James Knight Brown

Background

Knight Brown, James was born on September 25, 1929 in Rainelle, West Virginia, United States.

Education

West Virginia University (Bachelor of Science, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, 1956).

Career

Worked at Jackson & Kelly (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in Natural Resources (Coal, Oil and Gas, Metals, Aggregates and Other Minerals), Admiralty, Environmental, Labor and Employment, Legislative Services, Litigation (Including Administrative, Civil, Insurance Defense and White Collar Crime), Pension and Benefit Programs, Occupational Safety, Injury and Disease (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, MSHA), Workers" Compensation (Federal, State), Federal Black Lung, Business and Commercial, Banking, Bankruptcy, Public Finance, Corporate, Health Care and Hospitals, Public Utilities and Motor Carriers, Real Estate, Securities, Taxes, Trusts and Estates, Antitrust, Administrative, Transportation, Construction, Public Agencies, Insurance Regulation and Delinquency Proceedings. Venture Capital.

Admitted to the bar, 1956, West Virginia, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States.

Supreme Court.

Phi Beta Kappa. Order of Coif; Phi Delta Phi.

Editor in Chief, West Virginia Law Review, 1955-1956. Member: Kanawha County (President, 1970-1971) and American Bar Associations.

West Virginia State Bar (President, Junior Bar Section, 1963-1964.

Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1974. President, 1975-1976. Chairman of the Board, 1976-1978.

Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 1987-1993).

Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Jackson & Kelly, with 10 offices located in Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown, New Martinsville, Fairmont, Wheeling, Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Lexington, Kentucky, Washington, District of Columbia and Denver, Colorado is one of the region"s oldest and largest law firms and has provided legal services to clients since the early 1800s. Initially regional in nature, the Firm"s practice now extends throughout the United States and overseas.

Achievements

• James Knight Brown has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Kanawha County (President, 1970-1971) and American Bar Associations. West Virginia State Bar (President, Junior Bar Section, 1963-1964. Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1974.

President, 1975-1976.

Chairman of the Board, 1976-1978. Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 1987-1993).

Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

Connections

Father:

Hugh Allen Brown

Mother:

Florence Catherine (Knight) Brown

Spouse:

Sarah Elizabeth Droste

child:

Julia Brown

child:

Carolyn Brown

child:

Patricia Brown