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Article: Roark's legacy casts long shadow: ; Many under former prosecutor went on to higher positions in government
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- August 8, 2001
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DAILY MAIL STAFF
For two dozen ambitious young lawyers, the early 1980s were an
exciting time to be in the Kanawha County Prosecutor's Office.
Mike Roark and his top assistants were running what those in and
out of that cramped space in the old courthouse say may have been
the best law firm in the state. Conviction rates were sky high. The
local defense bar knew Roark and his team, made up mostly of green
and underpaid lawyers, would take on any case, no matter how tough.
But just how good those days were might be best weighed by
looking at the people that office produced. Judging by where the
alumni ended up, Roark still casts a long shadow in courtrooms all
over town.
Among the 24 or so ...