Practice Area: General Civil Practice, Litigation, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Trusts And Estates, Estate Planning, Coal, Oil And Gas Law, State Government Law, Federal Taxation, Employment Law, Domestic Relations, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Insurance Law, Criminal Law
About: The law firm now known as Ray, Winton & Kelley has been in continuous existence since it was founded in 1897. It was established by James M. Payne, a civic leader who also organized the Charleston Home Telephone Company and served as its president for two years. About 1900, his nephew, William Dallas Payne, joined the firm, then known as Payne & Payne. Later, the firm became Payne, Minor and Ray. John V. Ray joined the firm after he returned t...
Former Firm Names: We are proud to continue serving clients under our established name.
Clients: Counsel for: Branch Banking & Trust Co.; Kanawha County Public Library; Southern Land Co. Ltd. Partnership; Quincy Coal Co.; Economy Tank Co.; United Talent Industrial; Arrow Industries, Inc.; Kanawha Village Apartments, Inc. Branch Banking & Trust Co.; Kanawha County Public Library; Southern Land Co. Limited Partnership; Kanawha Village Apartments, Inc.; Quincy Coal Co.; Payne-Gallatin Mining Co.; Economy Tank Co.; Kanawha Valley Advertising Company; Primax Recoveries, Inc.; Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation. Branch Banking & Trust Co.; Kanawha County Public Library; Southern Land Co. Limited Partnership; Kanawha Village Apartments, Inc.; Quincy Coal Co.; Payne-Gallatin Mining Co.; Economy Tank Co.; Kanawha Valley Advertising Company; Primax Recoveries, Inc.; Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation.
Other Office Locations: We offer remote legal services and assist clients anywhere.
References: References are shared directly with clients to ensure confidentiality.