Edward Rugeley
Member
Chair, Asbestos Litigation Group
Chair, Associate Program
Chair, Recruiting
Chair, Asbestos Litigation Group
Chair, Associate Program
Chair, Recruiting
Practice Expertise
- Appellate Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation Defense
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Asbestos Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation Defense
- Chemical
- Deliberate Intent Litigation
- Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
- Toxic Tort Litigation View More
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Profile
Mr. Rugeley's primary areas of practice are litigation, deliberate intent, toxic tort, asbestos and product liability.
Bar Admissions
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Education
- Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1983
- Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1986
- West Virginia University, doctoral work in political sciences, 1993 - 1996
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation Defense
- Chemical
- Deliberate Intent Litigation
- Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
- Toxic Tort Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Representing clients in complex toxic tort actions and mass consolidations
Defending clients in product liability cases in both the state and federal court systems
Litigated cases to completion in both state and federal courts
Acting as one of four defense liaison counsel for statewide asbestos litigation
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wheeling Jesuit University, 1996 - 2001
Articles
Publications & Presentations
- Featured in "Team Chemistry - Cytec Industries Inc. and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC" by Steven Andersen, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, Fall 2010
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