Top Attorneys Providing Full Service Law in WV, PA, VA, NC

Wesley A. Shumway

Associate

Charleston, WV

office 304.720.3412

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Other

Resources

Mr. Shumway’s primary area of practice is litigation.

Experience

Defending employers in litigation related to Federal Black Lung claims
Briefing appeals before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Assisting in all phases of pre-trial litigation, including drafting pleadings, drafting dispositive and evidentiary motions, conducting discovery, participating in pre-trial motions hearings, and conducting trial preparation
Summer Associate, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2018
AmeriCorps JD Legal Intern, Kids in Need of Defense, 2017
Legal Assistant, Hamstead, Williams & Shook, PLLC, 2014 - 2015

Education

Ohio Wesleyan University
West Virginia University, B.A., Political Science, Spanish, magna cum laude, 2013
The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law, cum laude, 2019
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, LL.M., summa cum laude, Immigration & Citizenship Law, 2022

Federal Black Lung Litigation Workers' Compensation

Distinctions

CALI Award for the highest grade in Legal Writing, Constitutional Law, Energy Law, International Law, and Asylum Law
Woolsack Honor Society Publications & Presentations
Comments Editor, Penn State Law Review, 2018 - 2019

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar

Memberships

Former Recruitment & Fundraising Chair, Latin Law Student Association, The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Law

Other

Proficient in Spanish

Spilman Expands Litigation Team with New Hire

Experience

Defending employers in litigation related to Federal Black Lung claims

Briefing appeals before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Assisting in all phases of pre-trial litigation, including drafting pleadings, drafting dispositive and evidentiary motions, conducting discovery, participating in pre-trial motions hearings, and conducting trial preparation

Summer Associate, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2018

AmeriCorps JD Legal Intern, Kids in Need of Defense, 2017

Legal Assistant, Hamstead, Williams & Shook, PLLC, 2014 - 2015

First Name:
Last Name:
Email Address:
By checking this box, I acknowledge that this is an attorney advertisement. My receipt and/or use of this material does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship between myself and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC or any attorney associated with the firm. This publication is distributed with the understanding that the author, publisher and distributor are not rendering legal or other professional advice on specific facts or matters and, accordingly, assume no liability whatsoever in connection with its use.