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ROBINSON &
McELWEE PLLC
Mr. Porth is primarily involved in public
utility regulatory matters, constitutional law, appellate practice, business law, litigation, commercial development and leasing, physician defense before the West Virginia Board of Medicine, and administrative law.
Education Credentials
- B.A., English, summa cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1978
- J.D., Harvard University, 1981
Summary of Experience
- Representation of public utilities before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia and state and federal trial and appellate courts.
- Appellate practice before the United States Supreme Court, federal Courts of Appeals, and West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
- Constitution litigation, including challenges to state and federal laws regulating elections, charities and taxation, discriminiation claims, and end-of-life issues.
- Business litigation, including class actions, mineral titles, toxic torts, contract disputes, and condemnation.
- Development of expert testimony on coal asset purchase and sale, coal contracts, and coal transportation. Defense of fuel supply transactions, including long-term coal contracts, spot purchases, and coal hedging.
- Construction, contract, and lease negotiation and administration.
- Shopping center developing and leasing.
- Represention of physicians in complaint and license proceedings before the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Professional Affiliations
- West Virginia State Bar
- St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society
- Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Awards and Honors
- 2009 West Virginia SuperLawyer, Utilities
- The Best Lawyers in America 2007, Energy Law
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