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ROBINSON &
McELWEE PLLC
Mr. Miller is primarily involved in general civil litigation in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
Education Credentials
- B.S., Management, West Virginia University, 1977
- J.D., West Virginia University, 1980
Summary of Experience
- Martindale Hubbell®, AV Rated
- Law & Politics, West Virginia Superlawyers®, (Civil Defense Litigation)
- Woodward & Whyte's, Best Lawyers in America® (Oil & Gas Law)
- Defense of class actions related to royalty calculation, mass torts, environmental and chemical exposure.
- Experience with complex litigation before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel and Supreme Court of Appeals.
- Litigation and trial experience involving personal injuries; wrongful death; contract disputes; toxic torts; energy, timber and mineral law matters.
- Corporate representation and consultation related to energy, timber, land use and mineral law; wrongful death and serious personal injury, long-term supply agreements, termination of contracts and general business representation.
- Arbitration, mediation and litigation of insurance claims, construction disputes, delay claims and changed site conditions. Former panel member, American Arbitration Association.
- Trial experience in state and federal courts.
Bar and Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Professional Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, Member, Long Range Planning Committee; Trustee-at-Large; Chair, Oil & Gas Law Program Committee, 2008 Annual Institute
- West Virginia State Bar
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Board of Directors, United Way of Central West Virginia
Publications & Presentations
- Overview of Legal Issues Related to Development of the Marcellus Shale, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Winter Land Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 4, 2009.
- Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best: The Role of Legal Counsel on the Crisis Management Team, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, 29th Annual Institute, Orlando, FL, May 2008.
- Post Production Deductions, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, June 4, 2008.
- Blurring the Lines Between Tort and Contract; Punitive Damages for Breach of Contract, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Annual Meeting, 2008.
- Tawney v CNR; Postmortem and Appeal, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, 28th Annual Institute, Charleston, SC, May 2007.
- Royalty Litigation Update, West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association Spring Meeting, Glade Springs, WV, 2007.
- West Virginia Flood Litigation: Land-Use Companies Across the Nation Could Be at Risk, Volume 26, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute Proceedings, 2005.
- The Southern West Virginia Flood Cases-A New Problem for Landowners, Loggers and Timber Buyers, West Virginia Forestry Association, 2002.
- Implied Lease Covenants, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Appalachian Land Institute, 2002.
- Getting Along With and Without Your Attorney-Current Legal Issues and How to Resolve Them, West Virginia Forestry Association, 1999.
- West Virginia Supreme Court Issues: Two Important Decisions Regarding Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements, West Virginia Construction News, May, 1999.
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