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A. L. Emch
Jackson Kelly, P.L.L.C.
1600 Laidley Tower, P.O. Box 553
Charleston, WV 25322
(Kanawha)
Admitted: 1977, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1977.
College: Ohio University and West Virginia University, A.B., with high honors, 1969.
Birth Date and Place: New Martinsville, West Virginia, September 20, 194
Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Aviation Law; Products Liability; Tort (Negligence) Law; Toxic Torts; Complex and Mass Torts.
Additional Information: Kanawha County, West Virginia and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member: Ad Hoc Committee on Laws for Young Mountaineers, 1978-1979; Law Education Project Planning Committee, 1980-1982; Committee on Lawyer Specialization, 1981; Committee on Judicial Improvement, 1982-1989; Vice Chairman, 1984-1985; Chairman, 1985-1989; Chairman, Subcommittee on Judicial Qualification Evaluation Poll, 1982-designed poll, 1984, and 1988; Member: Committee on Bar Associations, 1984-1987; Ad Hoc Committee on Scheduling, 1986-1987; Committee on Professionalism, 1987-1995; Board of Governors, 1990-1993; Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Selection, 1991-1994; Board Member, State Bar Foundation, 2001—); American Judicature Society; West Virginia Law Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Founding Member; Treasurer, 1981-1984; Vice President, 1984-1985; President, 1985-1986; Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1989); American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice-President, West Virginia Chapter, 2001—).
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Research and Projects Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: "Comparative Negligence in West Virginia: A Defense Overview," West Virginia Law Review, 1980; "Mandolidis-A Debate Between Plaintiff and Defense," West Virginia State Bar Journal, 1984. Co-Author: "Settlement Week Pilot Project Summary and Final Report: Some Thoughts on How to Conduct a Settlement Week," The West Virginia Lawyer, 1989; "Professional Liability of Non-Legal Consultants to Minerals Industry," Proceedings of the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation Eleventh Annual Institute, 1990. Member: West Virginia University Alumni Association; University of Virginia Alumni Association. Staff Counsel, West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979. Co-Chairman with Chief Judge Robert E. Maxwel, Settlement Week Pilot Project (Member, Steering Committee, 1987). Mediator, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1987—. Member, 1989-1993 and Chairman 1991-1993, Visiting Committee, West Virginia University College of Law. Member, West Virginia Law Institute, 1989—. Member: West Virginia Task Force on Gender Fairness in the Courts, 1993-1997; Implementation Committee, 1997—. Co-Drafter Subcommittee, Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1994. Chair, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Civil Rules Committee, 1995-1998. Member, West Virginia Public Defender Service Indigent Task Force, 1999. Member, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, 2000. Fellow: American Colllege of Trial Lawyers (WV State Chair, 2001-Present); American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice President, WV Chapter 2001- Present); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Bar Foundation; Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. (CEO)
USAF, 1969-1974 and West Virginia Air National Guard, 1977-1993; rank, L
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is A. Emch located?
A. Emch is located in Charleston, WV at 1600 Laidley Tower, P.O. Box 553, 25322 (Kanawha County).
What are A. Emch's practice areas?
A. Emch's practice areas include: General Civil Litigation; Aviation Law; Products Liability; Tort (Negligence) Law; Toxic Torts; Complex and Mass Torts..
What firm is A. Emch associated with?
A. Emch is associated with Jackson Kelly, P.L.L.C. in Charleston, WV.
Where did A. Emch attend law school?
A. Emch attended University of Virginia, J.D., 1977. and Ohio University and West Virginia University, A.B., with high honors, 1969..
When was A. Emch admitted to the bar?
A. Emch was admitted to practice: 1977, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.