Member | Chair, Insurance Government Relations & Regulatory Practice Group | Chair, Workers' Compensation Practice Group
Charleston, WV
office 304.340.3823
mobile 304.206.1986
Mr. Battle's primary areas of practice are workers' compensation, employment relations and counseling, product liability litigation, and commercial litigation.
Education
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1989
- West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
Experience
- Defending employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss
- Advising employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters
- Defending employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts
- Defending employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases
- As an attorney in Charleston, WV, Mr. Battle has expertise defending and litigating administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
- Negotiating successful mediation of wrongful employment discharge, employment contract disputes and premises liability cases
- Trial experience in corporate premises liability defense, medical malpractice defense matters and employment discrimination matters
- Representing financial institutions and loan servicing companies in federal and state courts regarding federal and state banking laws, consumer credit and protection, TILA, and Regulation Z
Distinctions
- Fellow, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
- Board of Directors, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
- Named the Best Lawyers® 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers in Charleston, W.Va.
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Memberships
- The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN), a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation
- Board member and Membership Committee Chair, NWCDN
- West Virginia Workers' Compensation Board of Review Nominating Committee
- West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee
- West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee
- Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
Community Involvement
- United Bankshares, Inc., West Virginia Board of Advisors
- Vice President, HospiceCare Board of Directors
- Gordon and Mildred Jackson Foundation Grant Committee
- Past Assistant District Governor, Rotary International, District 7550
- Past President, Rotary Club of Charleston, WV