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Robert M. Stonestreet

Babst Calland
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Energy Law...
  • Law School:
    West Virginia University
  • Website:
    http://www.babstcalland.com
  • E-mail:
    rstonestreet@babstcalland.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Location:
    300 Summers Street, Suite 1000
    Charleston, WV 25301
Robert is a litigation partner with a wide array of courtroom experience over his legal career that began in 2003. Robert has tried multiple cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. He has also appeared as lead counsel in appeals before the West Virginia Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to litigation, Robert's practice also focuses on environmental issues facing the energy industry. As part of his professional activities, Robert currently serves as the President of the West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association, and the Chair of the Water Subcommittee of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee. Robert is also active in the local community. He completed the Leadership Putnam program in the spring of 2013. The Putnam County Commission recently appointed him to a three year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, which is a quasi-judicial agency that addresses issues arising under county zoning ordinances. Robert serves on the board of the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute, a non-profit group that sponsors scholarships for students pursuing a career in the mining industry, and the board of his neighborhood homeowner's association. Robert is also an officer of the Marshall University Quarterback Club of Charleston, which raises money and provides other support for the Marshall football program. He lives in Teays Valley, WV with his wife, Jeana, and two sons, Connor and Landon.
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Lawyer Bio

Robert is a litigation partner with a wide array of courtroom experience over his legal career that began in 2003. Robert has tried multiple cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. He has also appeared as lead counsel in appeals before the West Virginia Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to litigation, Robert's practice also focuses on environmental issues facing the energy industry. As part of his professional activities, Robert currently serves as the President of the West Virginia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association, and the Chair of the Water Subcommittee of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee. Robert is also active in the local community. He completed the Leadership Putnam program in the spring of 2013. The Putnam County Commission recently appointed him to a three year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, which is a quasi-judicial agency that addresses issues arising under county zoning ordinances. Robert serves on the board of the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute, a non-profit group that sponsors scholarships for students pursuing a career in the mining industry, and the board of his neighborhood homeowner's association. Robert is also an officer of the Marshall University Quarterback Club of Charleston, which raises money and provides other support for the Marshall football program. He lives in Teays Valley, WV with his wife, Jeana, and two sons, Connor and Landon.
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Education:

  • West Virginia University , J.D., graduated 2003
  • Marshall University, BA, graduated 2000

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, Ohio
  • West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar

Affiliations:

  • Air & Wast Management Association - West Virginia Chapter - President
  • Kanawha Valley Mining Institute - Board member
  • Leadership Putnam County - Class of 2013
  • Leadership West Virginia - Class of 2014
  • Marshall University Quarterback Club - Secretary
  • Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals - Board member
  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee - Chair of Water Subcommittee

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
 

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Firm Details

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Babst Calland
http://www.babstcalland.com
 
Headquarters
Two Gateway Center, Sixth Floor
603 Stanwix Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 394.5400
6 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

505 Ninth Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

United States

(202) 853.3455

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New Jersey

New Jersey

Sewell, NJ

380-A Tylers Mill Road

Sewell, NJ 08080

United States

(856) 256.2495

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

State College, PA

330 Innovation Boulevard, Suite 302

State College, PA 16803

United States

(814) 867.8055

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Texas

Texas

The Woodlands, TX

Suite 250

21 Waterway Avenue

The Woodlands, TX 77380

United States

(281) 453.2522

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West Virginia

West Virginia

Charleston, WV

300 Summers Street, Suite 1000

Charleston, WV 25301

United States

(681) 205.8888

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Lawyer Case History

Products liability

Defense of medical device manufacture against serious personal injury claims arising out of an oxygen bottle fire.

Water well contamination

Defense of drilling and well service companies against allegations of water contamination on an adjacent site.

Breach of coal supply contract

Represented Central West Virginia Energy (Central Energy) in a suit against Mountain State Carbon in federal court for breach of a coal supply contract. The matter related tort claims against certain parent companies for improper interference with Mountain State Carbon’s contractual obligations with damages claimed to exceed $30,000,000.

Workplace accidents

Defense of multiple employers in "deliberate intent" cases arising out of serious work place injuries or fatal accidents.
 
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