Janel joined the firm in 2017 and is the paralegal to Scott Blass. She also assists the firm with trial technology in the courtroom. She received her paralegal certification from Wheeling Jesuit University and has 28 years of experience in the legal field.

A Wheeling native, she has one daughter and is a member of Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in Wheeling, WV, where she is the Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School teacher, member of the choir, and the broadcast announcer.