THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR
        PRACTICE COMMITTEES
                      2013-14

Click on committee name for list of members

ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Debra Scudiere - Chairperson
304-225-0970
dscudiere@kaycasto.com

BANKRUPTCY 
Chris Arthur - Chairperson
304-296-1100
david.thomas@dinslaw.com

COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND THE LAW
Teresa C. McCune - Chairperson
304-235-6011
tess_mccune@hotmail.com

CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE
Benjamin L. Bailey - Chairperson
304-345-6555
bbailey@baileyglasser.com

EDUCATION LAW COMMITTEE
Richard Boothby - Chairperson
304-420-5535
rboothby@bowlesrice.com

ELDER LAW
William Forbes - Chairperson
(304) 343-4050
wjforbes@forbeslawwv.com   

ENERGY LAW COMMITTEE
Sharon Flanery - Chairperson
304-353-8155
sharon.flanery@steptoe-johnson.com


FAMILY LAW

R. Lyne Ranson - Chairperson
304-344-2121
lyneranson@lyneranson.com
    (Click here to link to family law newsletter)

GOVERNMENT LAWYERS 
Martha J. Hill - Chairperson
304-744-5149
mhill1975@hotmail.com

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Michael Pallay - Chairperson
304-624-8187
mike.pallay@steptoe-johnson.com

LAW AND MEDICINE
Charles M. Johnson, Jr. - Chairperson
304-348-2420 
cmjohnson@fbtlaw.com

LEGAL ASSISTANTS
Tammy Owen - Chairperson
304-346-7000
tjo@goodwingoodwin.com

LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
Robert Bastress - Chairperson
304-293-5308
robert.bastress@mail.wvu.edu

PROBATE LAW
John F. Hussell - Chairperson
304-357-9966
john.hussell@dinslaw.com

SOCIAL SECURITY
Travis Miller - Chairperson
304-842-8383 
tmiller@travismillerlaw.com

SOLO PRACTITIONER AND SMALL FIRM
Kevin Burgess - Chairperson
304-574-2727
kevin@hamiltonburgess.com

STATE AND FEDERAL TAXATION
Paul G. Papadopoulos - Chairperson
304-344-5800
pgp@ramlaw.com

VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Gene W. Bailey, II - Chairperson
304-347-1154
gwbailey@bowlesrice.com

WHITE COLLAR CRIME
William J. Powell - Chairperson
304-263-8800
wpowell@jacksonkelly.com

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Robert L. Stultz - Chairperson
304-269-1311
rstultz@baileystultz.com



    Membership on these Committees is through request of the Committee Chair