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John R. Teare Jr.

Counsel

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3813

mobile 304.550.3516

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Community Involvement

Resources

Mr. Teare’s primary practice is litigation defense.

Education

Dover Police Academy, State Certification, Highest Academic Average, 1977
Wilmington College, B.S., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 1987
T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1990
University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, 1996

Experience

Serving as first chair in jury trials
Representing the manufactured housing industry, law enforcement management, and the defense of law enforcement liability and employment issues
Serving on numerous appeals cases, civil and criminal bench trials, extraordinary and injunctive proceedings and extensive motions practice
Serving as the current General Counsel for the West Virginia Housing Institute, Inc.

Chemical Construction Law Deliberate Intent Litigation Litigation Product Liability Litigation White Collar Criminal Defense & Compliance

Distinctions

AV® Preeminent™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Labor & Employment

Admissions

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

Memberships

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Board of Governors
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Past Chair of Employment Law Group
West Virginia Sheriff's Association, General Counsel
West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, General Counsel
West Virginia Housing Institute, General Counsel
Civil Service Commissioner, City of Charleston

Publications & Presentations

Presenter for National Business Institute and Sterling Educational Services on law enforcement liability and employment law topics, including recent national teleconference
Legal presenter for meetings of the WVHI, West Virginia Sheriffs’ Association, West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, Municipal League and West Virginia Association of Counties
Instructor for 6th Regional Police Academy, 1996
Certified law enforcement in-service instructor for Charleston Police Department and regular speaker for Citizen Police Academy and Neighborhood Assistance Officer classes

Community Involvement

Past District Chairman and Assistant Scoutmaster, currently Mountain Rifle District Advancement Chairman
Leadership West Virginia, Lifetime Member, Class of 2004

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Experience

Serving as first chair in jury trials

Representing the manufactured housing industry, law enforcement management, and the defense of law enforcement liability and employment issues

Serving on numerous appeals cases, civil and criminal bench trials, extraordinary and injunctive proceedings and extensive motions practice

Serving as the current General Counsel for the West Virginia Housing Institute, Inc.

Memberships

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Board of Governors

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Past Chair of Employment Law Group

West Virginia Sheriff's Association, General Counsel

West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, General Counsel

West Virginia Housing Institute, General Counsel

Civil Service Commissioner, City of Charleston

Publications & Presentations

Presenter for National Business Institute and Sterling Educational Services on law enforcement liability and employment law topics, including recent national teleconference

Legal presenter for meetings of the WVHI, West Virginia Sheriffs’ Association, West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, Municipal League and West Virginia Association of Counties

Instructor for 6th Regional Police Academy, 1996

Certified law enforcement in-service instructor for Charleston Police Department and regular speaker for Citizen Police Academy and Neighborhood Assistance Officer classes

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