Ashley C. Pack
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl
Conference Co-Chair
Ashley is the Managing Partner of Dinsmore’s Charleston, West Virginia office, and has significant experience representing employers in a variety of labor and employment matters, including employment litigation, sexual harassment investigations, unfair labor practice and union representation cases. She also practices media and First Amendment law, advising newspapers and media outlets on prepublication review, FOIA and open records, advertising, and defamation issues. She is AV-Rated and listed in the Best Lawyers®and Super Lawyers® and is very active in the community, sitting on various nonprofit boards. She was selected by the Benchmark Litigation’s “Under 40 Hot List.” She graduated from Leadership WV and is an active speaker and writer. She also is a recipient of the 2012 Generation Next 40 Under 40 award from The State Journal. Ashley is also a member of the Dinsmore Board of Directors.
Mike Rush
Director of Title
EQT Corporation
Conference Co-Chair
Mike has been the Director of Title for EQT Corporation since late-2019. Prior to joining the EQT Team, Mike was Senior Counsel at Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney in their Pittsburgh office and a consultant for DPS Land Service prior to that.
Mike got his start in the energy business as an intern with Rice Energy in its Title Department where he eventually became a Senior Title Manager, a position he maintained until Rice Energy’s merger with EQT. Mike got his start in business generally while working within his family’s home medical equipment business, receiving countless lessons and experiences that he uses to this day.
Mike holds a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Jefferson College where he had to research, write, and defend a senior thesis: the economic impacts of Marcellus Shale on Washington County, Pennsylvania (2009-2010). Mike received his J.D. from the Duquesne University School of Law where also served as both a Teaching Assistant and a Research Assistant in its Legal Research and Writing Department and a co-founder of its Energy and Mineral Law Society.
Mike is proud of his family and his home—when not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his family and working around his home.