Background
Austin, Lane O. was born on February 2, 1945 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States.
Austin, Lane O. was born on February 2, 1945 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States.
Bluefield College (Associate of Arts, 1965). University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction, 1967. Juris Doctor, 1973). Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Worked at Sanders, Austin, Swope & Flanigan (Princeton, West Virginia) specializing in General Civil Litigation Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Plaintiffs" Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation Law, Railroad Law, F.E.L.A., Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1973, West Virginia, United States.
District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Member: Mercer County Bar Association. West Virginia State Bar.
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1982-1989 and 1996).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Military: Special Agent, United States. Army Intelligence, 1968-1971.
Sanders, Austin, Swope & Flanigan and its predecessor firms have practiced law continuously since 1906.
The firm limits its practice to personal injury litigation on behalf of the injured party and administrative law claims, such as Workers" Compensation and Social Security disability. The geographic area of practice includes all of Southern West Virginia.
Member: Mercer County Bar Association. West Virginia State Bar. West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1982-1989 and 1996).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Military: Special Agent, United States. Army Intelligence, 1968-1971.