Background
Riffee, Charles A. was born on June 30, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
Riffee, Charles A. was born on June 30, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1972). West Virginia University College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Municipal Judge, 1976-1984 and Prosecuting Attorney, 1984-1988, City of Saint Albans.
Rhodes v. Rhodes 449 South.E. 2d 75 (1994); Ward v. West, 445 South.E. 2d 753, 191 West Virginia 366 (1994); State v. Gray, 418 South.E. 2d 597, 187 West Virginia 293 (1992); Goff v. Goff. 364 South.E.2d 778, 178 West Virginia 765 (1987).Worked at Caldwell, Cannon-Ryan & Riffee (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in Bankruptcy, Creditors" Rights, Corporate, Commercial, Personal Injury, General and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, West Virginia, United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Municipal Judge, 1976-1984 and Prosecuting Attorney, 1984-1988, City Prosecutor, City of Saint Albans. Faculty, Continuing legal education Seminar: "Child Custody and Visitation in West Virginia," 1994.
Member: West Virginia State Bar. Caldwell, Cannon-Ryan & Riffee began in 1986 with Joseph West. Caldwell and Susan Cannon-Ryan as the original partners.
The original areas emphasized were mainly bankruptcy and commercial law.
Since then the firm has added three attorneys and two paralegals. While maintaining a practice in bankruptcy and commercial law, the firm now enjoys a growing litigation practice in United States. District Court and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as all West Virginia State Courts.
Charles A. Riffee, II and Mary Jane Pickens joined the firm as partners in 1988, bringing their expertise in the areas of personal injury, domestic relations, wills and estate and Workers Compensation.
With the addition of Shari L. Collias and the areas of real estate law, collections and most recently the Americans with Disabilities Acting, the firm now enjoys a well rounded practice serving both corporate and individual clients. The firm has been involved in major personal injury-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome litigation.
West Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tort-Negligence. Commercial.