Attorney Authored Articles

Feel free to browse this section to read publications that we have found of interest and/or have features by Spilman attorneys.

• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
  • Damages Recoverable Under the WVCCPA
    
    • by Patrick R. Barry
    • and Angela L. Beblo
    • as published in West Virginia Banker, Winter 2011
  • Defenses, Damages, and Attorney's Fees and Costs Under the WVCCPA
    
    • by Patrick R. Barry
    • and Angela L. Beblo
    • as published in West Virginia Banker, Fall 2011
  • Consumer Protection: W.Va. Debt Collection Provisions
    
    • by Patrick R. Barry
    • and Angela L. Beblo
  • A Closer Look At Our “Friend” . . . The Guaranty
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
    • as published in the RMA Triad Chapter Newsletter, February 2011 edition
  • When a Borrower is in Trouble
    
    • by Paul M. Black
    • Counsel to Counsel Magazine March 2009
  • Do the Trade Winds Blow Fair or is BAPCPA Full of Hot Air? --- Treatment of Trade Creditors Under BAPCPA
    
    • by James H. Joseph
    • Presented by the American Bar Association’s Committee on Business Bankruptcy at the 2007 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, October 12, 2007
• Community Banking
  • Avoiding the “Lender as Landlord” Scenario
    
    • by W. Eric Gadd
  • Potential Pitfalls of Upstream Guaranties
    
    • by Carrie J. Cecil
  • Another Limited Liability Company Wants A Loan
    
    • by Mark D. Clark
  • Noteworthy Takeaways
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
  • Vehicles as Collateral: Lender Beware
    
  • Dodd-Frank Revisions to the Fair Credit Reporting Act
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
  • When is a Tax Liability Discharged? Implications of Maryland v. Ciotti on Post-Discharge Extensions of Credit
    
    • by Travis A. Knobbe
  • The $900 Million Claim
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
  • Helping Community Banks Weather the Storm
    
    • by Alison Weaver, as published in Valley Business FRONT magazine, April 2011
  • The Foundation of Officer and Director Duties
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
  • New N.C. Court of Appeals Decision Emphasizes Importance of Loan Document Provisions
    
    • by R. Scott Adams
  • Banks Can Be Subject to HIPAA Requirements - and HIPAA Penalties for Non-Compliance
    
  • FDIC Goes on the Attack
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
  • Proposed N.C. Lien Legislation Could Affect Financial Institutions
    
    • by Stephanie U. Roberts
    • and Bryan G. Scott
  • The SAFE Act: Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators
    
  • A Closer Look At Our “Friend” . . . The Guaranty
    
    • by Timothy R. Moore
    • as published in the RMA Triad Chapter Newsletter, February 2011 edition
• Construction
  • Contractors -- Make Someone Else Pay Your Attorneys' Fees
    
    • by Bryan G. Scott
    • As published on the construction law blog Construction Law Musings - Richmond, VA
  • Construction Law: Summary of Va. State Law Developments, Fall 2010
    
    • by Travis A. Knobbe
  • NC Legal Updates for Construction Lenders
    
    • by Stephanie U. Roberts
    • and Bryan G. Scott
  • NC Opinion Highlights Importance of Addressing Lien Claims in Settlement Agreements
    
    • by Bryan G. Scott
• Consumer Finance
  • The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau: There’s a New Cop in Town
    
    • by R. Scott Adams
    • as published in The Whisper, Volume 7, Issue 11, DRI
  • "Sommersdorf's Progeny: Can Wrong Credit Report Trigger a Debtor Claim Under the Code?", American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
    
• Energy
  • Regaining the Advantage: West Virginia’s Electric Rates
    
    • by Derrick Price Williamson
    • As published in West Virginia Executive magazine, Fall 2011
  • Marcellus Drilling Shares Enforcement Spotlight: Part 2
    
    • by James D. Elliott
    • As published in IOGA of WV newsletter, August 2011
  • Legislative Outlook 2011: Pennsylvania
    
    • by Ronald W. Schuler
  • Legislative Outlook 2011: West Virginia
    
    • by Michael J. Basile
  • Groups Push Expanded Federal Regulation of E&P Activities
    
    • by Andrew B. McCallister, as published in IOGA of West Virginia newsletter, November 2010
  • Contrarian View
    
    • Enervest Acquisition Strategy Prompts Charleston Office Expansion, Charleston Gazette, April 25, 2010
  • Lehman Township Says Yes To Drilling
    
    • Township residents will be getting a new neighbor when EnCana Oil and Gas USA begins drilling for natural gas in late summer.
  • DEP Reclamation Memo
    
    • The official DEP memo to the Office of Oil and Gas Staff regarding "Drilling Pit Reclamation"
  • Marcellus Drilling Shares the Enforcement Spotlight With Coal Mining
    
    • by James D. Elliott
    • as published in IOGA of WV Newsletter, July 2011
  • PA Supreme Court Decision