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| | Address | | 1217 Chapline Street, P.O. Box 831 | | Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 | | (Marshall & Ohio Cos.) | | | |
| | | 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. | 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-Sale, North Carolina, since June 2006; and Roanoke, Virginia since July 2007. The firm is committed to maintaining the standards of excellence in performance and service established by its founders, and expects continued growth as it pursues its commitment to providing legal services to the business communities of West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and neighboring states. | | Firm Size: 104 | Representative Clients:
Acordia; AETNA, Inc.; AIG; Airgas Safety, Inc.; AKZO Nobel; Allegiance Healthcare Corp.; Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.; American Red Cross; Arch Coal, Inc.; B F Goodrich Aerospace, Inc.; Bank of America, N.A.; Bank One, West Virginia; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter International, Inc.; Bayer Corporation; BB&T Corporation; Beazer East, Inc.; Bluefield Regional Medical Center; Bluestone Coal Corporation; Cabot Oil and Gas; CAMC Foundation; Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital; Capital One Bank; Cardinal Health; Carelink Health Plans; CDG Management, LLC; Century 21 Mortgage; Charleston Area Medical Center; Charter Communications; Chevron U.S.A. Products Company; The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.; CitiFinancial, Inc.; City of Charleston; Coca Cola Bottling Company; Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Cotiga Development Company; Coventry Health Care; CSX Transportation, Inc.; CVS Pharmacy; Cytec Industries, Inc.; E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Eat' n Park Hospitality Group; Erie Insurance Group; Ernst & Young; Federal National Mortgage Association; Fifth Third Bank; First American Title Insurance Company; First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; FMC Corporation; Gateway Communications, Inc.; GE Plastics; General Electric Corporation; Goodrich Corporation; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Green Tree Servicing LLC; H&R Block; Harnischfeger Industries; Highland Hospital; Honeywell International, Inc.; Huntington National Bank; IKON Office Solutions; Independent Oil & Gas Association; International Coal Group; Komatsu Zenoah America, Inc.; Koppers Industries, Inc.; The Kroger Company; Lignetics of West Virginia; Lucent Technologies, Inc.; Massey Coal Services, Inc.; Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Co.; Mettiki; Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group, Inc.; Mine Safety Appliances Company; Mylan Laboratories, Inc.; Ohio Valley Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.L.L.C.; Orix Financial Services, Inc.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Pechiney Cast Plate; Pechiney Services of America; Physicians Outpatient Surgery Center, Ltd.; Platinum Properties, LLC; Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.; St. Mary's Medical Center; Speed Mining, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Company; Sun Coke Company; Telecheck Services, Inc.; Time Warner; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Union Carbide Corporation; United Anesthesia, Inc.; United Bank, Inc.; United Parcel Service; United Hospital Center; University of Charleston; US Steel, LLC; Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.; Verizon Communications, Inc.; Wachovia Bank, N.A.; Washington Mutual Bank, F.A.; Weirton Steel Corporation; WesBanco Bank, Inc.; West Virginia Economic Development Authority; West Virginia HMO Association; West Virginia Media; West Virginia United Health System, Inc.; West Virginia University Hospitals; West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. |
Other Office Locations of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | David L. Robertson (Member) born Washington, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia; 1979, Pennsylvania; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1965); Washington University (J.D., 1968). Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Law, Weirton Steel Corporation, 1996-2001. Senior Partner: Volk, Robertson and Hellerstedt, 1985-1996; Bogarad and Robertson, 1970-1985. Outside Director, Newell Porcelain Corporation, 1989- 1977, 1999-Present. Board Member: Weirton Steel Corporation, 1983-1992; Center for Excellence in Workplace Education, 1999-2001. Member, Board of Governors, West Virginia Northern Community College, 2000-Present. Chairman, 1999-2001 and Member, Board of Directors, 1996— West Virginia Manufacturers Association. Vice Chairman, 1991 and Director 1995—, Weirton United Way. Member: West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation; Weirton Board of Park Commissioners, 1988—. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia Chamber of Commerce; West Virginia Manufacturers Association; Pittsburgh Human Resources Association; American Iron and Steel Institute (Member, Industrial Relations Committee). (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Federal Government Relations. Email: David L. Robertson | | David R. Croft (Member) born Buckhannon, West Virginia, August 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Liberty State College (B.S., 1989); West Virginia University (J.D., 1999). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Estate Planning Council of the Upper Ohio Valley. Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia, 1994. Donley Lecturer, West Virginia University College of Law. Member: Ohio County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Trust and Estates; Tax Law; Wills. Email: David R. Croft | | 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 Charleston Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate. Email: Arch W. Riley, Jr. | | Michael G. Gallaway (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, October 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; 1988, West Virginia; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Denison University (B.A., with high honors, 1983); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, 1985-1986, UC Moot Court Board. Assistant City Solicitor, City of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1989-1991. City of Wheeling Police Civil Service Commission, 1998—. Member: Ohio County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1995-1996); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-2001); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Parkette, Inc. v. Cornerstone Engineering, Inc., 617 S.E.2d 501 (W.Va. 2005); Weaver v. Edwin Shaw Hospital, 819 N.E.2d 1079 (Ohio 2004); Adams v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, 591 S.E.2d 269 (W.Va. 2003); Brown v. City of Wheeling, 569 S.E.2d 197 (W.Va. 2002); Trafalgar House Construction, Inc. v. ZMM, Inc., 567 S.E.2d 294 (W. Va. 2002); Zelenka v. City of Weirton, 539 S.E.2d 750 (W. Va. 2000); Camastro v. City of Wheeling, 49 F.Supp.2d 500 (N.D.W.Va. 1998); Jividen v. Law, 461 S. E.2d 451 (W.Va. 1995); Marshall v. Saseen, 450 S.E.2d 791 (W.Va. 1994); State ex rel. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Madden, 451 S.E.2d 721 (W.Va. 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Michael G. Gallaway | | COUNSEL | | Sue Seibert Farnsworth (Counsel) born Wheeling, West Virginia, July 5, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bucknell University and West Virginia University (A.B., 1962); West Virginia University (J.D., 1967). Member, 1977-1983 and President, 1980-1981, West Virginia Board of Regents. Member, 1984-1990 and Chair, 1989-1990, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Member: Board of Law Examiners, State of West Virginia, 1997-1999; State of West Virginia Estate Planning Council of the Upper Ohio Valley. Member: Ohio County (President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975). Fellow, American and West Virginia Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Sue Seibert Farnsworth | | Elba Gillenwater, Jr. (Counsel) born Leet, West Virginia, May 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Berea College (B.A., 1965); West Virginia University (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, West Virginia Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Ohio County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. [Lt., USNR, 1965-1972]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Law; Business Litigation; Mediation. Email: Elba Gillenwater, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | W. Eric Gadd (Associate) born Franklin, Pennsylvania, December 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, West Virginia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 2007, U.S. Tax Court. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999); West Virginia University (J.D., 2003). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Estate Planning. Email: W. Eric Gadd | | Christina S. Terek (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia. Education: Wheeling Jesuit University (B.A., 1999); West Virginia University (J.D., 2004). Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Defense Research Institute. Member: Ohio County and West Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Christina S. Terek | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Charleston, West Virginia Office: Spilman Center, 300 Kanawha Boulevard, East, P.O. Box 273, 25321-0273. Telephone: 304-340-3800 Fax: 304-340-3801.
Morgantown, West Virginia Office: 150 Clay Street, Second Floor, P.O. Box 615, 26507-0615. Telephone: 304-291-7920. Fax: 304-291-7979.
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.
| (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Charleston, West Virginia) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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