Holmes, William T.
Mr. Holmes' primary areas of practice are trust and fiduciary litigation, commercial, residential, developmental, mineral and industrial
real estate
law, clearing real estate title issues, lien enforcement and collections,
creditors' representation in bankruptcy, title insurance,
corporate law and
construction law.
Representative Experience
- Advising fiduciaries, beneficiaries and third parties regarding trusts, estates and accountings and transactions by, with or involving trusts, estates and fiduciaries
- Prosecuting and defending breach of contract litigation
- Construction law litigation
- Advising sellers, purchasers, lenders and brokers in negotiating commercial, residential, developmental, mineral and industrial transactions
- Clearing title issues in commercial, residential, developmental, mineral and industrial transactions both through negotiation and litigation
- Lien enforcement upon default of borrowers, including foreclosure and sale, obtaining judgment and collecting deficiencies
- Advising and representing creditors in bankruptcy cases
- Advising clients in preparing, filing and start-up of partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies and other forms of business organizations
- Agent for First American Title Insurance Company and Old Republic Title Insurance
Education
- West Virginia University, B.S. Business Administration, cum laude, Accounting, 1975
- West Virginia University, J.D., 1979
Admissions
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Affiliations
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
Awards and Distinctions
- Multiple Paul Harris Fellowship Awards, Rotary International
- West Virginia Bar Fellow
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law and for Litigation - Real Estate