Paul G. Papadopoulos
Co-Chair, State & Local Taxation Practice Group | Member
Charleston, WV
office 304.720.3409
Winston-Salem, NC
Mr. Papadopoulos’ primary areas of practice are general corporate law and tax law.

Education

  • Davidson College, B.A. Economics, 1987
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1990

Experience

  • Representing a wide variety of clients from many industries, ranging from multi-national corporations to smaller entrepreneurial businesses
  • Representing clients in West Virginia state and local tax matters, including property tax appeals, assessments and claims for refund both in court and at the administrative level
  • Assisting clients in the formation of businesses, the buying and selling of businesses, financing, contracts, and general business and commercial law matters
  • Representing clients in commercial transactions of varying sizes
  • Representing non-profit and tax-exempt organizations

Reported Cases

  • Mountain America, LLC v. Huffman, 687 S.E.2d 768 (W. Va. 2009), cert. denied, 130 S.Ct. 2377 (U.S. 2010). Represented Monroe County Commission in property tax appeal.
  • Concept Mining, Inc. et al v. Virgil T. Helton, Acting State Tax Commissioner, 617 S.E.2d 845 (2005). Represented taxpayer in coal severance tax case.
  • Consolidated Natural Gas Company v. Joseph M. Palmer as Tax Commissioner, 582 S.E. 2d 835 (W.Va. 2003). Represented taxpayer in tax credit case.
  • CNG Transmission Corporation v. Rebecca Melton Craig as Tax Commissioner, 564 S.E. 2d 167 (W.Va. 2002). Represented taxpayer in sales and use tax case.
  • State et rel. Clark v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of W.Va., Inc. 466 S.E.2d 388 (W.Va. 1995). Represented State in insurance insolvency matter.