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| | Address | | Spilman Center, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273 | | Charleston, West Virginia 25321-0273 | | (Kanawha Co.) | | | |
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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; in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since June 2006; and in Roanoke, Virginia since 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, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia 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
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Hawthorne D. Battle (1901-1984). | | F. Richard Hall (Member) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, August 7, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1967-1969 and Managing Editor, 1968-1969, West Virginia Law Review. Member, West Virginia Judicial Review Board, 1991-1992. Member: Wood County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Past Member, Board of Governors). Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trial. Email: F. Richard Hall | | Lee F. Feinberg (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1977, U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America," 2001-2002. Member: West Virginia House of Delegates, 1983-1986; Governor's Energy Task Force, 2001—. Member and Chairman West Virginia Governmental Ethics Commission, 1989-1997. Co-Chairman, Alliance for Civil Justice Reform, 1997—. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2000—. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Mining Law; Energy Law. Email: Lee F. Feinberg | | Charles L. Woody (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, October 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1974, West Virginia; 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1969); Florida State University (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to Hon. John A. Field, Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1973-1974. Author: "Liability for Employee Benefits Resulting From Cessation of Mining Operations," 8 E. M. L. Inst. 9-1 (1986); "Clinchfield Coal Co. v. District 28, United Mine Workers: A New Standard for Judicial Review of Labor Arbitration Awards," 88 W. Va. L. Rev. 613 (1986); "The Impact of District 29, United Mine Workers v. Royal Coal Co. on the Sale of a Coal Facility," 88 W. Va. L. Rev. 605 (1986); "NLRB Deferral Doctrine Revitalized," 9 West Virginia State Bar Journal 39 (1984); and "Ten Good Ideas to Avoid Employment Discrimination Suits," 1 The West Virginia Lawyer 16 (1988). Member: The Florida Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section; Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Charles L. Woody | | K. Paul Davis (Member) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, August 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1968), Order of the Coif. Member, West Virginia Law Review. Member: The West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). [With U.S. Marine Corp., 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Financial Transactions; Commercial Law; Banking and Commercial Litigation. Email: K. Paul Davis | | David B. Shapiro (Member) born Parkersburg, West Virginia, January 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, West Virginia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1969); George Washington University (M.A., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Asset Acquisitions Task Force). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Organization Law; Securities Regulations Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: David B. Shapiro | | M. Ann Bradley (Member) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, West Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.S. Ed., 1969); University of Miami (J.D., 1976). Co-Author: West Virginia's Antidegradation Policy for State Waters: From Theoretical Construct to Implementation Procedures, 103 W.Va. L. Rev. 331 (2001); The Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act - West Virginia Restructures Environmental Liability, 99 W.Va. L. Rev. 455 (1997). Co-Editor: West Virginia Manual of Environmental Law, 1998 ed.; "An Employer's Guide to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard and The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 1988. Co-Author: "EPA Enforcement of PCB Regulations: Unsettled Expectations," Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, v.11 No. 5 October 1995. Author: "RCRA Section 3019 - Exposure Information and Health Assessments," Journal of Environmental Permitting, Winter 92/93; "Land Disposal Restrictions: Some Implementation Issues," Hazardous Waste and Toxic Torts Law and Strategy, Vol. 4, No. 12, May 1989. Consulting Attorney, "Brownfield Law and Practice," Matthew Bender, 1998-2003. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Energy; Environment; Natural Resources. Email: M. Ann Bradley | | Joyce Fleming Ofsa (Member) born Selma, Alabama, March 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, West Virginia Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: West Virginia State Bar (Member: Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use Committee: Opinion Subcommittee of the Corporations, Banking and Business Law Committee); West Virginia (Member, Real Estate Lawyers Division) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Law Office Practice Management Sections, and Women Rainmakers Interest Group) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Public and Private Land Use; Urban Renewal; Eminent Domain; Zoning and Land Use Law; Title Insurance Law; Commercial Law. Email: Joyce Fleming Ofsa | | T. Randolph Cox, Jr. (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut, October 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1977, West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); University of Massachusetts (M.B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., 1976). 6064058, West Virginia Coal Development Authority, 1981-1983. Counsel: West Virginia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; West Virginia Health Maintenance Organization Association. Retained Counsel for: American Council of Life Insurance; Health Insurance Association of America; American Insurance Association. Member: Kanawha County and West Virginia Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Environmental Law; Lobbying; Corporate Law. Email: T. Randolph Cox, Jr. | | Neva G. Lusk (Member) born Logan, West Virginia, October 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Fourth Circuits. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1977); West Virginia University (J.D., 1980). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1981-1991. Member: West Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Vice President and Member, Board of Governors); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Class Actions. Email: Neva G. Lusk | | William M. Herlihy (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, June 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., in Economics with honors, 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. John A. Field, Jr., United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1981-1982. Member: Kanawha County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Trustee, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. Special Agencies: Member: Governor's Energy Task Force; Governor's Economic Development Committee for Southern West Virginia. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Financial Transactions. Email: William M. Herlihy | | David P. Ferretti (Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration) born Bluefield, West Virginia, October 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A. in Economics with high distinction, 1978); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member, University of Virginia Law School Alumni Council; Member, University of Charleston Board of Trustees. Member: Kanawha County and American (Member, Health Law and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care Law; General Business Transactions; Public Finance. Email: David P. Ferretti | | John F. Allevato (Member) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, June 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1998, District of Columbia; 1999, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa Author: "The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981: Implications of the Estate and Gift Tax Changes Upon Estate Planning," 11 Capital University Law Review 1, Winter, 1981; "Approaches for Lawyers and Accountants in Evaluating Tax Shelters for Clients," Columbus Tax Conference, 1984; "'Taxing' Bankruptcy Alternatives," 1995 Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Institute; "Tax and the General Practitioner," National Business Institute, 1998; "Tax Issues for Nonprofit Organizations," Lorman Education Services, 2001, 2003; "The Gift Tax—What You Need to Know," 2003 Mountaineer CLE Seminar; "Advance Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney," 2004 Mountaineer CLE Seminar. Adjunct Lecturer of Law, Estate Planning, West Virginia University College of Law, 2002—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Estate Planning, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Advanced Income Taxation, Capital University Law School, and Capital University Graduate Tax Program, 1982-1997. President, West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Association, 1986-1990. Member, ex-officio, Board of Trustees, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1989-1990. Member: Columbus (Member, Taxation Committee, 1980-1997; Chairperson, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, 1987-1988), West Virginia and Ohio State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Charleston Estate Planning Council. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Corporation Law; Health Care Law. Email: John F. Allevato | | Heather Heiskell Jones (Member) born Morgantown, West Virginia, January 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1984); T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 1987). Board Member, Moot Court, 1986-1987. Contributing Writer, Juris Publici, 1984-1986; "West Virginia Insurance Law: Bad Faith Claims," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1996-1998. Speaker, West Virginia Association of Domestic Insurers Convention, 1996-1999. Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. President, West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc., 2003—. President, West Virginia Insurance Federation, 1994—. Attendee, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Governor Cecil Underwood's Highway Safety Task Force, 1998-1999. Leadership West Virginia Alumnus, 1996. Board Member: Leadership West Virginia; Avampato Discovery Museum. Member, Fundraising Committee for Legal Aid of West Virginia. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Tort; Insurance Defense; Product Liability; Medical Monitoring; Employer Liability; Deliberate Intent; Government Relations; Public Utility Law; Motor Carrier Law; Lobbying. Email: Heather Heiskell Jones | | Niall A. Paul (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, West Virginia; 2002, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Bridgewater College of Virginia (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Richmond (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member (One of twenty), Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions' Negotiated Rulemaking Committee regarding the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act. Associate Editor-in-Chief: "Damages in Employment-Related Actions," a book to be published by BNA. Co-author: "Employment Practices Liability Insurance," Employment Termination: Rights and Remedies, 2nd Edition, 2001 Supp., published by the ABA and distributed by BNA. Co-author: "Child Labor," The Fair Labor Standards Act, published by the ABA and distributed by BNA. Author: "The Civil Rights Act of 1991: What Does it Really Accomplish," Employee Relations Law Journal, Spring Edition, 1992; "The Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act: Forcing a New Look at Early Retirement Incentives and Waivers," Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer Edition, 1991; "Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio: The Supreme Court's Disparate Treatment of the Disparate Impact Doctrine," Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Fall Edition, 1990; "Reduction in Force Early Retirement Incentives and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act," Detroit College of Law Review, Fall Volume, 1989. Chairman, City of Charleston's Civil Service Commission, 1999—. Member: West Virginia State Bar; Kentucky and American (Member: Torts and Insurance Section; Labor and Employment Section; Chair, Sub Committee of Statutory Rights; Member, Sub Committee of Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Chaplin v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia 303 F. Supp. 2d 766 and U.S. Court of Appeals Nos: 04-1469(L), 04-1471; Childress v. City of Richmond, 134 F.3d 1205 (4th Cir 1998); Baughman v. Wal-Mart, 592 SE 2d 824 (WV 2003); McGraw v. Telecheck, 582 SE 2d 885 (WV 2003); Reed v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 109 F. Supp. 2d 459 S.D. WV 2000). Practice Areas: General Litigation(50%); Commercial Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law and Compliance; Wrongful Discharge Litigation; Labor Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Niall A. Paul | | Paula L. Durst (Member) born Kanawha County, West Virginia, February 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, West Virginia; 1994, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S. in Accounting, with distinction, 1988); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: West Virginia State Bar; Kanawha County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort. Email: Paula L. Durst | | Michael J. Basile (Managing Member) born Fairmont, West Virginia, August 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Finance, 1987); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1991). Assistant and Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 1991-1993, General Counsel, West Virginia Development Office, 1993-1994, Associate General Counsel, Office of the Governor, 1994-1996 and Deputy Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Office of the Governor, 1996-1997, all in West Virginia. Counsel to Transition Team of Governor Bob Wise. Member: West Virginia State Bar Administrative and Legislative Law Committee; Polymer Alliance Zone; West Virginia Steel Futures Inc. Member: West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Co-Chair, Economic Development Task Force), West Virginia Manufacturers Association (Member, Government Relations Committee), West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc. (Member, Executive Committee), West Virginia Steel Futures, Inc., Engergy Village (Member, Board of Directors), West Virginia - A Vision Shared Implementation Task Force (Chairman). Practice Areas: State and Federal Government Relations; Commercial Transactions; State Taxation; Administrative Law. Email: Michael J. Basile | | Bruce M. Jacobs (Member) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey, April 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, West Virginia; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Carnegie-Mellon University (B.S., 1990); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Wake Forest University School of Law Moot Court Award. Member, Wake Forest Moot Court Board, 1991-1993. Finalist, Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition. Staff Writer for The Jurist, 1990-1993. Speaker at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 30th Annual Legislative Conference Regarding OSHA's Proposed Rule on Ergonomics. Co-Author and CLE Lecturer: "Collection Law for the Health Care Industry," Lorman Education Services, 1999- 2002; "OSHA Compliance Update in West Virginia," The National Business Institute, 1994, 1995; "Collection Law in West Virginia," Lorman Education Services, 1995, 1997; "Critical OSHA Issues in West Virginia," Lorman Education Services, 2003 and 2004; "Predatory Lending in the Subprime Lending Market," portion of the Advanced Bankruptcy Issues seminar presented by the West Virginia Continuing Legal Education. Member, Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee for the American Red Cross and Volunteer Liaison for the Regional Committee to the State of New Jersey, 2000-2002. Member, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee for the American Red Cross and Liason for the Regional Committee to the State of New Jersey, 2003. Chair, Board of Directors, Central West Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1997-2000. Member: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; OSHA; Consumer Credit; Consumer Protection; Bankruptcy; Creditor Rights; Banking Law; Transactions; Mineral Law. Email: Bruce M. Jacobs | | Eric W. Iskra (Member in Charge of Client Relations) born Heidelberg, Germany, April 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1991); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board, 1992-1994. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Mental & Physical Disability Law Reporter, 2003—. Author: "The ADA's Coming of Age: The United State's Supreme Court Begins to Clarify the Scope of the Act's Coverage," Committee News, ABA, YLD, 1999; "Defining a 'Serious Health Condition 'Under The Family and Medical Leave Act: The Recent Trend Constricting The Scope of the Act's Implementing Regulations," Committee News, ABA, YLD, 1997; "Family and Medical Leave Act," Lorman, 1997; "West Virginia Employment & Labor Law," Lorman, 1995-1999; "Handling Employee Leave, Accommodation of Return to Work," Lorman, 1999, 2000. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Fellow, Section of Labor, Employment Law, 2001-2002; Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2001; Member, Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, 2001—) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Kuthy v. Mansheim, Slip Copy, 2004 WL 2757437 (4th Cir.(W.Va.)), 34 Employee Benefits Cas. 1074 (4th Cir.(W.Va.)), Dec 03, 2004); Marks v. West Virginia Dept. of Health & Human Resources, 181 F.Supp.2d 639, 27 Employee Benefits Cas. 1593 (S.D.W.Va., Jan 25, 2002); Gardner v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc., Slip Copy, 7 Fed.Appx. 241, 2001 WL 378276 (4th Cir.(W.Va.)), 25 Employee Benefits Cas. 2696 (4th Cir.(W.Va.), Apr 16, 2001)(NO. 00-1834); McCutcheon v. Valley Rich Dairy, 81 F.Supp.2d 657 (S.D.W.Va., Jan 21, 2000)(NO. CIV. A. 2:99-0926); Gardner v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Inc., 978 F.Supp. 667 (S.D.W.Va., Sep 23, 1997)(NO. CIV. A. 2:96-0423); Romano v. British Airways, 943 F.Supp. 623 (N.D.W.Va., Nov 04, 1996)(NO. CIV. A. 1:96-CV-120). Practice Areas: Trial Work; Employment Law; Class Actions; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Complex Litigation; Labor Law; Litigation. Email: Eric W. Iskra | | Samuel M. Brock III (Member) born Morgantown, West Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1984, Virginia; 2003, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Contributing Editor: "Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey," (BNA Books); "Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey," (BNA Books); "Covenants-Not- To-Compete: A State-by-State Survey," (BNA Books). Author: "Applicability of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act as a Bar to Employment-Related Tort Claims," Vol. 3, No. 3, The Journal of Civil Litigation (Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys). Member: West Virginia, Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Environmental; General Commercial Litigation. Email: Samuel M. Brock III | | James S. Crockett, Jr. (Member) born Welch, West Virginia, January 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Virginia; 2003, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Eighth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1976); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976-1978); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Albert V. Bryan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1981-1982. Lecturer, "Business Torts and the Virginia Business Conspiracy Statute," Virginia Law Foundation CLE, 1990-1998. Member: West Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Moseman v. Van Leer, 263 F.3d 129, C.A.4 (Md.), 2001; WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 65 F.3d 1172, C.A.4 (Va.), 1995; Resolution Trust Corp. v. Daddona, 9 F.3d 312, C.A.3 (Pa.), 1993; In re Landmark Land Co. of Oklahoma, Inc., 973 F.2d 283, C.A.4 (Va.), 1992; In re A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 880 F2d 769, C.A.4 (Va.), 1989; In re Walters, 868 F.2d 665, C.A.4 (W.Va.), 1989; In Re A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 862 F2d 1092, C.A.4 (Va.), 1988; Dennis v. A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 860 F.2d 871, C.A.8 (Mo.), 1988; Maressa v. A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 839 F.2d 200, C.A.4 (Va.), 1988; In re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, C.A.4, 1987; Vancouver Women's Health Collective Soc. v. A.H. Robins Co., Inc., 820 F.2d 1359, C.A.4 (Va.), 1987. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: James S. Crockett, Jr. | | Mark E. Heath (Member) born Smyrna, Tennessee, March 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, West Virginia. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1983); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1986). Author: "The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act," 22 Energy & Min. L. Inst., Ch. 8 (2002); "A Work Place Surveillance: Who's Watching?" Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2001. Chairman: Program Committee, Energy & Mineral Law Fdn.; 23rd Annual Conference on Mineral Law, 1998 and 26th Mineral Law Conference, 2001; Co-Chairman, Program Committee, 27th Mineral Law Conference, 2002; and Coal Program Chairman, 25th Annual Institute, 2004; Trustee, 2000—; Trustee, 2000—; Executive Committee Member, Energy & Mineral Law Fdn., 2004—. Member, Who's Who in America, 2004. Member: West Virginia State Bar; Kentucky and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1987-1989]. Reported Cases: Damron et al v. Rob Fork Mining Company, 739 F.Supp. 341, (ED Ky 1990), aff'd. 945 F.2d 121 (6th Cir. 1991); UMWA v. Clinchfield Coal Co., 124 F 3rd 639 (4th Cir. 1997), cert. den. 523 US 1006 (1998). Practice Areas: Safety and Health; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Mark E. Heath | | H. Dill Battle III (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1993, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); West Virginia University (J.D., 1993). Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee); Virginia State Bar. Reported Cases: Reed v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., 109 F.Supp.2d 459 (S.D.W.Va. 2000); Ownby v. Cohen, 19 F.Supp.2d 558 (W.D.Va. 1998); Johnson v. K-Mart Corp., 1997 Westlaw 741368 (4th Cir. 1997). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Consumer Credit and Consumer Protection Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Relations; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: H. Dill Battle III | | Don C. A. Parker (Member) born Henderson, Kentucky, September 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and the District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits; 1998, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.S., 1985); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Sigma Tau. Deputy City Attorney, Inglewood, California, 1989-1992. Assistant General Counsel, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C., 1993-1998. Co-Author: "Taking Effective Depositions," Lorman Education Services, January 1999 and January 2000. Member: West Virginia State Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: WMATA v. Reading, 109 Md.App. 89, 674 A.2d 44 (1996); Chapman v. Kamara, 118 Md.App. 418, 702 A.2d 977 (1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Defense. Email: Don C. A. Parker | | Edward W. Rugeley, III (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, September 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Professor, Political Science, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1996- 2001. Member: Kanawha County and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Tort; Asbestos; Products Liability. Email: Edward W. Rugeley, III | | Karin L. Weingart (Member) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2001, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Education: Youngstown State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Instructor, Legal Writing, University of Akron School of Law, 1995-1997. Member: West Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Black Lung. Email: Karin L. Weingart | | Susan J. Riggs (Member) born Canton, Ohio, May 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, West Virginia. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1986); West Virginia University (J.D., 1989). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Public Utility; Energy; Corporate. Email: Susan J. Riggs | | Eric E. Kinder (Member) born Morgantown, West Virginia, March 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2001, Indiana, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1988); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Daniel Halpern Scholar; Merit Scholar; Cornell Tradition Fellow. Editor-in-Chief, Case Western Law Review, 1993-1994. Author: "Employment Practices Liability Insurance," Employment Termination: Rights and Remedies, BNA, 2nd Edition, 2001 Supp. Member: American Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Complex Litigation; Immigration Law. Email: Eric E. Kinder | | Laura E. Hayes (Member) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, West Virginia; West Virginia Supreme Court; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Member: West Virginia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Litigation. Email: Laura E. Hayes | | Roger D. Hunter (Member) born Beckley, West Virginia, July 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); Yale University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, Ohio 1979-1980; Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, 1980-1995 (Partner, 1983-1995; Head of Corporate/Public Finance, including municipal bonds, economic development, corporate finance and related securities work). Member of the Board, West Virginia Trust Fund, 1996-1997. Member, West Virginia Investment Management Board, 1997—. Author: "Blue Sky Law Issues and Opinions," WVU-CLE Commercial Law Institute 1, February, 1985; "Corporate and Finance Opinion Letters," WVU-CLE Commercial Law Institute II, October, 1987; "Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Rules and Regulations," National Business Institute's Health Care Law, August, 1989; "Regulatory Issues in the Purchase and Sale of a Business," WVU-CLE Commercial Law Institute III, October, 1989; "Environmental Issues in the Purchase and Sale of a Business - The Buyer's Perspective," WVU-CLE Environmental Law for General Practitioners, February, 1990; "Environmental Law in Business and Finance Transactions," WVU-CLE Environmental Law, September, 1991; "Insider Trading," West Virginia Bankers Association Securities Law Seminar, August, 1991; "Business and Banking Law Update," WVU-CLE Update on the Law, March, 1993; "Corporate, Banking and Business Law Developments," WVU-CLE Update on the Law, April, 1993; National Business Institute's Stockbroker Fraud in West Virginia, October, 1999. Author: "Damages and Recovery," and "Ethical Considerations"; "Elder Housing Options," and "Elder Abuse," Lorman Educational Services 2001 and 2004 Seminars on Medicaid and Elder Law Issues; "A Dialogue on the Unauthorized Practice of Law," 25 Villanova Law Review, 1979. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia (Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1981-1982; Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee, 1994-1997) and American (Member, Executive Board, ABA-YLD Special Committee on Securities Law, 1987-1988) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Municipal Bonds; Corporate Law; Corporate Financing; Health Care Financing; Civil Litigation. Email: Roger D. Hunter | | Grant P. H. Shuman (Member) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: James Madison University (B.A., English, 1998); West Virginia University (J.D., 2001). Executive Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 2000-2001. Author: "Escaping the Purposes of the ADA: The 'Safe Harbor' Provision and Disability-Based Distinctions in Insurance Policies and Programs," 36 Gonz. L. Rev. 549 (2001); "Common Law Tort Immunity for State Officials in West Virginia After the Parkulo v. Board of Probation Decision," 103 W. Va. L. Rev. 261 (2001). Co-author: "Health Related Information and Employment Decisions: Is Your ERISA Plan Subject to Privacy Rights Under HIPAA," 23 Energy & Mineral Law Foundation ch. 1 (2003); "Maladministration of Patient Care and ERISA's Complete Preemption Doctrine: Recent Developments in the Fourth Circuit," 2003 W. Va. D.T.C. (June 2003). Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Managed Care; Public Utility Law. Email: Grant P. H. Shuman | | Brian C. Helmick (Member) born December 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Resource Management, 1994; J.D., 2001). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Business Development. Email: Brian C. Helmick | | Andrew P. Arbogast (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, February 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., Political Science, 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: West Virginia State Bar; Judge John A. Field Jr. American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Andrew P. Arbogast | | Arch W. Riley, Jr. (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1979); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, City of Wheeling Human Rights Commission, 1984-1985. Member: West Virginia University College of Law National Council, 1989-2000; West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1990-1999; City of Wheeling Planning Commission, Zoning Committee, 2001—; Wheeling Health Right, Inc., 1996-2003; Mayor's Advisory Commission on Economic and Industrial Development, 1996-2000; Board of Directors, Wheeling Chamber of Commerce, 2002—; Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation, 2002—. Member: Ohio County (Treasurer, 1983-1984), West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Committee on: Bankruptcy); American Bankruptcy Law Institute; Bankruptcy Bar of the Northern District of West Virginia (Director, 2001—); Turnaround Management Association (2006—). (Also at Wheeling Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Arch W. Riley, Jr. | | Kevin L. Carr (Member) born Lewisburg, West Virginia, December 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, West Virginia, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., cum laude, honors graduate, Presidential Scholar, 1992; J.D., 1995). Member, Lugar Trial Association. Co-Author: "West Virginia Human Resources Guide to Hiring & Firing," West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 1998; "The Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring Process: Do's and Don'ts," Construction News, January 1996. Author: "Wage and Hour Law Update," Lorman, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; "A Survey of Disability Law," Lorman, 1999; "Employee Handbooks," Lorman, 2000; "Discovery Assistance on the Internet," America Bar Association, 1999; "Developing Effective E-mail Systems," American Bar Association, 2000. Frequent Speaker and Writer on a Broad Range of Labor, Employment and Litigation-Related Issues. Certified Mediator. Member: Kanawha County and American (Member: Labor and Employment Section; Employment Rights and Responsibilities and Developing Labor Law Committees) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Traditional Labor Law; Employment Law; Wage and Hour Law; Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Technology Law. Email: Kevin L. Carr | | Allyn G. Turner (Member) born Radford, Virginia, November 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: West Virginia State Bar (Member, Environmental Law Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental; Corporate; Natural Resources. Email: Allyn G. Turner | | Alexander Macia (Member) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, New York, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1985); George Washington University (J.D., 1991). Member, John A. Field Inn of Court, 2002—. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Languages: English, German and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Relations. Email: Alexander Macia | | COUNSEL | | Lee O. Hill (Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Business Administration, 1959; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, West Virginia Law Review, 1960-1961. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Electric Utilities; Government Affairs; Municipal Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Lee O. Hill | | Mark D. Clark (Counsel) born Follansbee, West Virginia, April 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Energy; Banks and Banking; Regulatory Law; Administrative Law. Email: Mark D. Clark | | Elliot G. Hicks (Counsel) born Charleston, West Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University; West Virginia University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). 2005 American College of Trial Lawyers (nomination pending induction March 2007). Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (nomination pending Appointed by the Honorable Elliott E. Maynard, then-Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, to serve on a commission to devise standard jury instructions for West Virginia cases), 2000 American Inns of Court, Judge John A. Field, Jr. Chapter. Charter Member as Master of the Bench, 2002. Member: Kanawha County (President, 1988-1989) and American (House of Delegates, 1998-1999) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (President, 1998-1999; Representative, Board of Governors, 1993-1996; Chair, Lawyer Advertising Commission, 1999). Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability Law; Commercial Law; Mediation. Email: Elliot G. Hicks | | Dale W. Steager (Counsel) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1968; J.D., 1971). Staff Attorney, West Virginia State Tax Department, 1971-1976. Director, Inheritance Tax Division, State Tax Department, 1976-1977. Director, Legal Division, State Tax Department, 1977-1985. General Counsel, State Tax Department, 1985-1989. General Counsel, Department of Tax and Revenue, 1989-2005. Recipient, "Distinguished West Virginian Award," 2005. Member: West Virginia State Bar. [Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1968-1976]. Practice Areas: Taxation; Local Taxation; State Taxation. | | Lisa J. Bray (Counsel) born Laredo, Texas, January 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to The Honorable John T. Copenhaver, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2000-2002. Member: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Litigation. Email: Lisa J. Bray | | Elizabeth A. Gilbert (Counsel) born September 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, West Virginia; 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.B.A., 1989; M.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1996). Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable John T. Copenhaver, Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1998-2001. 1996 recipient of the Patrick Duffy Koontz Award, West Virginia University College of Law. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Banking Law. Email: Elizabeth A. Gilbert | | SENIOR ATTORNEYS | | Marey Casey (Senior Attorney) born Berlin, Germany, February 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia State College (B.A., 1996); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Kanawha County Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Insurance Committee); Defense Research Institute (DRI). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Practice. Email: Marey Casey | | Ellen Jo Vance (Senior Attorney) born August 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Queens College (B.A., Communications, magna cum laude, 1998); West Virginia University (J.D., 2001). Issue Editor, West Virginia Law Review. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Ellen Jo Vance | | Nicholas P. Mooney II (Senior Attorney) born Huntington, West Virginia, July 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marshall University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); West Virginia University (J.D., 1996). Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Member, Business Law Section, Committees on: Business and Corporate Litigation; Co-Chair, Recent Court Decisions and Procedural Developments Subcommittee of Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee, Litigation Section; Consumer Financial Services) Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar (Member, Committee on Corporations, Banking and Business Law). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Nicholas P. Mooney II | | Amy R. King (Senior Attorney) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina; 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1996); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2002). Member, Washington & Lee University Law Review. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Corporate Law. Email: Amy R. King | | Angela D. Herdman (Senior Attorney) born Frankfurt, Germany, May 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 2000, West Virginia. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1986); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Order of Coif. Member, West Virginia Chapter, International Association of Arson Investigators. Member: American and Kanawha County Bar Associations; West Virginia Defense Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance. | | David B. Hanna (Senior Attorney) born 1961; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., History, 1998); West Virginia University (J.D., 2001). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: David B. Hanna | | Leah Perry Macia (Senior Attorney) born Charleston, West Virginia, June 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1989); West Virginia University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Barrister. Captain, West Virginia Law School, National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Baker Cup Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Reported Cases: Quinn v. Haynes, 234 F. 3d 837 (4th Cir. 2000); State v. Jamaal, 543 S.E. 2d 282 (W. Va. 2000); State v. Parr, 542 S.E. 2d 69 (W. Va. 2000); State v. Vance, 535 S.E. 2d 484 (W. Va. 2000); State v. Parr, 207 W. Va. 469 (2000); State v. Ramsey, 545 S.E. 2d 853 (W. Va. 2000); State v. Poling, 531 S.E. 2d 678 (W. Va. 2000); State v. Cline, 525 S.E. 2d 326 (W. Va. 1999); State v. Phillips, 520 S.E. 2d 670 (W. Va. 1999); State v. Williams, 519 S.E. 2d 835 (W. Va. 1999). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Corporate Law. Email: Leah Perry Macia | | ASSOCIATES | | Robert Patrick Paulson (Associate) born Washington, D.C., December 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); Georgetown University (M.A., 1994); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2002). Member, Order of the Barristers. Member: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Bar Association; Kanawha County Bar Association; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Energy; Public Utility Law; Government Relations; Consumer Credit; Consumer Protection; Bankruptcy. Email: Robert Patrick Paulson | | Richard M. Wallace (Associate) born Morgantown, West Virginia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. | | Andrew B. McCallister (Associate) born South Charleston, West Virginia, May 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1999); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation. | | William M. Hartwell (Associate) born London, West Virginia, February 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2008, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1997); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Internet Law; Workers Compensation. | | Roger A. Jarrell, II (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, June 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1991); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Finance; Litigation. Email: Roger A. Jarrell, II | | Beri Belle Manjong (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., 2002); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barrister, West Virginia University College of Law. Vice Chair, Black Law Alumni Association, West Virginia University College of Law. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Beri Belle Manjong | | Angela L. Beblo (Associate) born November, 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., 2002); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2006). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Angela L. Beblo | | Molly Brock White (Associate) born Williamsburg, Virginia, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., History, 2001); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2005). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Email: Molly Brock White | | Jeffrey A. Foster (Associate) born Beckley, West Virginia, April 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Concord College (B.S., Biology (minor Chemistry), 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2003). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Reported Cases: Radcliff v. El Paso Corp., 377 F. Supp. 2d 558 (S.D. W.Va. 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Jeffrey A. Foster | | Victoria Kadreva Holmes (Associate) born Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S., 2000); University of Kentucky (M.A., International Studies, 2001; J.D., 2007). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Languages: Bulgarian, Russian, French, Italian and German. Practice Areas: Consumer Finance; Litigation. Email: Victoria Kadreva Holmes | | Jason Pizatella (Associate) born Fairmont, West Virginia, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 2004); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 2006-2007. Author, "Separation of Powers and the Governor's Office in West Virginia: Advocating a More Deferential Approach to the Chief Executive from the Judiciary," 109 West Virginia Law Review 185, 2006. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Government Affairs; Health Care. Email: Jason Pizatella | | Kelly B. Griffith (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., Natural Resource Conservation and Management, magna cum laude, 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kelly B. Griffith | | Travis Eckley (Associate) born Beckley, West Virginia, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, West Virginia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 2004); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient, CALI Award, Legal Research and Writing. Licensed Realtor, 2004. Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mineral Law. Email: Travis Eckley | | Joanne M. Vella Kirby (Associate) born Quincy, Massachusetts, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2004, West Virginia. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1996); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2001). Former Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Languages: English and French. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joanne M. Vella Kirby | | Jeff D. Stewart (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1995); Mercer University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Jeff D. Stewart | | OF COUNSEL | | Frederick L. Thomas, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Charleston, West Virginia, March 4, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1946; LL.B., 1949). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Kanawha County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking Law; Mining Law; Mineral Law. Email: Frederick L. Thomas, Jr. | | William B. Maxwell, III (Of Counsel) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, June 2, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, West Virginia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1949); West Virginia University (LL.B., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy Commissioner of Forfeited and Delinquent Lands for Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1963-1979. Special Commissioner of Accounts, 1965-1979. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Title Examinations Law; Probate Law. Email: William B. Maxwell, III | | John J. Nesius (Of Counsel) born Lexington, Kentucky, October 6, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: West Virginia State Bar (Member, CLE Committee, 1987—; Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 1999-2001); American Bar Assocition; American Bankruptcy Institute. [LCDR, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962-1982]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Protection Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: John J. Nesius | | G. Thomas Battle (Of Counsel) born Charleston, West Virginia, November 15, 1931; admitted to bar, 1960, West Virginia; 1970, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society. West Virginia Tax Commissioner, 1962-1968. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Taxation Section, 1971—) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Local Taxation; State Taxation; Federal Taxation. Email: G. Thomas Battle | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Kandy Nicoloudakis (Firm Administrator) born Charleston, West Virginia, July 26, 1961; Education: West Virginia State College (A.S., 1985; B.B.A., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia, 1993. Member, West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1993-2001. Member: Association of Legal Administrators; AICPA. Email: Kandy Nicoloudakis | | Lisa L. Travis born Fort Worth, Texas, April 5, 1972; Education: Oglethorpe University (B.A., 1994); West Virginia University (M.A., 2002). Public Relations Society of America. Member: Charleston Area Alliance; Generation Charleston. Email: Lisa L. Travis | | Jeannie L. Bess born Beckley, West Virginia, October 15, 1965; Education: University of Charleston (B.A., 1992); University of South Carolina, Columbia (MLIS, 1995). Member: American Association of Law Libraries; West Virginia Library Association. Email: Jeannie L. Bess | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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.
Roanoke, Virginia Office: 310 First Street, Suite 1100, P.O. Box 90, 24002-0090. Telephone: 540-512-1800. Fax: 540-342-4480.
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