Background
Thompson, Stephen L. was born on June 17, 1952 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
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Stephen L. Thompson
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West Virginia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Barth, Thompson & George (Charleston, West Virginia) specializing in Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Legislative and Administrative Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Environmental, Natural Resources, Land Use, Personal Injury and Product Liability, Real Estate, Coal, Oil and Gas and Energy Regulatory Matters, Probate, Taxation, Utility Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, West Virginia and United States.
District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. 1980, United States. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia.
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1996, United States. Supreme Court. Author, "Restricting the Application of the Commercial Speech Doctrine," 79 West Virginia Law Review 274 (1977).
Trustee, The Nature Conservancy, 1984-1993. Member: Kanawha County and American (Member: Litigation Section.
Committees on Trial Practice and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Litigation) Bar Association.
West Virginia State Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Defense Trial Counsel.
West Virginia Bar Association (Member: Real Estate Lawyers Division).
Barth, Thompson & George emphasizes representation for clients who benefit from a thorough understanding of complex business organization, taxation, banking, bankruptcy, environmental, and technical issues and the governmental regulatory and legislative process. The firm"s partners have supporting backgrounds in accounting, banking, engineering, complex commercial transactions and public service in senior positions in the executive and legislative branches.
Clients include individuals, small businesses, New York Stock Exchange and international companies, United States. Bankruptcy Trustees, local government and quasi-public corporations.
Business clients include banks, coal, timber and oil & gas producers, manufacturers, public utilities, resorts and real estate developers.
The firm provides representation in all state and federal courts in West Virginia and is engaged in a regional practice including Washington, District of Columbia and Virginia for commercial, environmental and legislative matters.
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Membership
Member: Kanawha County and American (Member: Litigation Section. Committees on Trial Practice and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Litigation) Bar Association. West Virginia State Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Defense Trial Counsel. West Virginia Bar Association (Member: Real Estate Lawyers Division).
