Misty Peal

Misty Peal was appointed Deputy General Counsel & Legislative Liaison of the Department of Administration on June 8, 2019. Ms. Peal came to the Department of Administration from the West Virginia Department of Revenue's State Tax Department, where she worked as a staff attorney and federal government liaison. In this position, she also served as the privacy officer for all agencies under the Department of Revenue.

In 2001, Ms. Peal began her legal career as the staff attorney overseeing statewide programs and services for the Family Court Division of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Subsequently, she managed the government relations division for a large statewide professional association from 2006 until 2015.

A native of Princeton, West Virginia, Ms. Peal earned a Juris Doctor degree from the West Virginia University College of Law and a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Concord College.