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Michael K. Hensley

Education

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

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Michael K. Hensley
Associate

Michael K. Hensley
Associate

Mike Hensley concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate/natural resources (coal, oil, and gas), commercial transactions, commercial litigation, and government relations.

Before entering law school, Mr. Hensley served as a special assistant in the Elections Division in the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office, where he assisted in advising candidates, elected officials, political committees, and the general public on election procedures and laws. During law school, Mr. Hensley interned in the West Virginia Attorney General’s office and the West Virginia University General Counsel’s Office, assisting their staff with employee grievances, real property and contract issues, and higher education policy matters.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a country club and acted as closing agent for sale of over forty lots
  • Conducted title examinations and acted as closing agent
  • Researched titles of coal, oil and gas clients to determine ownership interests

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2008
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2004-2007
    Steptoe & Johnson (paralegal)
  • 2001
    West Virginia University General Counsel’s Office
  • 2000
    National White Collar Crime Center
  • 1999-2000
    West Virginia University General Counsel’s Office
  • 1998
    West Virginia Attorney General’s Office
  • 1991-1997
    West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Michael L. Benedum Chapter, American Association of Professional Landmen
  • Monongalia County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Young Adult Ministry Co-Leader, St. Paul United Methodist Church
  • Mission Focus Team Co-Chair, St. Paul United Methodist Church
  • Secretary, Watson Elementary PTLSIC

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Author, "Telemedicine and the Internet: New Technologies, Old Headaches," 5 W.Va. J. Law & Tech. 1.2 (December 1, 2000)