Gene Bailey II

Affiliations and Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
  • Forum on the Construction Industry
    • Member, Steering Committee – Insurance, Surety and Liens (Div. 7)
  • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
    • Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
  • Section of Labor and Employment Law

• West Virginia State Bar
  • Chair, Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
  • Board of Governors 1996-1998

• Kanawha County Bar Association
  • President 1994-1995

• DRI
  • Construction Law Committee
  • Employment Law Committee

• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Construction Law Committee

• Contractors Association of West VirginiaMember of Steering
  • Legislative Committee
  • Program Committee

• President, West Point Society of West Virginia
• Association of Graduates, USMA

Professional Highlights

• State Judge Advocate, WVANG, 2003 to 2009
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1995-1996
• U.S. Army, 1972-1981; WVARNG, 1990-1995, WVANG Staff Judge Advocate 130th Airlift Wing, 1995-2003
• Association of Graduates, USMA
• Board Member, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Author, Comment, “West v. National Mines: Creation of Private Nuisance by Use of Public Property,” 85 West Virginia Law Review 263, 1982
• Chairman, West Point Society of West Virginia
• Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Commission of Military Spousal Licensure
• Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Support Enforcement Commission

Representative Matters

• Represents contractors, owners, lenders, developers, suppliers, subcontractors and design professionals in construction law matters, including arbitration, mediation and litigation
• Represents contractors and owners in litigation in state and federal courts in construction claims and disputes
• Represents contractors in matters before the West Virginia Division of Labor in prevailing wage and job classification disputes
• Represents contractors, owners and subcontractors in filing, enforcing and defending mechanic’s lien actions
• Drafts and reviews contracts, subcontracts and other contract documents for owners, contractors and subcontractors
• Represents employers before United States Department of Labor on MSHA and OSHA matters
• Represents engineers and architects in professional negligence claims
• Represents employers in labor and employment law matters
• Represents sureties in performance and payment bond matters
• Represents sureties in subrogation, indemnification and bad faith claims