Background
Durst Gillis, Paula was born on February 24, 1966 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
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Paula Durst Gillis
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University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with distinction, 1988). Wake Forest University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1991).
Career
Worked at Spilman, Thomas & Battle (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Taxation, Banking, Real Property, Administrative, Labor, Coal, Natural Resources, Health Care, Hospital Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Public Utilities, Energy, Environmental, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Domestic Relations, RICO Litigation, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, White Collar Crime, Employment Discrimination, Securities, Construction Law, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Admiralty, Legislative Practice, Workers Compensation, Black Lung and Health and Safety Law, Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1991, West Virginia.
1994, Georgia; United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States.
Tax Court.
Member: West Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association.
Spilman, Thomas & Battle has been engaged in the general practice of law in Charleston, West Virginia, since 1864, in Morgantown, West Virginia, since 1988, Parkersburg, West Virginia, since September 1991 and in Martinsburg, West Virginia since May, 1995. The firm is committed to maintaining the standards of excellence in performance and service established by our founders, and expects continued growth as it pursues its commitment to providing legal services to the business communities of West Virginia and neighboring states.
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Member: West Virginia State Bar. American Bar Association.
