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ROBINSON &
McELWEE PLLC
Mr. Papadopoulos' practice primarily involves corporate and business law, commercial transactions and taxation.
Education Credentials
- A.B. Economics, Davidson College, 1987
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990
- Staff, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation
Summary of Experience
- General representations of corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities
- Contracts and other commercial documents
- Formation, purchase and sale of businesses
- Commercial loans and financing
- West Virginia taxation matters including property tax appeals, and assessments and claims for refund before the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals, Circuit Courts and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations
- Trademark and copyright registrations
- Collection of commercial debts
- Mechanic's liens and construction bond claims
Bar and Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- Supreme Court of West Virginia
- North Carolina Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
- West Virginia Bar Committee on State and Federal Taxation
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Mountain America v Huffman, 687 SE2d 768 (W.Va. 2009)
- Concept Mining, Inc. et al v. Virgil T. Helton, Acting State Tax Commissioner, 617 S.E.2d 845 (2005)
- Consolidated Natural Gas Company v. Joseph M. Palmer as Tax Commissioner, 582 S.E. 2d 835 (2003)
- CNG Transmission Corporation v. Rebecca Melton Craig as Tax Commissioner, 564 S.E. 2d 167 (2002)
- Carl E. Smith, Inc. v. James H. Paige III as Tax Commissioner of the State of West Virginia, Civil Action No. 96-C-72 (Circuit Court of Jackson County, WV)
- West Virginia Electric Industries, Inc. v. Rebecca L. Craig as State Tax Commissioner of West Virginia; West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals; Dockets No. 02-204U and 02-205C
Publications & Presentations
- Constitutionality of West Virginia Coal Severance Taxes, Charleston Area Tax Group (2004).
- A 50 State Compendium of Construction Law Issues, ALFA International, The Global Legal Network, co-author, West Virginia section (2008).
- Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Trademarks and Service Marks, The West Virginia Commerical Law Institute, WVCLE (1997).
Teaching and Lecturing Engagements
Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Trademarks, and Service Marks, The West Virginia Commercial Law institute, WVCLE (1997).
Community Involvement
- Secretary and Director, West Virginia Humanities Council
- Leadership West Virginia, Class of 2010
- Trustee and Secretary, Craik-Patton House Foundation
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