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Lisa M. Schmitt

Senior Business Counsel
lms@ramlaw.com
304-905-1045
Wheeling, WV
  • Senior Business Counsel, Robinson & McElwee, 2011-present
  • Member, Schrader, Byrd & Companion, 2009-2011
  • Associate, Schrader, Byrd & Companion, 2002-2008
  • Law Clerk to The Honorable Martin J. Gaughan, First Judicial Circuit, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock Counties, W.Va., 2001-2002
  • Research Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 2000-2001
  • Summer Associate, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, 2000
  • Legal Technician III, United States Attorney’s Office Contract Employee, 1993-2000

Ms. Schmitt is primarily involved in residential and complex commercial real estate transactions.

Ms. Schmitt has extensive experience running land and mineral title searches, as well as property acquisition, financing and development.

In addition, Ms. Schmitt has significant experience with regard to corporate transactional work, legal research and estate/probate matters.

As a licensed title agent, Ms. Schmitt prepares title commitments and insurance policies. Additionally, Ms. Schmitt conducts closings, performs foreclosures and prepares legal documents in connection with both residential and complex commercial transactions.

Ms. Schmitt represents regional and national corporations, as well as local, small businesses. Ms. Schmitt represents clients from many industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing and retail, among others.

Prior to joining Robinson & McElwee, Ms. Schmitt worked nine years as member and associate for Schrader, Byrd & Companion, PLLC, of Wheeling, W.Va.

Additionally, Ms. Schmitt is proficient in the French language with extensive exposure to and interest in other cultures and languages.

In her spare time, Ms. Schmitt serves the Kiwanis Club of Wheeling as a member of the Board of Directors. 

Credentials: 
J.D., West Virginia University, 2001
M.B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University, 1991
B.A., summa cum laude, Bethany College, 1987
Diplome Semestriel de Langue et Civilisation Francaises, Universite de Paris (La Sorbonne), 1986
First Place for Club Bulletin, 89th Convention of the West Virginia District of Kiwanis International
President's Award for Outstanding Service for the Year, Kiwanis Club of Wheeling, 2005-2006
CALI "Excellence for the Future" Award in Evidence from Professor Franklin Cleckley, 2001
Licensed Title Agent for Chicago Title Insurance Company
Licensed Title Agent for First American Title Agency
Licensed Title Agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Licensed Title Agent in both Ohio and West Virginia
Bar Admissions: 
West Virginia State Bar
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Supreme Court of Ohio
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