(Main Office)

File Payne Scherer & File PLLC was established in the early 1900s. The practice extends throughout southern West Virginia.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Insurance Defense, Corporation, Mining, Banking, Municipal and Bond, Real Estate, Trust and Insurance Law and Estate Planning. Trials.

Representative Clients:

City National Bank
CityHolding Co.
Beckley Water Co.
Canal Insurance Co.
Western Surety Co.
Federal Insurance Co.
Globe Indemnity Co.
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
Home Insurance Co.
People's Life Insurance Co.
Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Royal-Globe Insurance Co.
Maryland Casualty Co.
Virginia Crews Coal Co.
Erie Insurance Co.
Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Commercial Union Insurance Co.
Perry & Hylton, Inc.
Whitesville A&S Coal Co.
Cabot Corp.
Colonial Insurance Company of California
Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance Co.
Prudential Insurance
Federated Insurance
Kemper Insurance
Lloyd's of London
Time Insurance Co.
Federal Home Life Insurance Co
The Guardian Insurance
The Associated Group
John Deere Insurance
Shelby Casualty Insurance Co.
White Oak Land Company
Cranberry Hardwoods
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Legion Insurance Co.
Western Heritage Insurance
Kentucky National Insurance
Eagle Insurance Company
LandAmerica OneStop-State Farm Relocation Group.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS AND ISSUING AGENTS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
First American Title Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

Law Building
130 Main Street P.O. Box 2338
Beckley, WV 25801, (Raleigh Co.)

Phone

Phone: 304-253-3358
Fax: 304-255-5136

Website

http://www.fpsflaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Robert N. File (Member) born Beckley, West Virginia, May 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973); John Marshall Law School; West Virginia University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Licensed Real Estate Broker, West Virginia. Member: Raleigh County and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1990; Secretary, 1988; Treasurer, 1989); West Virginia Real Estate Lawyers Association. [Lieut. U.S.N.R., 1973-1976]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estates Law; General Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Robert N. File

William H. File, III (Member) born Beckley, West Virginia, June 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1980, West Virginia. Education: Lynchburg College (B.A., 1969); West Virginia University (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Member, City of Beckley Common Council, 1987-2004. Attorney for the City of Beckley, 2004—. Member: Raleigh County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1996); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Defense; Mediation.Email: William H. File, III

OF COUNSEL

Edward M. Payne III (Of Counsel) born White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, March 9, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, West Virginia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1958); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. City Attorney, Beckley, 1964-1983. West Virginia House of Delegates, 1965-1968. Member: Raleigh County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. [Captain, U.S.A.R., 1958-1959]. Practice Areas: Mining Law; Coal Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Edward M. Payne III