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J. Thomas Lane
Telephone: (304) 347-1111
Facsimile: (304) 343-2867
600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Office Locations: Charleston, WV
Practice Areas: Energy, Economic Development, Environmental, Regulatory Law, Small Business Development, Mine Safety & Health
Education
J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1973)
B.A., Washington and Jefferson College (1968)
Bar Admissions
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Professional Highlights
Annual McClaugherty Award Recipient, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (2006)
Named to Best Lawyers in America (Natural Resources Law, 1989 to Present)
AV Martindale-Hubbell Rating
Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers
Trustee and Past President, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Past President and Executive Council Chairman, West Virginia Bar Association
West Virginia University College of Law Adjunct Professor, Coal, Oil and Gas Law (1986-present)
Published articles: Rights-of-way and Easements in Mineral Development; Maintaining Oil and Gas Lease in Distressed Markets; West Virginia Ad Valorem Property Taxes; Fire in the Hole to Longwell Shears, Old Law Applied to New Technology; Accounting for Cotenants, Trustees, Lessees, Trespassers and the Like
Former Law Clerk, Honorable John A. Field, Jr., United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
President, Charleston City Council, elected member since 1987
Independent Oil and Gas Association
West Virginia Coal Association
Chairman, Charleston Land Trust
Interests
Private Pilot
Gardening and Landscaping
United States Tennis Association, 4.0 rating.
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