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Donald A. Nickerson, Jr.

Counsel

Wheeling, WV

office 304.230.6974

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Community Involvement

Resources

Mr. Nickerson’s primary area of practice is corporate and business law, including transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. He also practices in the area of trust and estate planning and administration.

Education

West Liberty University, B.S., Business Administration, 1982
Capital University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1987

Experience

Assisting business clients through every phase of the business life cycle, including startup and entity counseling, general corporate transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, and divestiture
Assisting clients with residential and commercial real estate transactions
Assisting clients with trust and estate planning and administration
Providing advice and guidance with regard to guardianship and conservatorship matters
Preparing certified mineral title opinions, drilling and royalty opinions and title examinations, with an emphasis on generating title reports with curative recommendations
Serving as Vice President and Trust Officer for WesBanco Bank and United Bank, Inc.
Ohio County Commissioner, 2019 - 2024
Municipal Court Judge, City of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1999 - 2019
Ohio County, West Virginia Fiduciary Commissioner, 1999 - 2004
Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, and General Counsel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1990 - 1992
Legal Intern, The Honorable Alan E. Norris, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986 - 1987

Banking & Finance Law Corporate & Business Law Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate Wills, Estates & Trusts

Distinctions

Law Review: Authored published article, The Capital University Law Review, Winter, 1986
Order of the Curia

Admissions

West Virginia Bar
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Ohio Bar
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (inactive)

Community Involvement

Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board of Directors
Wheeling Academy of Law and Science/Ohio County Public Schools Mock Trial Instructor
Past President, Oglebay Institute Board of Trustees
West Liberty University Foundation Board of Directors
Vice President, Chambers YMCA Board of Directors
WVU Medicine Children’s Ohio Valley Gala Committee
Certified 4-H Volunteer
Wheeling Hospital/WVU Medicine Board of Directors
Wheeling Heritage Board of Directors
Board Member, Ohio County 4-H Foundation

Spilman Adds Distinguished Member of Wheeling Community to Business Law Team

Experience

Assisting business clients through every phase of the business life cycle, including startup and entity counseling, general corporate transactional matters, mergers and acquisitions, and divestiture

Assisting clients with residential and commercial real estate transactions

Assisting clients with trust and estate planning and administration

Providing advice and guidance with regard to guardianship and conservatorship matters

Preparing certified mineral title opinions, drilling and royalty opinions and title examinations, with an emphasis on generating title reports with curative recommendations

Serving as Vice President and Trust Officer for WesBanco Bank and United Bank, Inc.

Ohio County Commissioner, 2019 - 2024

Municipal Court Judge, City of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1999 - 2019

Ohio County, West Virginia Fiduciary Commissioner, 1999 - 2004

Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, and General Counsel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1990 - 1992

Legal Intern, The Honorable Alan E. Norris, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986 - 1987

Community Involvement

Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board of Directors

Wheeling Academy of Law and Science/Ohio County Public Schools Mock Trial Instructor

Past President, Oglebay Institute Board of Trustees

West Liberty University Foundation Board of Directors

Vice President, Chambers YMCA Board of Directors

WVU Medicine Children’s Ohio Valley Gala Committee

Certified 4-H Volunteer

Wheeling Hospital/WVU Medicine Board of Directors

Wheeling Heritage Board of Directors

Board Member, Ohio County 4-H Foundation

Admissions

West Virginia Bar

Supreme Court of the United States

United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits

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

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Ohio Bar

Pennsylvania Supreme Court (inactive)

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