Macia, Alexander | Spilman Thomas & Battle

Member | Co-Chair, Government Relations Practice Group | Co-Chair, Deliberate Intent Practice Group | Co-Chair, OSHA & MSHA Practice Group

Charleston, WV

Mr. Macia's primary areas of practice are general litigation, administrative and government relations law, and mine safety.

Education

West Virginia University, B.A., Political Science and German, summa cum laude, 1985
George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 1991

Drafting and promoting legislation and administrative rules before the West Virginia Legislature and Executive Branch in areas of tort reform, financial, health care, mining and other industries
Serving as lead counsel in litigation obtaining a preliminary injunction against the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to provide adequate due process for a physician prior to revoking Medicare billing privileges
Maintaining extensive trial practice before federal and state courts in commercial disputes
Representing employers in deliberate intent and other personal injury matters
Representing numerous business clients in federal and state governmental relations matters
Representing employers on MSHA matters and before state safety agencies relating to significant citations and orders, accident investigations, special investigations and employment discrimination cases related to safety
Vice President, Legal Affairs, West Virginia University, 2007 - 2008
Chief of Staff to the Office of Governor Bob Wise, 2003 - 2005
General Counsel to the Office of Governor Bob Wise, 2001 - 2003

West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow
Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Government Relations in Charleston, W.Va.
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Energy Regulatory Law and Government Relations
Phi Beta Kappa
Fulbright Scholar to Universitaet Bonn, Germany, 1985 - 1986

West Virginia State Bar
United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Past President, West Virginia Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
West Virginia Coal Association
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute Board of Directors, 2007 – 2008
Governor Joe Manchin’s Transition Team, Steering Committee, 2004 – 2005
West Virginia Investment Management Board, 2001 – 2005 (Governor’s Representative)
West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board, 2001 – 2003 (Governor’s Representative)
West Virginia Law Institute, 2001 – 2003
Counsel to Transition Team of Governor Bob Wise, 2000 – 2001

Speaker, "WV Medical Cannabis Act: An Overview for Physicians," WVU School of Medicine: Family Law Conference, September 2018
Speaker, "The Medical Professional Disciplinary Process," WV Society for Rheumatologists Annual Meeting, August 2018
Speaker, "Senate Bill 273: The Opioid Reduction Act of 2018," WV State Medical Association Annual Meeting, August 2018
Speaker, "Ethics and Politics: An Oxymoron,” Public Relations Society of America, August 2016
Co-presenter, "Civil and Criminal Prosecutions under the Mine Act” WV Coal Mining Symposium, January 2016
Co-presenter, "Recent Developments in Record Keeping and Record Production Requirements," EMLF, September 2014
Presenter, "Stay Connected, but not in Trouble - Social Media and Business Etiquette," AIA West Virginia Chapter Meeting, May 2014
Co-presenter, "MSHA Update," WV Coal Association, January 2014
Presenter, "The Future of Coal," State Law Resource Group, Fall 2012
Presenter, "MSHA Right to Information under the Mine Act," September 2012
Co-presenter, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," WV Society for CPAs, June 2012
Presenter, "Mr. Main's Magical Toolbox," EMLF: 32nd Annual Institute, May 2011
Author, "Stand and Deliver: Compelling the Production of Private Medical Records in the Course of Part 50 Audits," EMLF Journal, 2011