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| | Address | | 611 Third Avenue, P.O. Box 2185 | | Huntington, West Virginia 25722 | | (Cabell & Wayne Cos.) | | | |
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| Huddleston Bolen LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation and General Business Practice. Civil Litigation Practice includes Railroad Defense, Personal Injury Defense, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Insurance Defense and Insurance Coverage, Medical and Professional Malpractice, General Commercial Litigation, and Employment related Litigation. Business Practice includes Banking, Bankruptcy, Mergers and Acquisitions, Purchase and Sale of Businesses, Formation of Businesses, Condemnation, Real Estate, Mineral Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Tax, Labor Negotiations and Arbitrations, Workers' Compensation, Employment Law, Employee Benefits, Patent and Trademark, Admiralty Law, and Environmental Law. | | Year Established: 1871 | Firm Profile:
Huddleston Bolen LLP is one of the largest and oldest firms in West Virginia. The firm was established in 1871 by Eustace Gibson, lawyer for railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington, who founded the city of Huntington.Today, from offices in Huntington and Charleston, as well as Ashland and Louisville, KY, we offer a general civil and commercial practice emphasizing corporate, banking, litigation, transportation, tax, probate, labor, environmental, real estate, insurance, health care and mineral law. Our lawyers are leaders in the bar, including four state bar presidents, four county bar presidents, two presidents of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and a President of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Other firm members have served as officers and committee members in national, state and county bar associations. The diversity of the firm is complemented by its practice in four cities, each of which is a seat of a United States District Court. Beginning just after the Civil War, we were serving West Virginia's leading executives and businesses. Today, we remain wherever our clients need us, providing skilled legal advice statewide, in Ohio, Kentucky and across the nation. | | Firm Size: 48 | Representative Clients:
General Corporate and Labor Litigation: CSX Transportation, Inc.; Norfolk Southern Corp.; Ashland Inc.; Appalachian Power Co.; Western Pocahontas Properties, LP; Greenbrier Hotel; The Ohio River Co.; BASF Corp.; KI(USA) Corp.; Champion Industries, Inc.; Corbin, Ltd.; Applied Card Systems, Inc.; Rubberlite, Inc.; Speedway SuperAmerica LLC. Banking and Finance: Bank One, WV, NA; Community Trust Bank; Kentucky Bank and Trust; National City Bank; Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. Railroad and Transportation Companies: CSX Transportation, Inc.; Norfolk Southern Railway Company; Norfolk and Western Railway Company; Amtrak; Carolina Freight Carriers; Tri-State Transit Authority; North American Van Lines, Inc.; Conrail; Illinois Central Railroad Company; American Commercial Barge Line. LLC; International Truck and Engine Corporatin; American Transportation Corp.; ACE/USA. Insurance: United Services Automobile Assn.; Transamerica Insurance Group; Nationwide Insurance Co.; State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.; Electric Mutual Insurance Co.; Insurance Company of North America; Podiatry Insurance Company of America; Insurance Company of Decatur; Shelby Ins. Group; National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Co.; First Financial Insurance Co.; St. Paul Insurance Companies; Travelers Insurance Co.; American Family Insurance Co.; National Transportation Adjusters, Inc.; American Medical Security. Products Defense: Case Corporation; Compaction America, Inc.; General Electric Company; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Inc.; U-Haul International; Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Communications: The Herald-Dispatch; AEI, Inc. Coal, Oil, Gas and Environmental: Vandalia Resources, Inc.; Pittston Coal Management Company; Appalachian Mining, Inc.; Marrowbone Development Co.; Guyan Eagle Investment Co.; Eagle Coal Corp.; C.L. Ritter Lumber Co., Inc.; Wayne County Land and Mineral Co.; Big Sandy Coal Corp.; Waste Management of North America, Inc.; Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC; Dow Agro Sciences LLC; Exxon Mobil Corp.; Pocohontas Land Corporation. Healthcare: Genesis Affiliated Health Services, Inc.; Ultimate Health Services. |
Other Office Locations of Huddleston Bolen LLP
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Jackson N. Huddleston (1908-1977). | | Amos A. Bolen (1909-1996). | | William C. Beatty (1925-1994). | | Paul C. Hobbs (1921-2000). | | James O. Porter (1921-2001). | | Richard J. Bolen (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, July 15, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia; 1989, Kentucky; 1998, Ohio. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Member: Cabell County, Kentucky, Ohio State, West Virginia (Vice-President, 1986-1987; Executive Council, 1991-1998; President, 1996-1997) and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, 1991-1992); Huntington Area Development Council (Chairman, 1993-1994); Eastern Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee, 2005—). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Coal, Oil and Gas Law; General Commercial Transactions; Appellate Practice; Contracts; Corporate Law; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Natural Resources. Email: Richard J. Bolen | | Fred Adkins (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, September 2, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1962; J.D., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, West Virginia University Law Review, 1964-1965. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (President, 1998-1999; Regional Vice President, 1994-1995; Member National Executive Committee, 1980—); Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1981-1983); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (President, 1981-1983); American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers. [J.A.G.C., U.S.A., 1965-1970]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Accountants Malpractice; Toxic Tort Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Legal Malpractice; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Fred Adkins | | Thomas H. Gilpin (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, April 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, West Virginia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1974). Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1981—); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Commercial Law; Finance; Health Care; Natural Resources; Real Estate. Email: Thomas H. Gilpin | | Thomas J. Murray (Partner) born Charleston, West Virginia, January 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, West Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: Cabell County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Securities Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Thomas J. Murray | | Andrew S. Zettle (Partner) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, West Virginia. Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970; M.S., 1974; Ph.D., 1980); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: West Virginia State Bar (Natural Resource, Energy and Environmental Law Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Eminent Domain; Land Use and Nuisance Law; Public Utility Law; Insurance Litigation; Toxic Tort; Property Damage Litigation; Administrative Law; Litigation Law. Email: Andrew S. Zettle | | Bruce L. Stout (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, January 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, West Virginia; 1990, Kentucky; 1995, Ohio. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Author: "Guidelines for Using Trusts for Minors Effectively," Estate Planning, March/April, 1993; "Noncharitable Gifts," The Practical Lawyer, May, 1994; "Should the Surviving Spouse Serve as Trustee of the Nonmarital Trust?" Estate Planning, May/June, 1990; "Using a Durable Power of Attorney to Make Gifts for an Incapacitated Individual," Estate Planning, September/October, 1988; "The Basics of QTIP," Taxation for Accountants, August 1993, Taxation for Lawyers, July/August 1994; "Applying the Anti-Lapse Statute: Unusual Twists," Probate and Property, July/August 1995; "West Virginia Takes a Step Backward In Elective Share Law," West Virginia Law Review, Summer 1997; "Holographic Wills," Estate Planning, April 2003; "Ademption: Cracks in the Identity Theory Provide Opportunities," Probate and Property, May/June 1996; "Planning for Possible Pretermitted Children and Pretermitted Spouses," Estate Planning, July 1997; Author of the West Virginia Probate Newsletter. Expert witness and mediator in estate cases. Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, West Virginia University. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Outstanding Lawyers of America; WV Super Lawyers. Named "Best of Class" by Best of the U.S., LLC. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio State and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Committee; Current Developments - West Virginia Reporter) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member and Past Chairman, Probate Committee); West Virginia Law Institute on Intestate Succession; Huntington Estate Planning Council (Member and Past President); American College of Trust and Estate Council (Past State Chairman); KYOWVA Charitable Planning Organization (Member and Past President). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Estate and Trust Administration; Elder Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Wills; Trust Law. Email: Bruce L. Stout | | Christopher J. Plybon (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, October 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, West Virginia; 1984, Ohio. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Reporter for West Virginia Law Institute Real Estate Tax Sales Project. Member: Cabell County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Law Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law. Email: Christopher J. Plybon | | Marc E. Williams (Partner) born Bluefield, West Virginia, September 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1982); West Virginia University (J.D., 1985). Best Lawyers in America (2008) (listed in Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Mass Torts, Personal Injury Litigation, Products Liability and Legal Malpractice Litigation). Recognized by Chambers USA (2007) for Commercial Litigation. West Virginia SuperLawyer (2007). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Member, Order of Barristers; Member, Moot Court Board; 1983 Baker Cup Winner; Patrick Duffy Koontz Award Winner, 1985. Member: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar (President-Elect, 2007-2008; First Vice-President, 2006-2007; Second Vice-President, 2005-2006; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2008; State Representative 1996-1999; Membership Chair, 2003-2005; Chair, 2005 Annual Meeting); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (President, 1995-1996; Board of Governors, 1989-1999); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; International Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Railroad Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Trucking Litigation; Products Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith. Email: Marc E. Williams | | Daniel J. Konrad (Partner) born Hamilton, Ohio, August 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, West Virginia; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Toledo (J.D., 1985). Alpha Lambda Delta. Member: Cabell County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Securities Law; Commercial Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Daniel J. Konrad | | Scott K. Sheets (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, January 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, William & Mary National Moot Court Team. Member: Cabell County and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Employment Law Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Contracts; Real Estate Law; Administrative Law. Email: Scott K. Sheets | | Luke A. Lafferre (Partner) born Parkersburg, West Virginia, November 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). President, West Virginia Federalist Society, 1982-1984. Member: Cabell County and Marshall County Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; The Federalist Society. Reported Cases: Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. v. The Honorable Callie Tsapis, 184 W. Va. 231, 400 S.E.2d 239 (1990); Brown v. CSX Transp., 18 F.3d 245 (4th Cir. 1994); Prater v. Norfolk & W. Ry., 64 F.3d 658 (4th Cir. 1995) (table); BP America, Inc. v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., 155 F.3d 557 (4th Cir. 1998) (table); State ex rel. Allman v. MacQueen, 209 W. Va. 726, 551 S.E.2d 369 (2001); Frankel v. Frankel, 209 W. Va. 587, 550 S.E.2d 377 (2001); Lilly v. CSX Transp. Inc., 186 F. Supp. 2d 672 (S.D. W. Va., 2002); Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. McGraw, 71 Fed. Appx. 967 (4th Cir. 2003). Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance; Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Transportation. Email: Luke A. Lafferre | | Janet Smith Holbrook (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, April 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; 1991, West Virginia. Education: Agnes Scott College; University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Director, Division of Banking, Department of Financial Institutions, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1987-1988. Member: Boyd County, Cabell County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Creditors Rights; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor. Email: Janet Smith Holbrook | | James Wade Turner (Partner) born Rochester, New York, November 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Syracuse University; Washington University (A.B., 1986); West Virginia University (J.D., 1989). Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Cabell County, Kentucky and West Virginia Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Railroad Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Defense Litigation; Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Transportation. Email: James Wade Turner | | Angela Wynn Konrad (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, July 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, West Virginia; 1996, Kentucky. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1988-1989); Golden Key. Member: Cabell County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member, 1997 and Chair, 1999-2000, Young Lawyers Committee, Program Committee; 1998-2001, Executive Committee); DRI. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Defense Litigation; Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Transportation. Email: Angela Wynn Konrad | | Robert L. Massie (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, September 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1987); West Virginia College of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Board of Governors); Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Stone v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 37 F.Supp.2d 789 (1999); Stone v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 10 F.Supp.2d 602 (1998); Cox v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 998 F.Supp. 679 (1998); Kitts v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 152 F.R.D. 78 (1993); Hawkins v. Ford Motor Co., 566 S.E.2d 624 (2002); Edwards v. Bestway Trucking, Inc., 569 S.E.2d 443 (2002); Ratcliff v. Cyrus, 544 S.E.2d 93 (2001); Lacy v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 520 S.E.2d 418 (1999); Cable v. Hatfield, 505 S.E.2d 701 (1998); Stump v. Ashland, Inc., 499 S.E.2d 41 (1997); Hustead v. Ashland Oil, Inc., 475 S.E.2d 55 (1996); Dawson v. Norfolk & Western Railway, 475 S.E.2d 10 (1996). Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Transportation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Bad Faith Defense; Insurance; Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Class Action. Email: Robert L. Massie | | Daniel A. Earl (Partner) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, West Virginia; 2002, Kentucky. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1989); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1992). Member: Cabell County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Taxation; General Commercial; Commercial Litigation. Email: Daniel A. Earl | | John H. Mahaney (Partner) born Parkersburg, West Virginia, April 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1995, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Bethany College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Washington and Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Commercial Transactions, Creditor's Rights, Federal Jurisdiction. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Cabell County and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Labor and Employment Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Constructional Design; Professional Litigation. Email: John H. Mahaney | | Melissa Foster Bird (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, June 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1995, Ohio; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1990); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1994). Member: Ohio State and Kentucky Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Railroad Litigation; Insurance; Legal Malpractice; Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Toxic Torts; Transportation. Email: Melissa Foster Bird | | Craig R. Banford (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, June 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1995, Kentucky; 1997, West Virginia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1994). Member: Kentucky (Young Lawyers Section), Ohio State, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Defense Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance; Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Craig R. Banford | | Audy M. Perry Jr. (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, January 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1995-1996. Author, "BFP v. RTC: Focus on State Law in Mortgage Foreclosure Sales," West Virginia Law Review, Volume 97, Number 1. Co-Author, "West Virginia takes a Step Backward in Elective Share Law," West Virginia Law Review, Volume 99, Number 4. Past President, Greater Huntington Area Estate Planning Council. Trustee: West Virginia Baptist Convention; Marshall University Campus Christian Center. Member: Cabell-Huntington Hospital Development Council; Cabell County Community In Schools Initiative. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Litigation; Probate; Real Estate; Employee Benefits; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Guardianships and Conservatorships; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Audy M. Perry Jr. | | Melissa Dodd Veltri (Partner) born Pennsboro, West Virginia, November 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, West Virginia; 2003, Kentucky; 2004, Ohio. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1993; M.P.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). West Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Melissa Dodd Veltri | | Paul J. Loftus (Partner) born Euclid, Ohio, December 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1999, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., 1988); University of Maryland (M.A., 1991); West Virginia University (J.D., 1998). U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Technical Assistance, 1992-1995. Member: West Virginia, Kentucky, and Federal (Member, Transportation Section) Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Railroad Law; Transportation Law; Administrative Law; Insurance; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Toxic Torts; Hazardous Materials Transportation; Construction Law. Email: Paul J. Loftus | | M. Edward Cunningham, II (Partner) born Huntington, West Virginia, December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., 1993); West Virginia University (J.D., 1999). Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia, 1995. Certified Valuation Analyst, 2000. Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association; West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Small Business Corporations; Litigation. Email: M. Edward Cunningham, II | | ASSOCIATES | | J. David Bolen (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, December 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 2002, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Board (Oral Advocacy Chairman). Member: West Virginia, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Railroad Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Transportation; Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Insurance; Medical Malpractice; Labor and Employment; Legal Malpractice; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law. Email: J. David Bolen | | Jason Roma (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, August 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.S.W., 1998); West Virginia University (J.D., 2004). Order of the Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Jason Roma | | Erin Elizabeth Rich (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, October 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Toledo (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, University of Toledo Law Review. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Erin Elizabeth Rich | | Ericka B. Hernandez (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, November 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Milligan College (B.A., 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, Editorial Board, Widener Journal of Public Law. Member, Trial Advocacy Honor Society. Member: West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Defense Litigation; Immigration Law. Email: Ericka B. Hernandez | | Cindy D. McCarty (Associate) born Paintsville, Kentucky, September 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Centre College (B.A., 2000); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2003). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: General Commercial Law. Email: Cindy D. McCarty | | Todd Meadows (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Member: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Bar Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Insurance; Litigation; Transportation. | | Curtis R.A. Capehart (Associate) born Gallipolis, Ohio, January 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2005, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Curtis R.A. Capehart | | Eleni Kontos-Miller (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Miami University (B.A., History of Art and Architecture, 2002); West Virginia University (J.D., 2005). Member: West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy. | | Lindsay W. Taylor (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2003); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2006). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation; Trusts and Estates. | | Alexis B. Mattingly (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., English, 2003); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Defense Litigation. | | Alicia Deligne (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Defense Litigation; Transportation. | | Charles F. Bellomy (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, March 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 2005, South Carolina. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., Economics and Philosophy, cum laude, 1998); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2002). Member: West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; South Carolina Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation. | | Jessica L. Wiley (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., Journalism, 2004); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Kappa Tau Alpha. Member, National Society of Journalism and Mass Communication. Member: Cabell County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Litigation; Transportation; Estate Litigation. | | Jarrett D. Gerlach (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Marshall University (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2004); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Bar Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Litigation; Transportation. | | J. Jarrod Jordan (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., Economics, 2003); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Author: "Piercing the Corporate Veil in West Virginia; the Extension of Laya to All Sophisticated Commercial Entities," West Virginia Law Review Volume 109, No. 1; "The West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act," Signed into Law by Governor Joe Manchin, 2007. Practice Areas: Litigation; Transportation. | | OF COUNSEL | | Noel P. Copen (Of Counsel) born Huntington, West Virginia, June 30, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Virginia and West Virginia; 1958, Maryland. Education: Marshall University (B.A., cum laude, 1954); Washington & Lee University (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1957). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor in Chief, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1957. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Legal Ethics Committee, 1965-1969); Virginia State Bar; American Judicature Society. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Trust and Estate Planning Law; Trust and Estate Planning Administration; Federal and State Taxation Law; General Corporate Matters. Email: Noel P. Copen | | R. Kemp Morton (Of Counsel) born Charleston, West Virginia, March 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, West Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (A.B., 1959; LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (First-Vice President, 1987-1988; President, 1988-1989; Chairman of the Board, 1989-1990; Lawyer Disciplinary Board, 1991-1997; Vice Chairman, 1995-1996; Chairman, 1996-1997); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Judicature Society; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Malpractice Litigation; Workers Compensation Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: R. Kemp Morton | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ashland, Kentucky Office: 1422 Winchester Avenue, P.O. Box 770. Telephone: 606-329-8771. Telecopier: 606-324-4651.
Charleston, West Virginia Office: 707 Virginia Street East, Suite 1300, P.O. Box 3786. Telephone: 304-344-9869. Telecopier: 304-344-4309.
Louisville, Kentucky Office: 9780 Ormsby Station Road, Suite 2800. Telephone: 502-339-8188. Telecopier: 502-539-8108.
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