Attorney at law with 10 years' experience practicing in the Wheeling, West Virginia, area, focusing primarily on real estate law, estate planning and administration, corporate and business law, non-profit organizations, and general litigation.

Supervised and conducted commercial and residential foreclosures throughout the State of West Virginia for local, regional, and national banks.Provided real property title insurance as an agent for Stewart Title Guaranty Company.Advised parties in negotiating and drafting real estate sale and purchase agreements involving residential, commercial, industrial and mineral properties.Advised parties in secured lending transactions involving commercial, consumer and… Show more Supervised and conducted commercial and residential foreclosures throughout the State of West Virginia for local, regional, and national banks.Provided real property title insurance as an agent for Stewart Title Guaranty Company.Advised parties in negotiating and drafting real estate sale and purchase agreements involving residential, commercial, industrial and mineral properties.Advised parties in secured lending transactions involving commercial, consumer and construction loans, including drafting of loan documents and security instruments.Advised parties in negotiating and drafting commercial, office, warehouse, and residential leases.Represented and advised lenders in actions to enforce promissory notes and guaranties, replevin actions, actions for ejectment, and deficiency collections.Represented and advised contractors, suppliers and owners in mechanics' lien enforcement actions.Represented and advised parties in actions to quiet real property, including minerals.Represented and advised fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust reformation termination actions.Assisted in the defense of lenders in consumer finance litigation.Represented and advised secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases.Advised and assisted clients in the creation of various nonprofit, tax-exempt entities, including publicly charities, supporting organizations, private operating foundations and private foundations.Advised boards of 501(c)(3) organizations on matters of fiduciary compliance, corporate governance and best practices.Advised individuals and organizations in the creation and dissolution of limited liability companies and for-profit and non-profit corporations.Drafted organizational and corporate governance documents for for-profit and non-profit organizations.Advised closely-held businesses in commercial transactions and corporate governance matters.Advised and assisted clients in estate planning and administration matters. Show less

Associate in firm's Complex Civil Litigation practice group.Represented corporations and individuals in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in professional malpractice, "toxic tort" and "deliberate intent" actions, among others.

Represented lenders in bankruptcy cases.Advised and assisted clients in establishing closely-held corporations and limited liability companies.Drafted transactional documents and contracts.Conducted real property title examinations and closings.Advised and assisted clients in estate planning and estate administration matters.Seibert & Kasserman, L.C. dissolved in December 2005; several attorneys then joined Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC in 2006.