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Henry C. Bowen

Education

  • J.D. West Virginia University
    B.A. University of North Carolina

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky
  • West Virginia


Henry C. Bowen
Member

Henry C. Bowen
Member


Henry Bowen has concentrated his practice for the past 31 years in the defense of workers’ compensation and federal black lung claims, as well as employment litigation and administrative law.  In addition to counseling employers, Mr. Bowen has appeared in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies such as the Offices of the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Human Rights Commission, and U.S. Department of Labor. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented self-insured employers in major rule-making initiatives before the WV Insurance Commissioner
  • Represented WV Chamber and WV Business and Industry Council in negotiations on 2009 unemployment and workers’ compensation legislation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1999
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Employment Law Committee, West Virginia State Bar
  • Administrative Law Committee, West Virginia State Bar
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Past Chairman, Workers’ Compensation Committee, West Virginia State Bar
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • West Virginia Law Review
  • Super Lawyers®

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Chair, Workers' Compensation Committee, West Virginia Business & Industry Council
  • Chair, Workers’ & Unemployment Compensation Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Government Relations and Safety Committees, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
  • Government Affairs Committee, West Virginia Manufacturers Association
  • Executive Secretary, West Virginia Self-Insurers’ Association