Robert Passmore Email & Phone Number

I serve as in-house counsel for this public utility assisting the company with a variety of regulatory matters primarily with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, overseeing litigation, including management of outside counsel, risk management, business development projects, transactional matters, and general corporate issues. As part of West Virginia American Water's senior management team I provide legal and business guidance to the team to help drive the business forward while maintaining our commitment to our customers and our Core Values: Safety, Trust, Teamwork, Environmental Leadership, and High Performance. I also serve as Secretary to the Board of Directors and manage the Company's corporate records. West Virginia American Water is the largest water utility in the state, providing high quality and reliable water service to approximately 550,000 people in 333 communities in West Virginia, and is part of American Water, the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility in the United States.

Charleston, Wv, Us

Successful representation of a wide variety of clients, from individual doctors to Fortune 500 multinationals, in West Virginia state and federal court. Practice focused on complex and mass tort litigation, particularly toxic exposure and environmental contamination cases. Represented the energy sector (coal, gas, wind), product manufactures, distributors, and medical professionals. Experience in toxic torts, medical monitoring, malpractice, nuisance, government investigations, and personal injury litigation. Extensive knowledge and management of e-discovery and document production. Choreographed litigation as national coordinating counsel and managed teams to respond to litigation needs. Background in quantitative reasoning, economics, econometrics, and statistics used to serve clients in expert witness discovery and defense. Member of DRI, DRI Toxic Torts committee and DTCWV. Have authored articles or lectured for DRI Toxic Torts and DTCWV on groundwater contamination, deposition skills, and nuisance.

New York, Ny, Us

Legal Assistant in Washington DC Antitrust Department

Summer intern at Montana ranch. Wrote political survey questions and assisted in general office tasks for non-profit mission.

Jd, Law

B.A., Political Science, Economics