Member in Charge of Morgantown Office | Co-Chair, Health Care Practice Group
Morgantown, WV
office 304.291.7926
mobile 304.276.9015
Mr. Garrison's primary areas of practice are health care law, commercial and labor and employment litigation, higher education, government relations, corporate governance and board advising, appellate work, and business planning and management. He is a member of the Executive Committee.
Education
- West Virginia University, B.A. in Political Science and English Literature,1992
- University of Oxford, Oxford, England, St. Anne's College, Rotary International Scholar, 1992 - 1993
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1996
Experience
- Advising health care clients on a diverse array of matters, including heath care laws and regulations, legislation, contracts, corporate governance, litigation, mergers/acquisitions, and reorganizations/bankruptcy
- Representing business and individual clients in federal, state, and local government relations matters
- Drafting and promoting legislation and administrative rules before the West Virginia Legislature and Executive Branch, including testifying before various legislative committees and administrative bodies
- Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts and agreements
- Performing due diligence investigations in mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions (including bankruptcy)
- Extensive mediation, trial, trial preparation, and appellate experience before federal and state courts
- Extensive media and crisis management experience for several clients
- Serving as General Counsel to specific hospital and higher education clients
- President, West Virginia University, 2007 - 2008
- Chief of Staff to the Office of Governor Bob Wise, 2001 - 2003
- Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Tax and Revenue, 2001
- Administrative Assistant, Office of Senator Robert C. Byrd, 1992