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H. Dill Battle III

Member | Chair, Insurance Government Relations & Regulatory Practice Group | Chair, Workers' Compensation Practice Group

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3823

mobile 304.206.1986

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Community Involvement

Resources

Results

Mr. Battle's primary areas of practice are workers' compensation, employment relations and counseling, product liability litigation, and commercial litigation.

Education

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

Experience

Defending employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss
Advising employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters
Defending employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts
Defending employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases
Defending and litigating administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Negotiating 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
Representing 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

Alternative Dispute Resolution Deliberate Intent Litigation Energy Law Health Care Law Insurance Government Relations & Regulatory Litigation Natural Resources Nursing Homes Public Policy Advocacy & Reform Workers' Compensation

Distinctions

Fellow, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Board of Directors, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Named the Best Lawyers® 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers in Charleston, W.Va.
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board

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

Memberships

The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN), a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation
Board member and Membership Committee Chair, NWCDN
West Virginia Workers' Compensation Board of Review Nominating Committee
West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee
West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee
Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission

Community Involvement

United Bankshares, Inc., West Virginia Board of Advisors
Vice President, HospiceCare Board of Directors
Gordon and Mildred Jackson Foundation Grant Committee
Past Assistant District Governor, Rotary International, District 7550
Past President, Rotary Club of Charleston, WV

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Experience

Defending employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss

Advising employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters

Defending employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts

Defending employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases

Defending and litigating administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Negotiating 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

Representing 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

Distinctions

Fellow, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Board of Directors, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Named the Best Lawyers® 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers in Charleston, W.Va.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board

Memberships

The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN), a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation

Board member and Membership Committee Chair, NWCDN

West Virginia Workers' Compensation Board of Review Nominating Committee

West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee

West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee

Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission

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