James C. Powell
James C. Powell
Location:
Charleston, WV
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Areas Of Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Consumer Debt
- Maritime Law
- Serious Automobile Accidents
- Class Actions
- Products Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Workplace Injuries
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, 1981
- Pennsylvania, 1989
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
- J.D. - 1981
- Honors: Senior Class President
- Honors: M.E. Lugar Trial Association
- Honors: Harry S. Truman Scholar
- West Virginia University College of Engineering
- B.S.M.E. - 1977
- Honors: Dean's Honor List
Published Works
- "Heavy Trucks are Unsafe for the Heavy Truck Drivers and the Public", The Advocate
- "Seat Belts in West Virginia Courts", The West Virginia Lawyer
- "The New Jury, They are Biased", The Advocate
Representative Cases
- State v. Tanner, 175 W.Va. 264; 332 S.E.2d 277, 1985, 1985134608
- State v. Kelly, 175 W.Va. 337, 338 S.E.2d 405, 1985, 1985162724
- State v. Gale, 177 W.Va. 337; 352 S.E.2d 87, 1986, 1986162253
- State v. Deskins, 181 W.Va. 112; 380 S.E.2d 676, 1989, 1989072370
- Coffman v. Shafer, 186 W. Va. 381, 412 S.E.2d 782, 1991, 1991205724
- Dairyland Ins. Co. v. Voshel,, 189 W.Va. 121; 428 S.E.2d 542, 1993, 1993068969
- Chancellor v. Shannon, 200 W.Va. 1, 488 S.E.2d 1, 1997, 1997060836
- Daily Mail v. Ranson, 200 W.Va. 5; 488 S.E.2d 5, 1997, 1997071073
- Powell v. Wood County, 209 W.Va. 639, 550 S.E.2d 617, 2001, 2001698998
- In re West Virginia Rezulin Litigation, 214 W.Va. 52, 585 S.E.2d 52 , 2003
- State v. Merritt, 21 W.Va., 650 S.E.2d 240 , 2007
Honors And Awards
- Outstanding Young Men of America
- American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers—West Virginia
- West Virginia Association for Justice Member of the Year (2007)
- West Virginia Association for Justice President's Award (2008, 2010)
- Who's Who in American Law
- Men of Achievement
Professional Associations And Memberships
- West Virginia Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Wood County Bar Association, Vice-President, 1983 to 1983
- JFK Society
- Parkersburg Police Civil Service Commissioner, 1982 to 1988
- West Virginia House of Delegates Candidate, 1982 to 1984
- Roscoe Pound Institute
Past Employment Positions
- American Cyanamid, in Willow Island, West Virginia 1977 to 1978
- Hardman and Powell, in Parkersburg, West Virginia 1981 to 1988
- Hunt and Powell, L.C., in Charleston, West Virginia 1988 to 1992
- Powell Law Offices, in Charleston, West Virginia 1992 to 2002
Fraternities / Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Sigma Chi
