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Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC is a multi-practice firm with a state and regional practice based in Huntington, West Virginia. The firm has been prominent in the West Virginia legal community for more than eighty years and represents individual and business clients throughout West Virginia and in Kentucky, Ohio, and the Southeast. Jenkins Fenstermaker also serves as local counsel for a number of Fortune 500 corporations.

The continued success and reputation of the firm have been built upon quality services, reasonable fees, and individualized attention to each client and each engagement. The firm is committed to client communication and satisfaction, and the firm's lawyers, representing eleven law schools, bring significant experience and personal and professional diversity to each representation.

Statement of Practice

General Business, Labor and Employment Law and Civil Litigation Practice. Corporate and Business Practice includes General Business Counseling, Formation of Business Entities, Contracts, Commercial Law, Purchase or Sale of Businesses and Business Assets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Health Care, Condemnation, Real Estate, Probate, Taxation, and Estate Planning. Labor and Employment Law Practice includes General Labor and Employment Law Counseling, Labor Negotiations, Arbitration, Workers' Compensation, and Other Employment-Related Administrative and Civil Litigation. Civil Litigation Practice (State and Federal, Trial and Appellate) includes Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Deliberate Intent, Products Liability, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Toxic Tort, Insurance Defense and Insurance Coverage, Automobile Warranty, Surety, Tax Litigation, ERISA and Construction Litigation, Premises Liability Defense.

Representative Clients:

Corporate: ACF Industries, Inc.
Allevard Springs USA, Inc.
American National Rubber Company
Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, Inc.
Becker Management Corporation
Edward Tucker Architects, Inc.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company of West Virginia
Sara Lee Baking Group, dba Heiner's Bakery, Inc.
Special Metals Corporation, dba Huntington Alloys
J.H. Fletcher & Co.
Martin Steel, Inc.
Medical Information Systems Technology, LLC
Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.
Progenesis Technologies, LLC
Radiology, Inc.
Restaurant Enterprises, Inc. dba Arby's
RMS, Inc. dba Burger King
SWVA,Inc. dba Steel of West Virginia, Inc.
SUPERVALU Holdings Inc., d/b/a SUPERVALU- Milton Division. Automobile: Dutch Miller Chevrolet, Inc.
Moses Cadillac-Buick
Moses Pontiac. Banking: Branch Banking & Trust Company
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Construction: The Classic Construction Company, Inc.
C.J. Hughes Construction Company
Mountain Construction, Inc.
The Neighborgall Construction Company
Technicrete Corporation
Marco Concrete Lifting, Inc.
Thermal Solutions, Inc. Health Care: Cabell Huntington Hospital
Pleasant Valley Hospital. Insurance: Acceptance Insurance Cos.
AIU Holdings Ltd.
American Modern Home Insurance Co.
ANPAC-American National Property and Casualty
Americlaim Adjustment Corp.
American Continental Insurance Co.
AMEX Life Assurance Company
Atlantic Mutual Cos.
Bituminous Insurance Co.
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company
Century Surety Co.
CGU Insurance
Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.
CIGNA
CNA Insurance Companies
CNA HealthPro
Colonial Insurance Company of California
Colonial Penn Insurance Co.
Elliston, Inc.
Harford Mutual Insurance Co.
Home Insurance Co.
ITT Hartford Insurance Company of North America
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Monroe Guaranty
OHIC Insurance Co.
The Doctors Company
Old Republic Life Insurance Co.
National Casualty Company
Progressive Paloverde Insurance Co.
Protective Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Company
Scottsdale Insurance Company
State Auto Insurance Companies
St. Paul Insurance Co.
The Travelers Insurance Co.
21st Century Claims Service, Inc.
Ward North America, Inc.
Wausau Insurance Co
Western Heritage Insurance Company
Western Litigation, Inc. Surety: Safeco Insurance Co. Litigation Counsel In West Virginia For: ACF Industries, Inc.
BIC, Inc.
KM Administrative Services
Sara Lee Baking Group, dba Heiners Bakery, Inc.
Sears Holding Corporation
Special Metals Corporation, dba Huntington Alloys
SWVA, Inc. dba Steel of West Virginia, Inc.
SUPERVALU Holdings, Inc., d/b/a SUPERVALU- Milton Division
United Industries, Inc. Labor Relations: ACF Industries
American Benefit Corporation
American Red Cross
Atomic Distributing, Inc.
Cabell Huntington Hospital
The Classic Construction Company
Sara Lee Baking Group, dba Heiner's Bakery, Inc.
Haynes International, Inc.
Huntington Federal Savings Bank
Huntington Plating
Huntington Sanitary Board
J.H. Fletcher & Co.
C.J. Hughes Construction Co.
Special Metals Corporation, d/b/a Huntington Alloys
Martin Steel, Inc.
The Neighborgall Construction Company
River Valley Child Development Services
Sunoco Chemicals
St. Mary's Medical Center, Inc.
State Electric Company
SWVA, Inc. dba Steel of West Virginia, Inc.
Real Estate: Becker Management Corporation
HB Development Company, LLC
Restaurant Enterprises, Inc.
Consumer Foods, Inc.
MMANDC, LLC
Kay-Leah, LLC.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

401 Eleventh Street, Suite 1100 P.O. Box 2688
Huntington, WV 25726-2688, (Cabell & Wayne Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 304-523-2100
Charleston, WV: 304-345-3100
Facsimile: 304-523-2347; 304-523-9279

Website

http://www.jenkinsfenstermaker.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Henry M. Kayes (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 24, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee; 1974, Georgia; 1976, West Virginia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Attorney, Atlanta District Office of the Internal Revenue Service, 1973-1976. Member: West Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law; Hospital Law; Family Business Law.

Wesley F. Agee (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, August 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, West Virginia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Closely-Held Corporations; Commercial Law; Contracts; Limited Liability Companies; Partnerships; Real Estate.

Barry M. Taylor (Member) born Steubenville, Ohio, September 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, West Virginia; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, Kentucky; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. Education: Great Lakes Bible College; The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1983); University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, West Indies (LL.M., 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Rotary Foundation Scholar. Member: Cabell County (Past President), West Virginia, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Automotive Warranty Law; Insurance Defense Law; Arbitration .

Thomas E. Scarr (Member) born Owatonna, Minnesota, May 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1996, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William & Mary (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Virginia Raven Society. Member: Kanawha County, Cabell County, West Virginia (Chairman, Administrative Law Section, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (President, 2004, Vice-President 2003, Member, Board of Governors, 1996). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment Law; ERISA Litigation.

Robert H. Sweeney, Jr. (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Delaware; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1991, West Virginia. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1986); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1989). Member: Cabell County, Delaware and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Asbestos Litigation; Mass Litigation; Technology Law; Construction Law; Fire Litigation.

Lee Murray Hall (Member) born Owensboro, Kentucky, July 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1993, West Virginia. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Editor, University of Kentucky Law Journal. Member: West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Defense; Professional Liability; Deliberate Intent and Negligence Claims; Product Liability Defense.

Stephen J. Golder (Member) born Huntington, West Virginia, July 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 2006, Ohio; 2007, Kentucky. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Member, Journal of Law and Politics, University of Virginia School of Law. Member: Cabell County, West Virginia, Ohio State, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy Law.

Charles K. Gould (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991, Phi Beta Kappa); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995). Member: Cabell County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; Ohio State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial and General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Warranty Law; Consumer Law; Family Law; Workers Compensation.

Steven K. Wellman (Member) born Huntington, West Virginia, March 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1998). Member and Executive Editor, Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1996-1998. Member: Cabell, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; Society for Human Resources Management (Tri-State Chapter). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Employment Law; General Civil Litigation.

Brian S. Lindsay (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2006, Kentucky. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.B.A., Insurance, 1989); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1999). Member: Cabell County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Asbestos Litigation; Silicosis Litigation; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Mass Torts.

Michael E. Estep (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Cabell County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Employer-Employee Relations; Workers Compensation Defense; General Civil Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

Arnold J. Janicker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: American University (B.A., 1983); Bridgewater College (Virginia Collegiate Professional Education Certificate, Social Sciences, grades 7-12, 1992); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy; Collections.

Gary A. Matthews (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Law.

Nathanial A. Kuratomi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 2002); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2006). Appellate Moot Court Board, Paul L. Stevens Memorial Fund Scholarship. Recipient, ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Advocacy. Managing Editor, Journal of American Arbitration, 2005-2006. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability Defense; General and Civil Litigation .

Rachel P. Turner (Associate) born April 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: West Virginia State Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Litigation .Email: Rachel P. Turner

Nicholas E. Mayo (Associate) born Fort Payne, Alabama, February 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., 2000); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2007). Member, Nova Law Review, 2004-2007. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Federal Taxation; State Taxation.

Matthew L. Williams (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2008, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 2000); Boston College (M.A., 2002); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation.

John A. Hess (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., summa cum laude, 2005); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Cabell County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation.Email: John A. Hess