Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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Law Firm in Roanoke, Virginia
 
Address
310 First Street, Suite 1100, P.O. Box 90
Roanoke, Virginia 24002-0090
(Independent City)
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Contact Information
Phone: 540-512-1800  
Fax: 540-342-4480
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http://www.spilmanlaw.com
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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Taxation, Banking, Real Property, Administrative, Labor, Coal, Natural Resources, Health Care, Hospital Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Public Utilities, Energy, Environmental, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Domestic Relations, RICO Litigation, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, White Collar Crime, Employment Discrimination, Securities, Construction Law, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Admiralty, Legislative Practice, Workers Compensation, Black Lung, Health and Safety Law, Insurance Law, Asbestos, Consumer Debt Regulation, Immigration and Naturalization, International Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, OSHA, MSHA, Technology.
Year Established: 1864
Firm Profile:
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC has been engaged in the general practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia, since 1864; in Morgantown, West Virginia, since 1988; in Wheeling, West Virginia, since January 2006; in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 2004; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since June 2006; and Roanoke, Virginia since July 2007. The firm is committed to maintaining the standards of excellence in performance and service established by its founders, and expects continued growth as it pursues its commitment to providing legal services to the business communities of West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and neighboring states.
Firm Size: 104
Representative Clients:
Acordia; AETNA, Inc.; AIG; Airgas Safety, Inc.; AKZO Nobel; Allegiance Healthcare Corp.; Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.; American Red Cross; Arch Coal, Inc.; B F Goodrich Aerospace, Inc.; Bank of America, N.A.; Bank One, West Virginia; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter International, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; BB&T Corporation; Beazer East, Inc.; Bluefield Regional Medical Center; Bluestone Coal Corporation; Cabot Oil and Gas; CAMC Foundation; Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital; Capital One Bank; Cardinal Health; Carelink Health Plans; CDG Management, LLC; Century 21 Mortgage; Charleston Area Medical Center; Charter Communications; Chevron U.S.A. Products Company; The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.; CitiFinancial, Inc.; City of Charleston; Coca Cola Bottling Company; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Cotiga Development Company; Coventry Health Care; CSX Transportation, Inc.; CVS Pharmacy; Cytec Industries, Inc.; E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Eat' n Park Hospitality Group; Erie Insurance Group; Ernst & Young; Federal National Mortgage Association; Fifth Third Bank; First American Title Insurance Company; First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; FMC Corporation; Gateway Communications, Inc.; GE Plastics; General Electric Corporation; Goodrich Corporation; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Green Tree Servicing LLC; H&R Block; Harnischfeger Industries; Highland Hospital; Honeywell International, Inc.; Huntington National Bank; IKON Office Solutions; Independent Oil & Gas Association; International Coal Group; Komatsu Zenoah America, Inc.; Koppers Industries, Inc.; The Kroger Company; Lignetics of West Virginia; Lucent Technologies, Inc.; Massey Coal Services, Inc.; Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Co.; Mettiki; Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group, Inc.; Mine Safety Appliances Company; Mylan Laboratories, Inc.; Ohio Valley Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.L.L.C.; Orix Financial Services, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pechiney Cast Plate; Pechiney Services of America; Physicians Outpatient Surgery Center, Ltd.; Platinum Properties, LLC; Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.; St. Mary's Medical Center; Speed Mining, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Company; Sun Coke Company; Telecheck Services, Inc.; Time Warner; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Union Carbide Corporation; United Anesthesia, Inc.; United Bank, Inc.; United Parcel Service; United Hospital Center; University of Charleston; US Steel, LLC; Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.; Verizon Communications, Inc.; Wachovia Bank, N.A.; Washington Mutual Bank, F.A.; Weirton Steel Corporation; WesBanco Bank, Inc.; West Virginia Economic Development Authority; West Virginia HMO Association; West Virginia Media; West Virginia United Health System, Inc.; West Virginia University Hospitals and West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.

Other Office Locations of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
N. A. Ammar, Jr. (Member) born Beckley, West Virginia, October 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida and West Virginia; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971); University of Miami (LL.M., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Fulbright Scholar Elect. Member: Roanoke and Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council; National Association of Estate Planning (Accredited in Estate Planning); Ferrum College Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Transactions; Pension and Profit Sharing. Email: N. A. Ammar, Jr.
Paul M. Black (Member) born Roanoke, Virginia, October 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1982); University of Richmond (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to Judge Blackwell N. Shelley, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1985-1986. Co-Author: "Bankcards Revenge: A Critique of the 1984 Consumer Credit Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code," 19 University of Richmond Law Review 845, 1985. Member: Roanoke and Virginia (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 2004-2006) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Litigation Section; Member, Board of Governors, Litigation Section, 1998-2005; Chairman, 2003-2004, Eighth District Disciplinary Committee, 2000—; Chair, 2004-2005); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial and Banking Litigation; Bankruptcy; Loan Workouts; Creditors Rights. Email: Paul M. Black
F. B. Webster Day (Member) born Lynchburg, Virginia, February 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1976; J.D., 1979). Member, Roanoke City School Board, 1997-2000 and 2001-2002. Member: Roanoke and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance (Bond); Finance; Commercial. Email: F. B. Webster Day
Olin R. Melchionna, Jr. (Member) born Roanoke, Virginia, March 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Virginia, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1970); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Member, McNeill Law Society. Developments Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 1973-1975. Author: "The Tax Consequences of Inter Vivos Charitable Contributions After December 31, 1969, Under Section 170," University of Richmond Law Review, 1976. Past-President, The University of Richmond Law School Association. Member: Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council (President, 1986-1987); National Association of Estate Planners (Accredited in Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Transactions. Email: Olin R. Melchionna, Jr.
COUNSEL
Douglas T. Stark (Counsel) born Tucson, Arizona, August 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., Economics, 1974); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1977). Commonwealth Attorney, City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, 1994-1999. Member: Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Bar Association (President, 1989-1990); Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Douglas T. Stark
M. Mallory Mantiply (Counsel) born Lynchburg, Virginia, December 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Virginia and Alabama; 1992, Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Certified Mediator, Alabama and Georgia. Member, Panel of Neutrals, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Member: Mobile County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; Virginia State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Mediation. Email: M. Mallory Mantiply
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Carter R. Brothers (Senior Attorney) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; 2002, Virginia. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997); University of Florida (LL.M., 1998). Member: Roanoke Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Tax Exempt Organizations; Bond Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Carter R. Brothers
ASSOCIATES
W. Calvin Smith (Associate) born Union, Mississippi, July 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Geneva College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to Hon. Ross W. Krumm, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia, 1999-2001. Member: Roanoke and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law. Email: W. Calvin Smith
B. Randolph Willert (Associate) born 1962; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2007, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration, 1990); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004); University of San Diego (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Member, The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Projects and Planning Editor, Law Review, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2003-2004. Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California, 2000-2004. Member, National Association of Realtors, 2000-2004. Member: Roanoke, San Diego and Virginia Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of California (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Taxation. Email: B. Randolph Willert
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Charleston, West Virginia Office: Spilman Center, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273, 25321-0273. Telephone: 304-340-3800 Fax: 304-340-3801.
Morgantown, West Virginia Office: 150 Clay Street, Second Floor, P.O. Box 615, 26507-0615. Telephone: 304-291-7920. Fax: 304-291-7979.
Wheeling, West Virginia Office: 1217 Chapline Street, P.O. Box 831, 26003. Telephone: 304-230-6950. Fax: 304-230-6951.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: One Oxford Centre, Suite 3440, 301 Grant Street, 15219. Telephone: 412-325-3301. Fax: 412-325-3324. Email: stb@spilmanlaw.com. URL: http://www.spilmanlaw.com.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Office: 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 500, 27103. Telephone: 336-725-4710. Fax: 336-725-4476.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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