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David G. Hammond

Education

  • J.D. Washington & Lee University
    B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


David G. Hammond
Of Counsel

David G. Hammond
Of Counsel

David Hammond is experienced in all aspects of high-level transactional work. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial transactions and real estate. As a former assistant general counsel for a coal company, David has extensive knowledge and experience in matters related to coal, oil, and gas and natural resources.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented commercial lending institutions in connection with all aspects of asset-based lending transactions, including structuring complex transactions, preparing loan commitment letters, handling construction financing agreements, preparing multiple lender participation agreements and coordinating multiple state transactions
  • Managed all aspects of commercial real estate development for clients, including structuring public and private financing, resolving land-use issues, preparing real estate and financing documentation and negotiating development and construction agreements
  • Experienced in writing and reviewing real estate title opinions including oil and gas title opinions
  • Represented lenders in connection with troubled loan workout arrangements and handled all aspects of non-judicial real estate foreclosures and Article 9 personal property sales
  • Represented land owners and developers in all types of land-use matters before local planning and zoning commissions and boards of zoning appeals and in circuit court

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2009
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2005-2009
    Assistant General Counsel, International Coal Group, Inc.
  • 1987-2005
    Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • "Volunteer of the Millennium," Mountaineer Habitat for Humanity, 1999
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004, 2005
  • Past Chair, Committee on Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use, West Virginia State Bar
  • Charter Member, West Virginia Real Estate Lawyers Association
  • Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
  • Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust, American Bar Association
  • Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Leadership West Virginia, 1995
  • Volunteer, Read Aloud West Virginia
  • Virginia Tech Alumni Association, Kanawha Valley Chapter
  • Vice Chairman, Kanawha County Building Commission
  • Founding Board Member, Habitat for Humanity of West Virginia
  • Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam County

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Lecturer for numerous continuing legal education seminars on topics including secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, non-judicial real estate foreclosures, title insurance, land use law, and commercial real estate law
  • Co-author, The Property Tax Deskbook (8th ed., 2003, and 9th ed., 2004 ABA)