1. Floyd E. Boone, Jr.
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
College: Concord College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1995
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Antitrust Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Banking & Financial Services, Business Litigation, Class Actions Defense, Electronic Discovery, Financial Services Litigation, General Regulatory and Compliance Matters, Litigation, Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Defense, Product Liability Defense, Commercial
Membership: West Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar.

2. Britt A. Freund
Title: Associate
Law School: Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, J.D., cum laude, 2008 CALI Award: Constitutional Law, CALI Award: Advanced Constitutional Law, Katie Westbrook Award: Faculty Selected Outstanding 3rd Year Student, AAJ National Moot Court Competition, Finalist
College: Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, B.F.A., Musical Theatre, 1994
Admitted: Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, J.D., cum laude, 2008 CALI Award: Constitutional Law, CALI Award: Advanced Constitutional Law, Katie Westbrook Award: Faculty Selected Outstanding 3rd Year Student, AAJ National Moot Court Competition, Finalist
Practice Area: Energy; Oil & Gas Litigation; Oil and Natural Gas
Membership: •West Virginia State Bar Energy Law Committee•West Virginia Independent Oil & Gas Association, Commerce Committee•Energy and Mineral Law Foundation

3. Patrick E. Clark
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Maryland, J.D., with honor, 2000
College: Wake Forest University, B.S., cum laude, 1997
Admitted: University of Maryland, J.D., with honor, 2000
Practice Area: Business Law; Securities Law; Banking Law; Health Care Law
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

4. John T. Poffenbarger
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1961
College: Virginia Military Institute, B.A., 1958
Admitted: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1961
Practice Area: Municipal Bond Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law
Membership: Kanawha County (Member, Executive Committee, 1965), West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member: Elections Committee; Adhoc Committee on Real Estate Ethics).

5. Justin M. Harrison
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2002
College: West Virginia University (B.A., 1997; M.A., 1998)
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Labor and Employment, Education Law, Litigation, Sexual Harassment
Membership: American Bar Association.

6. Evan R. Kime
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
College: Alderson-Broaddus College, B.S.C.S., 1999
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

7. Melissa M. Rounds
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
College: Mount Union College, B.A., 2000
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Energy
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

8. Kristin A. Shaffer
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
College: West Virginia University, B.S., 2003
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Commercial Law
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

9. Lenna R. Chambers
Title: Associate
Law School: George Washington University, J.D., 2006
College: Marshall University, B.S., Biological Science, 2002
Admitted: George Washington University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

10. James E. Scott
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2010
College: Mary Washington College, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Business Litigation
Membership: West Virginia Bar Association.

11. Gardiner F.H. Smith
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: North Carolina Central University, J.D., 1992
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1983
Admitted: North Carolina Central University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Intellectual Property(50%); Intellectual Property Licensing(50%)
Membership:

12. Emily R. Lambright
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2009
College: West Virginia University (B.A., Anthropology/Sociology, 1998; M.B.A., 1999)
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Taxation; Trusts and Estates
Membership: West Virginia Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; West Virginia Society of CPAs; Charleston Estate Planning Council.

13. Gene W. Bailey, II
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1984
College: United States Military Academy, B.S., 1972
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Fidelity and Surety; OSHA; Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense
Membership: Kanawha County (Treasurer, 1989-1990; Secretary, 1990-1991; Vice President, 1991-1993; President, 1994-1995) and American (Member: Forum on the Construction Industry; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice section; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee; Labor and Employment Law section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Military and Veteran Affairs Committee; Member: Employment Law Committee; Executive Board, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1993; Board of Governors, District 9, 1996-1997); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

14. Charles R. Hughes
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University School of Law, J.D., 2001
College: Marshall University (B.A., 1992; M.A., 1998)
Admitted: West Virginia University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Insurance Defense; Corporate Practice; Federal and State Taxation Law
Membership: Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar.

15. Carl L. Fletcher, Jr.
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1980
College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1980
Practice Area: Construction Law; Litigation; Insurance Defense
Membership: Kanawha County and American (Member, 1986? and Member, Committee on Construction Litigation, 1998?, Litigation Section; Member: Forum on the Construction Industry, 1985?; ADR Committee, 1998?) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, ADR Committee); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

16. Stephen W. Kiefer
Title: Associate
Law School: William & Mary Law School, J.D., 2010
College: Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2007
Admitted: William & Mary Law School, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts
Membership:

17. Joy B. Mega
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2005
College: Marshall University, B.A., 1999
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

18. Benjamin R. Thomas
Title: Associate
Law School: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 2005
College: University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 2002
Admitted: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law
Membership: North Carolina Bar Association.

19. Jill E. Hall
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
College: Bethany College, B.A., 1998
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and ERISA, ERISA Litigation, Affordable Care Act, Health Plans, Cafeteria Plans and Other Fringe Benefits, General Regulatory and Compliance Matters, Education Law
Membership: Kanawha County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar.

20. Gregory S. Foster
Title: Associate
Law School: Loyola University, New Orleans Law School, J.D., 2007
College: West Virginia University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Loyola University, New Orleans Law School, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Business Litigation(100%)
Membership: West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar.

21. Robert E. Akers
Title: Associate
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2008
College: West Virginia Institute of Technology, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 1992
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Energy; Real Estate
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

22. Robert L. Hogan
Title: Partner
Law School: College of William & Mary, J.D., 1992
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1989
Admitted: College of William & Mary, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability
Membership: West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

23. Heather G. Harlan
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
College: West Virginia University, B.S., summa cum laude, Accounting, 1994
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Tax Law; Business Law
Membership: West Virginia and American Bar Associations.

24. Melody A. Simpson
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1983
College: University of Vermont, B.S., summa cum laude, 1978
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Practice Area: Estate Planning; Pension; ERISA; Tax
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

25. Marion Eugene Ray
Title: Partner
Law School: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1986
College: University of Iowa (B.A., 1978; M.A. 1980)
Admitted: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Regulation; Medical Malpractice
Membership: West Virginia State Bar; Federal Circuit Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.

26. Diana Leigh Johnson
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1997
College: University of Toledo, B.A., 1994
Admitted: University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: Kanawha County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar.

27. F. Thomas Graff, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1964
College: West Virginia University, A.B., 1961
Admitted: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1964
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Coal Law; Oil and Gas Law
Membership:

28. Charles M. Love, III
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1965
College: West Virginia University, A.B., 1963
Admitted: West Virginia University, LL.B., 1965
Practice Area: Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law
Membership: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Ethics Committee, 1988-1994; Chairman, 1991-1994; Member, Board of Trustees); U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.

29. P. Michael Pleska
Title: Partner
Law School: Marquette University, J.D., 1967
College: Marquette University, A.B., 1964
Admitted: Marquette University, J.D., 1967
Practice Area: Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts
Membership: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Member: Litigation, Tort and Insurance and Dispute Resolution Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

30. Gary G. Markham
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1970
College: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1967
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1970
Practice Area: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Employee Benefits; Taxation; Corporate; Business
Membership:

31. Michael E. Caryl
Title: Partner
Law School: Yale University, J.D., 1974
College: West Virginia University, B.S., with high honors, 1968
Admitted: Yale University, J.D., 1974
Practice Area: Federal, State and Local Taxation Law; Estate and Trust Law
Membership:

32. Howard E. Seufer, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1977
College: Michigan State University, B.A., Political Science Pre-Law, with high honors, 1973
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1977
Practice Area: Education Law; School Law; School Board Defense; School District Liability; Special Education; Corporate Law; Commercial Law
Membership: National Council of School Board Attorneys; Education Law Association; West Virginia Council of School Attorneys.

33. Lynn S. Clarke
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1985
College: University of Chicago, B.A., 1981
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1985
Practice Area: Employee Benefits; Taxation
Membership: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; Charleston Estate Planning Council.

34. Carl D. Andrews
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1974
College: West Virginia University, B.S.B.A., 1971
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1974
Practice Area: Real Estate Law; Title Insurance Law; Commercial Transactions
Membership:

35. Edward D. McDevitt
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1974
College: West Virginia University, A.B., 1969
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1974
Practice Area: Securities Law; Asset Securitization; Municipal Bond Law; Securities Litigation; Financial Litigation; Corporate Law
Membership: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on State Regulation of Securities, Liaison with West Virginia Division of Securities); Securities Industry Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division); National Association of Bond Lawyers.

36. J. Thomas Lane
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1973
College: Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., 1968
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1973
Practice Area: Mineral Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation
Membership: West Virginia Bar Association (President, 1994); Eastern Mineral Law Foundation (President, 1992 and Trustee, 1986?).

37. Gerard R. Stowers
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
College: West Virginia University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership:

38. P. Nathan Bowles, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
College: Antioch College, B.A., 1973
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Mineral Law; Real Estate Law
Membership:

39. Richard M. Francis
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1978
College: Amherst College, A.B., 1969; University of North Dakota, M.A., 1975
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1978
Practice Area: Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy, Government Relations, Financial Services Litigation
Membership:

40. George A. Patterson, III
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1979
College: West Virginia University, B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Oil and Gas Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law
Membership: Eastern Mineral Foundation (Trustee).

41. Phyllis M. Potterfield
Title: Partner
Law School: Tulane University, J.D., 1975
College: Tulane University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1972
Admitted: Tulane University, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Litigation; Workers Compensation Law
Membership:

42. John W. Woods, III
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1983
College: West Virginia Institute of Technology, B.S.C.Eng., 1973; University of Southern California, M.S., 1979
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Real Estate; Energy Law; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation
Membership:

43. Thomas A. Heywood
Title: Managing Partner
Law School: Harvard University, J.D., 1982
College: Stanford University, B.A., with distinction, 1978
Admitted: Harvard University, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law
Membership:

44. Camden P. Siegrist
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1984
College: West Virginia University, B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1981
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Public Finance; Bond Finance; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Collections
Membership:

45. Sandra M. Murphy
Title: Partner
Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1986
College: Yale University, B.A., 1981
Admitted: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Commercial Law; Banking Law
Membership:

46. Julia A. Chincheck
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1983
College: West Virginia University, B.A., 1980
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation
Membership:

47. Leonard Knee
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
College: West Virginia University (B.A., 1972; M.P.A., 1976)
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Environmental Law; Public Utility Law
Membership:

48. Marc A. Monteleone
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1987; New York University, LL.M., 1989
College: West Virginia University, B.S., 1984
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1987; New York University, LL.M., 1989
Practice Area: Commercial Law; Federal and State Taxation Law; Small Business Law; Export Regulation
Membership:

49. Lesley A. Russo
Title: Partner
Law School: Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1986. Phi Beta Kappa
College: University of New Hampshire, B.A., summa cum laude, 1983
Admitted: Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1986. Phi Beta Kappa
Practice Area: Estate Planning; ERISA; Tax Law; Commercial Law
Membership:

50. Ellen Maxwell-Hoffman
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1985
College: West Virginia University (B.S., 1977; M.S., 1978)
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Ethics Law
Membership:

51. Fazal A. Shere
Title: Partner
Law School: Tulane University, J.D., 1989
College: Aligarh Muslim University, B.S., with highest distinction, 1982; University of New Orleans, M.B.A., 1985
Admitted: Tulane University, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts; Federal Criminal Defense
Membership:

52. Kenneth E. Webb, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: Ohio State University, J.D., 1990
College: West Virginia University, B.S.B.A., 1987
Admitted: Ohio State University, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Commercial Law; Civil Litigation
Membership:

53. Michael J. Schessler
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1990
College: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1978
Admitted: University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership:

54. Elizabeth D. Walker
Title: Partner
Law School: The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1990
College: Hillsdale College, B.A., English/Political Science, summa cum laude, 1987
Admitted: The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Labor and Employment Law
Membership:

55. Mark B. D'Antoni
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1987. Order of the Coif
College: University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1984
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1987. Order of the Coif
Practice Area: Business; Condominium; Commercial Real Estate
Membership: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar.

56. Ronda L. Harvey
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
College: West Virginia University, B.S., 1984
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership:

57. Stuart A. McMillan
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1988
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Insurance Law; Products Liability Law
Membership:

58. Corey Palumbo
Title: Partner
Law School: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D., 1998
College: West Virginia University, B.A., 1994
Admitted: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations.

59. Amy J. Tawney
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia College of Law, J.D., 1999
College: West Virginia Wesleyan College, B.s., 1996
Admitted: West Virginia College of Law, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Business Law
Membership: Kanawha Valley Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar.

60. Mark H. Dellinger
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1998
College: Lenoir-Rhyne College, A.B., 1991
Admitted: West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Labor and Employment Law
Membership:

61. William R. McDavid
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1964
College: Clark University and The Ohio State University, B.S. in B.A., 1961
Admitted: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1964
Practice Area:
Membership:

62. J. Mark Adkins
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1997
College: Centre College, B.A., Government, 1994
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Business Litigation, Commercial Lending, Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Education Law, Estate and Trust Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Government Relations, Litigation, Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Defense, Product Liability Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Consumer Protection, Oil & Gas
Membership: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

63. Paul E. Frampton
Title: Partner
Law School: Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981
College: Bob Jones University, B.A., 1971; Purdue University, M.A., 1973
Admitted: Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981
Practice Area:
Membership:

64. T. Jonathan Cook
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 2002
College: West Virginia University (B.A., 1999; B.A. 1999)
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Workers Compensation
Membership: West Virginia State Bar.

65. Robert S. Kiss
Title: Partner
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1981
College: The Ohio State University, B.A., 1979
Admitted: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Taxation; Estate Planning
Membership:

66. David A. Mohler
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1982
College: Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1979
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Insurance Defense(50%); Business Litigation(50%)
Membership: Kanawha County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Council of West Virginia.

67. Rebecca M. Tinder
Title: Partner
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D.
College: West Virginia University, B.A.
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D.
Practice Area: Education
Membership: