Ms. West earned her B.A., cum laude in Political Science and Sociology from Virginia Tech in 1996. In 2001, she earned her J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary, where she served as Articles Editor and Business Editor of the William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, as Secretary of Phi Delta Phi, and as a Staff Member of the William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal.

Ms. West focuses her practice on Creditor's Rights, Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy. In her practice, Ms. West represents primarily banks and other lending institutions with regard to both secured and unsecured loans to businesses and private consumers. Representative clients range from large national lending institutions to private individuals. This representation includes appearances in General District and Circuit Courts throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Additionally, Ms. West dedicates a significant portion of her practice to Bankruptcy, representing creditors in Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 proceedings involving both commercial debtors and private consumers. Ms. West also has experience representing Chapter 7 Trustees in Bankruptcy proceedings for the purpose of recovering assets of Debtors for the benefit of creditors.

Ms. West is a member of the Richmond Bar Association, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association and its Legislative Committee and a member of the Tri-Cities Hokie Club, the Virginia Tech alumni organization whose mission is "raising funds for all athletic purposes, scholarships, capital improvements and programmatic needs."