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Ancil G. Ramey

Education

  • J.D. West Virginia University
    M.P.A. West Virginia University
    A.B. Marshall University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Ancil G. Ramey
Member

Ancil G. Ramey
Member

Ancil Ramey concentrates his efforts in the areas of appellate litigation, commercial litigation, and insurance litigation. Prior to joining Steptoe & Johnson, Mr. Ramey served as Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for more than a decade.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Appeared as counsel of record in over 200 appellate matters, including cases in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the Supreme Court of Kentucky
  • Represented clients in various appellate matters including actions (1) challenging constitutionality of non-judicial foreclosure (2) challenging constitutionality of statutory limits on non-economic damages (3) seeking to establish cause of action for workplace stress (4) seeking to establish per se violations of insurance bad faith statute (5) seeking removal of co-trustee of testamentary trust (6) seeking to establish police liability for naming of suspects in criminal investigation (7) seeking tax refunds (8) challenging bidding process for construction of office building for university board of trustees (9) seeking access to confidential hospital peer review records (10) challenging NCAA eligibility ruling (11) challenging completed operations hazard exclusion in commercial general liability policy
  • Represented a number of clients, including banks, insurance companies, and other corporate and individual defendants, in various suits resulting in dismissal, summary judgment or defense verdicts
  • Handled appeal of case for insurer brought by claimaint seeking to establish per se violations of insurance bad faith statute arising from using net pay as opposed to gross pay in the settlement of claims
  • Represented insurer in an appeal of a case challenging completed operations hazard exclusion in commercial general liability policy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1996
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 1986-1996
    Clerk, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Distinguished Service Award, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Distinguished Service Award, West Virginia State Bar
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, West Virginia University Department of Public Administration
  • Member, West Virginia Law Review
  • Super Lawyers®
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Foundation Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation, 2009
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Journal of College and University Law
  • National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks
  • West Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee
  • West Virginia Board of Law Examiners

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Mr. Ramey has lectured extensively and published articles on a variety of topics, including appellate practice, evidence, criminal procedure, civil procedure, workers' compensation, judicial ethics, legal ethics, contempt, injunctions, habeas corpus, extraordinary remedies, punitive damages, government immunity, insurance, and bar admissions.