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C. David Morrison

Education

  • J.D. University of Kentucky
    B.A. Transylvania University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


C. David Morrison
Member

C. David Morrison
Member

David Morrison focuses his practice in the area of labor and employment and has over 30 years of experience in employment counseling, including supervisory training. He has tried over 50 cases and arbitrations, and has argued over 20 appeals before state and federal appeals courts.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Provided advice and assistance in six workforce reductions for a large coal company
  • Provided advice and assistance in three workforce reductions in the natural gas industry
  • Provide day-to-day advice on employment issues for surface and underground coal companies, ranging from hiring procedures to internal investigations to issuing discipline
  • Provide day-to-day advice on employment issues to natural gas drilling and transmission companies on all sorts of issues, ranging from drug testing to disability determinations and accommodations to issuing discipline
  • Handled over 100 employment-related lawsuits in the coal industry and over 40 in the natural gas industry

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1981
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
  • Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyers®
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • American Bar Association
  • Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • West Virginia Coal Association
  • President, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, 2009-2010
  • Member, Executive Committee, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, 2006-2012

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Past Member, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Alderson-Broaddus College
  • Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member, Harrison County YMCA
  • Academic Excellence Committee, Harrison County Catholic Schools, 1992-2004
  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, 20/10 Consulting, LLC
  • Coached 33 seasons of youth sports

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Mr. Morrison has presented numerous seminars for clients, and has served as an adjunct lecturer on trial advocacy and pretrial strategies at West Virginia University College of Law.