Trusted. Dedicated. Experienced.

Trusted

  • Appointed by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to serve:
  • West Virginia Board of Law Examiners
  • Judicial Hearing Board
  • Appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court to serve on the Civil Rules Committee
  • 20 years of service to individuals and businesses in the Eastern Panhandle

    Dedicated

  • Admitted to the practice of law in West Virginia in May 1984.
  • Started as a law clerk with Rice Hannis & Douglas in Martinsburg during law school.
  • Has practiced with Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love in Martinsburg for 20 years, 17 years as partner.
  • Has graded bar examinations for the Board of Law Examiners for over 10 years, including 7 years on the board, one year as president.

    Experienced

  • 1984 to 1987 law clerk to the late Charles H. Haden II, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
  • 1987 to 1990 associate, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love.
  • 1990 to present, partner, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love.
  • Admitted to practice before the highest courts of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.
  • Admitted to the United States District Courts in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Represents clients in cases involving disputes which are the day to day work of the Circuit Court.
  • Has handled hundreds of civil disputes such as automobile accidents, contract cases, and land-use, and is experienced in trials and appeals.

    • Biography


    Mike first came to the Eastern Panhandle in the summer of 1982 to join his wife Maria, who was then a reporter for The Journal, and to intern for the firm now known as Rice Hannis & Douglas.

    After clerking for Judge Haden, Mike returned to Martinsburg in 1987 to stay, rejoining the law firm known as Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love. In addition to the services he has rendered to the Supreme Court for the Board of Law Examiners and the Judicial Hearing Board, Mike served on the board of the Shenandoah Valley Medical Systems for 12 years, two as board president.

    Mike is currently a member of the Martinsburg Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce and belonged to the Martinsburg Rotary for several years. Mike has been married 23 years to Maria Lorensen, editor of The Journal.

    Mike and Maria, along with their two children, William and Lauree, are active parishioners at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Martinsburg.

    This website paid for by the Lorensen for Judge Committee, Barbara Pichot, Treasurer