Battle, H. Dill, III

Representative Experience

• Defense of employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss
• Advise employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters
• Defense of employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts
• Defense of employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases
• Defense and trial of administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
• Negotiate successful mediation of wrongful employment discharge, employment contract disputes and premises liability cases
• Trial experience in corporate premises liability defense, medical malpractice defense matters and employment discrimination matters
• Represent financial institutions and loan servicing companies in federal and state courts regarding federal and state banking laws, consumer credit and protection, TILA, and Regulation Z

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Affiliations

• The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation
• American Bar Association, TIPS, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, Member
• West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee
• West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation OOJ Procedural Rules Subcommittee
• Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
• West Virginia Defense Trial Council, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee, Member

Education

• University of Virginia, B.A., 1989
• West Virginia University, J.D., 1993

Awards and Distinctions

• AV® Preeminemt™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  
• Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board

Community Involvement

• Rotary Club of Charleston, WV, Secretary
• Hospice Foundation of West Virginia, Board of Directors
• First Presbyterian Church, Finance Committee
• HospiceCare, Past President, Board of Directors