Mr. Rugeley's primary areas of practice are litigation, deliberate intent, toxic tort, asbestos and product liability.

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Education

• Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1983
• Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1986
• West Virginia University, doctoral work in political sciences, 1993 - 1996

Experience

• Representing clients in complex toxic tort actions and mass consolidations
• Defending clients in product liability cases in both the state and federal court systems
• Litigated cases to completion in both state and federal courts
• Acting as one of four defense liaison counsel for statewide asbestos litigation
• Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1996 - 2001

Distinctions

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Leadership West Virginia Class of 2003

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Memberships

• Kanawha County Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• American Judicature Society
• Defense Research Institute

Publications & Presentations

• Featured in "Team Chemistry - Cytec Industries Inc. and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC" by Steven Andersen, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, Fall 2010