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Evans L. King, Jr.

Education

  • J.D. William & Mary
    B.A. University of Virginia

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Evans L. King, Jr.
Member

Evans L. King, Jr.
Member


Evans "Buddy" King concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, banking, workouts, and commercial litigation. Mr. King's experience includes serving as lead counsel in numerous mergers and acquisitions and commercial lending transactions. He serves as General Counsel to the firm, as well as on several of its major committees.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Serve as general counsel for a newspaper publisher, having handled roughly 20 newspaper acquisitions
  • Represented the majority owner of a major league baseball franchise in various aspects of the ownership interest
  • Represented a government contracting business in the sale of the company
  • Handled purchases and sales of small and family owned businesses as well as representing many banks in lending transactions and workouts
  • Represent numerous banks, including Fortune 500 corporations, in lending transactions and workouts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1980
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Past Member, Committee on Uniform Commercial Code, West Virginia State Bar
  • Past President, Harrison County Bar Association
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Managing Editor, William & Mary Law Review
  • Order of the Coif

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Past President, Clarksburg Kiwanis
  • Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
  • Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Clarksburg Mission, Inc.
  • Member and Past President, Board of Directors, Sacred Heart Children’s Center
  • Board of Directors, Medbrook Children’s Charity

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Mr. King has been a featured speaker at West Virginia CLE seminars concerning bankruptcy and banking matters, as well as numerous industry seminars presented to clients.