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J. David Cecil, of Counsel
Practice Areas: Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Constitutional Law, Wrongful Discharge, General trial and appellate practice, Toxic Torts, Product Liability
Email: cecilwvlaw@aol.com

Education: J.D. (1970)
West Virginia University College of Law
Bachelor of Arts (1963)
West Virginia University
Bar Admission: West Virginia (1970)
Court Admissions: Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Judicial Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
Professional Affiliations:

West Virginia State Bar, member Judicial Improvement Committeee
The West Virginia Association for Justice
American Bar Association, member Litigation Section

Work History : Counsel to West Virginia Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals
Counsel to West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Public Service : WV Special Attorney General for West Virginia Public Energy Authority (1988-1990)
State Director of West Virginia Legal Services (1974-1977)
Formerly Special Prosecuting Attorney for Kanawha County
Clerk to Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1972-1974)
Reported Cases:

State ex rel Payne v. Walden, 156 W.Va. 60, 190 S.E.2d 770 (1972); Shaffer v. Holbrook, 346 F.Supp. 762 (S.D. W.Va. 1972); Miller v. Board of Educ. of Lincoln County, 450 F.Supp. 106 (S.D. W.Va. 1978); Bailey v. Boilermakers Local 667 of Intern. Broth. of Boilermakers, 480 F.Supp. 274, 21 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 874, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30, 811 (N.D. W.Va. 1979); Brooks v. ACF Industries, Inc., 537 F.Supp. 1122, 28 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1373, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32, 863 (S.D. W.Va. 1982); O’Connor v. Margolin, 170 W.Va. 762, 296 S.E.2d 892 (W.Va. 1982); Bailey v. Southeastern Area Joint Apprenticeship Committee, 561 F.Supp. 895, 31 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 752, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33, 604 (N.D. W.Va. 1983); Douglas v. Galloway, 568 F.Supp. 966 (S.D. W.Va. 1983); England v. Rockefeller, 739 F.2d 140 (4th Cir. W.Va. 1984); State ex rel Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha County v. Casey, 176 W.Va. 733, 349 S.E.2d 436, 35 Ed. Law Rep. 590 (W.Va. 1986); State ex rel Bd. of Educ. for Grant County v. Manchin, 1779 W.Va. 235, 366 S.E.2d 743, 45 Ed. Law Rep. 1288 (W.Va. 1988); McCarty v. Harless, 181 W.Va. 719, 384 S.E.2d 164, 29 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 753, 114 Lab. Cas. P 56, 196 (W.Va. 1989); State ex rel Sowards v. County Com’n of Lincoln County, 196 W.Va. 730, 474 S.E.2d 919 (W.Va. 1996); State ex rel Allman v MacQueen, 209 W. Va. 726, 551 S.E.2d 369 (2001); In re West Virginia Asbestos Litigation, 215 W. Va. 39, 592 S.E.2d 818 (2003); State ex rel Mobil Corp. v Gaughan, 211 W. Va. 106, 563 S.E.2d 419 (2002); Baker v Board of Educ., County of Hancock, 207 W. Va. 513, 534 S.E.2d 378 (2000); Barefield v DPIC Companies, Inc, (Amicus) 215 W. Va. 544, 600 S.E.2d 256 (2004); In Re Flood Litigation: Coal River Watershed ___S.E.2d ___(Nos. 33664, 33710, 33711, June 26, 2008)

Honors: American Association for Justice, Top 100 Trial Lawyers