Jennifer Jo "Jen" West

Jennifer Jo "Jen" West


Spotts Fain PC

Recognized since 2022

Richmond, Virginia

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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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.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 411 East Franklin Street, Suite 600
    Richmond, VA 23219
Education
  • William & Mary Law School, J.D., graduated 2001

Spotts Fain PC
Headquarters: Richmond, Virginia

18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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

  • Virginia Business magazine's "Legal Elite" 2015, 2018-2023 for Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights

  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

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