ROSEMARY HUMWAY-WARMUTH

The International Municipal Lawyers Association has named Wheeling City Solicitor Rosemary Humway-Warmuth its new president. Voted in this past Sunday, Humway-Warmuth will hold the office until Sept. 29, 2024.

During her 26 years of municipal service, Humway-Warmuth has served as the IMLA state chair for West Virginia, serves on various association committees and is a member of the IMLA board of directors.

Founded in 1935, the IMLA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization consisting of over 2,500 local government attorneys throughout the United States and Canada. IMLA provides a wide range of services and programs to its membership, including comprehensive educational programs, legal research, professional publications, and legal advocacy on behalf of its members in the United States Supreme Court, as well as federal and state appellate courts.

“Not only have I valued the educational aspects but the advantages of networking and friendships that being a member of the IMLA have fostered,” Humway-Warmuth said. “I would hope to continue to promote the attributes of membership through the office of the presidency. Being elected to this most esteemed position is clearly the pinnacle of my municipal law career.”

Humway-Warmuth has served as a member of the Municipal League of West Virginia’s Legislative Review Committee and is the president of the State of West Virginia Municipal Attorneys Association. She lives in Wheeling with her husband Brian and enjoys competitive cooking, winning numerous awards, including the International Chili Society Cook-Offs and Pillsbury Bake-Offs.

Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron offered his congratulations, saying Humway-Warmuth’s work has been essential to the city’s success.

“Her expertise and approach to providing legal advice for me, members of my administration and City Council have been trusted, accurate and with the right amount of legal pressure,” Herron said. “Her expertise and approach have enabled the Wheeling city government to be respected in all aspects of potential litigation facing local governments and at all the levels of the courts within the State of West Virginia. She is hard-working, diligent, understanding and willing to adapt to just about any situation.”

“We are so proud of Rose’s appointment as President of the International Municipal Lawyers Association,” noted Wheeling attorney Bob Fitzsimmons. “Rose’s tireless work, leadership and dedication to the City of Wheeling earned her this outstanding achievement which brings International recognition to Rose, her family and all of Wheeling.”