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Battle, G. Thomas

G. Thomas Battle

Of Counsel

Charleston, W.Va.
304.340.3825
tbattle@spilmanlaw.com

Mr. Battle's primary areas of practice are corporate and local, state and federal taxation law.

Representative Experience

  • West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1962 - 1968
  • Practice before administrative bodies with respect to state and local tax issues and appellate practice in state court system

Education

  • University of Virginia, B.A., 1954
  • University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1960

Admissions

  • West Virginia State Bar, Member, Committee on State and Federal Taxation
  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Affiliations

  • Kanawha County Bar Association
  • West Virginia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Taxation Section, 1971 - Present

Publications

  • Commerce Clearing House Guidebook to West Virginia Taxes, Severance Tax Chapter, 1989 - 1992
  • ABA Sales and Use Tax Desk Book, West Virginia Chapter, 1993 and annual updates
  • ABA Property Tax Desk Book, West Virginia Chapter, 1995 and annual updates

Other

  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, 1983 - 1984
  • The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Chairman, 1990 - 1991
  • Herscher Foundation, Inc., Trustee and Secretary
  • Gordon C. and Mildred R. Jackson Foundation, President

Awards and Distinctions

  • West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc., Fellow
  • West Virginia Bar Association Award of Merit, 2005
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law