry and the promise to uphold the law while treating colleagues with civility. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Crockett and Hurney write, “The rule of law is the promise that disputes will be decided according to the law rather than emotion or influence, that every person who enters a courtroom be treated fairly, and that no one is above the law. By practicing with honesty, integrity, and respect for others, attorneys help ensure that justice is administered fairly and that the public continues to have confidence in the legal system.”
Kimberley Crockett joined the United States Attorney’s Office in 2018 as a violent crimes prosecutor. She joined the office after running a private law practice, Crockett Law, and after having served more than 12 years as a state prosecutor. She has had an extraordinary 24-year legal career and distinguished herself as a state and federal prosecutor because of her ability to work with victims of violent crime, including children. Kim is a 2024 WV Bar Foundation Fellow and is currently president-elect of the West Virginia State Bar.
Eleanor Hurney joined the United States Attorney’s Office in 2020 after having served as a law clerk for United States District Judge John Preston Bailey in the Northern District of West Virginia, Judge Stephanie D. Thacker on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and United States District Judge Frank W. Volk in the Southern District of West Virginia. After a detail to the Northern District of Oklahoma, Eleanor returned to the Northern District of West Virginia where she developed a practice focused on white collar, fraud, and tax-related offenses. Eleanor also serves as the Appellate Chief for the office. Read the article here.