Preservati

Nicholas S. Preservati

Co-Chair, Energy Practice Group | Member

Charleston, WV

office 304.720.3437

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Community Involvement

Resources

Results

Mr. Preservati’s primary area of practice is energy law with an emphasis in complex litigation.

Education

University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1994
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1997
Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Energy Policy and Climate, 2021

Experience

Representing energy clients in all facets of litigation, including complex, “bet-the-company” matters
Representing coal companies in civil and criminal investigations relating to mining injuries and fatalities
Representing corporate plaintiffs in multi-million dollar disputes
Representing global Fortune 100 company and serving as de facto general counsel for multiple subsidiaries
Representing energy clients before state and federal courts
Representing energy clients before state and federal administrative agencies
Representing clients in high-stakes litigation regarding the sterilization of millions of tons of recoverable coal reserves
Drafted West Virginia statutes and regulations regarding the drilling and operation of oil and natural gas wells and natural gas pipeline safety
Representing businesses in personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability matters
As in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 electric utility, litigated and managed thousands of personal injury, asbestos and wrongful death cases; managed admiralty and maritime operations
Representing clients in federal white-collar criminal cases and assisting corporations in responding to complex federal grand jury subpoenas

Alternative Dispute Resolution Compliance, Privacy & Investigations Consumer Finance Energy Law Environmental Law Litigation Midstream Services

Distinctions

AV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Energy Law, 2019-2022
Recognized by Chambers USA for America's Leading Lawyers for Energy Law

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar
Illinois State Bar
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Illinois Supreme Court

Memberships

Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2021-present
West Virginia Coal Association
American Bar Association: Chair, Public Utilities, Transportation & Telecommunications Committee; Chair, Environment, Energy & Resources Law Committee; Special Committee on the Practice of Law; Individual Rights Executive Subcommittee; Litigation Committee Executive Subcommittee
Lex Mundi, Energy and Resources Industry Group, Vice Chairman, 2017-2021

Community Involvement

American Red Cross, West Virginia Region, Board Member

Experience

Representing energy clients in all facets of litigation, including complex, “bet-the-company” matters

Representing coal companies in civil and criminal investigations relating to mining injuries and fatalities

Representing corporate plaintiffs in multi-million dollar disputes

Representing global Fortune 100 company and serving as de facto general counsel for multiple subsidiaries

Representing energy clients before state and federal courts

Representing energy clients before state and federal administrative agencies

Representing clients in high-stakes litigation regarding the sterilization of millions of tons of recoverable coal reserves

Drafted West Virginia statutes and regulations regarding the drilling and operation of oil and natural gas wells and natural gas pipeline safety

Representing businesses in personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability matters

As in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 electric utility, litigated and managed thousands of personal injury, asbestos and wrongful death cases; managed admiralty and maritime operations

Representing clients in federal white-collar criminal cases and assisting corporations in responding to complex federal grand jury subpoenas

Distinctions

AV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Energy Law and Natural Resources Law

JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Energy Law, 2019-2022

Recognized by Chambers USA for America's Leading Lawyers for Energy Law

Memberships

Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2021-present

West Virginia Coal Association

American Bar Association: Chair, Public Utilities, Transportation & Telecommunications Committee; Chair, Environment, Energy & Resources Law Committee; Special Committee on the Practice of Law; Individual Rights Executive Subcommittee; Litigation Committee Executive Subcommittee

Lex Mundi, Energy and Resources Industry Group, Vice Chairman, 2017-2021

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar

Illinois State Bar

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Illinois Supreme Court

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