Jennifer Jo "Jen" West 5YEARSAWARDED

Jennifer Jo "Jen" West

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022
Awarded Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Works at
Spotts Fain PC

21 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Jen West serves on Spotts Fain's executive committee and is president of the firm. She focuses her practice on creditors' rights, commercial litigation, insolvency, workouts and foreclosure. She primarily represents banks and other lending institutions, with a particular focus on community banks.

In 2019, Jen was appointed to the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. In this role, she is responsible for the administration of Chapter 7 cases to which she is assigned.

Jen also dedicates a significant portion of her practice to bankruptcy, representing creditors in Chapter 11, Chapter 7, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13 proceedings. She primarily handles matters involving commercial debtors, but also represents creditors in consumer matters. She has experience representing Chapter 7 Trustees in fraudulent conveyance actions, avoidance actions, and liquidation of various types of real and personal property.

Works at
Spotts Fain PC

21 Best Lawyers awards

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Locations

Education

  • William & Mary Law School, J.D., graduated 2001

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia

Affiliations

  • Virginia Bar Association - Member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • Virginia State Bar - Bankruptcy Section Board of Governors, 2022-present
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees 2019-Present, - DE&I Committee Member 2021-2023
  • Virginia Creditors Bar Association - Member
  • Richmond Bar Association - Sponsors Committee, 2022-2025
  • Richmond Bar Association - Finance Committee Chair, 2022-2023
  • Richmond Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section Member, 2001-Present; Long Range Planning Committee Chair, 2019-2021
  • Richmond Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section Executive Board Member, 2009-2016; Chair 2015-2016
  • Richmond Bar Association - Administration of Justice Committee, 2009-2012; Chair 2011-2012
  • Richmond Bar Association - Membership Committee, 2006-2009; Chair 2008-2009
  • Richmond Bar Association - Secretary / Treasurer 2022-2023
  • Richmond Bar Association - Vice President 2023-2024
  • Richmond Bar Association - President-Elect 2024-2025
  • Richmond Bar Association - President 2025-2026
  • Richmond Bar Association - Immediate Past President 2026-2027
  • Richmond Bar Association - Board of Directors, 2012-2016, 2018-present

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Awards:
  • Chambers USA 2025 for Bankruptcy / Restructuring

  • Virginia Business Women in Leadership (2024)

  • Virginia Law Foundation, Fellow (Class of 2023)

  • Influential Women of Law Honoree, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2022

  • Virginia Super Lawyers 2024-2025 for Bankruptcy: Consumer

  • Virginia Business magazine's "Legal Elite" 2015, 2018-2024 for Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights

  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

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