Stephen L. Thompson
Practice Areas: Creditor Rights
and Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Real
Estate,
Mineral, Energy and Litigation.
Email: sthompson@barth-thompson.com
| Education: |
J.D. (1977)
West Virginia University College of Law
Bachelor of Arts (1973)
West Virginia University |
| Bar Admission: |
West Virginia (1977) |
| Court Admissions: |
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia |
| Professional Affiliations: |
American Bar Association
-Section on Litigation
-Committees: Trial Practice, Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Litigation
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
West Virginia Bar Association
-Real Estate Lawyers Section
West Virginia State Bar
-Continuing Legal Education Committee
-Bankruptcy Committee
-Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use Committee
Kanawha County Bar Association
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| Publications: |
Restricting the Application of the Commercial Speech
Doctrine (79 W.Va. Law Review 274, 1977)
Co-author, Statutory Duties and Functions of the West Virginia County
Courts", Office of the Governor of West Virginia (1974)
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| Public Service: |
Trustee, The Nature Conservancy (1984-93)
Board of Directors, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, 2006 to present
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| Lecturer: |
West Virginia Continuing Legal Education, West
Virginia Builders Supply Association and others
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Selected
Reported Cases : |
Chrysler Credit Corporation v. Copley, 189 W.Va.
90, 428 S.E.2d 313 (1993); Resolution Trust Corporation v. Allen,
16 F.3d 568 (4th Cir. 1994); Miller v. Lambert, 196 W.Va. 24,
467 S.E.2d 165 (1995); UMWA v. Leckie Smokeless Coal Company,
99 F.3d 573 (4th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1118 (1997);
Mine Management, Inc. v. Wolfe (In re Mountain Laurel Resources
Co.), 210 F.3d 361, 2000 WL 341913 (4th Cir.2000); Law v. Wolfe
(In re: Mountain Laurel Resources Company), 258 B.R. 652 (S.D.
W.Va. 2001); Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. v. Shawnee
Hills, Inc., 125 Fed.Appx. 466 (4th Cir. 2005); Hazelbaker v.
Hope Gas, Inc., 445 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2006); In re: Rare Earth
Minerals, Inc., 347 B.R. 802 (Bankr. N.D. W.Va. 2006) |
| Honors: |
The Best Lawyers in America
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor
Rights Law
Listed as a West Virginia Super Lawyer ® in the area
of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights |
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