Thomas E. Scarr
Work in Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Litigation, Employment, Mediation, Eminent Domain, Commercial Law
325 8th Street, Huntington, WV 25701
About Thomas E. Scarr
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Employment
- Mediation
- Eminent Domain
- Commercial Law
Education
- The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1981J.D.
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1978B.A.
- Major: English Literature
- Honors: With Distinction
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Intermediate Honors
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Classes and Seminars
- Recent Developments, Discovery Reform – Again: How the New Rules of Federal Civil Procedure Change your Practice, 2016 West Virginia Continuing Legal Education
- Speaker, DTCWV Annual Meeting – Historical Perspective and Panel Discussion re: Civil Justice - Present and Future, 2013
- Speaker, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce/Society for Human Resource Management, Human Resource Summit & Governor's Safety Conference HR Essentials, 2007
- West Virginia Civil Discovery, Rule 30(b) (7): Depositions Upon Oral Exam, WV CLE, 2005
- Risk Management for Nursing Practitioners, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Prof. Sally J. Reel, 2002 - 2004
- Employment Law; Document and Record Preparation, Control and Management, Society Human Resource Management (SHRM), Huntington, West Virginia, 2000 - 2001
- Privileges and Evidentiary Protections and Document and Record Preparation, Control and Management, Multiple Client Seminars, 1996 - 2011
- A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedure in West Virginia, National Business Institute, 1996 - 1998
- Professionalism: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar, Panel Discussion Participant, WVCLE, 1996
- Deposition Practice, Cabell County Bar Association Annual Seminar, 1995
- West Virginia Employment and Labor Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 1993
- Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, Charleston, West Virginia Human Resource Directors Meeting, 1993
- Effective Motion Practice in West Virginia, Lorman Education Services, 1993
- Effective Use of Legal Assistants, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 1992
- West Virginia Labor and Employment Law Seminar, National Business Institute, 1992
- Litigation Training Program, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, 1991 - 1992
- Handling Uninsured/Underinsured Motorists Claims The Defendant's Perspective, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1990
- AIDS-An Employer's Concern, National Business Institute, 1988
- Settlement Negotiations and Trial Preparation, Third Year Law Student Practice Seminars, West Virginia University College of Law, 1987
- Litigation: Discovery Practice, Third Year Law Student Practice Seminars, West Virginia University College of Law, 1986 & 1987
- Multi-employer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability, West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association 13th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium, 1986
- Collective Bargaining Seminar, Management Response to Union Organizing Campaign and Representation Election, West Virginia State College of Graduate Studies, 1982
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, 1981
- Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1983
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
Other Affiliations
- West Virginia Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
- West Virginia Bar Association, Administrative Law Section, 1982 - 1983 (Chairman)
- American Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
- Cabell County Bar Association, 1995 - Present (Member)
- Kanawha County Bar Association, 1987 - 2000 (Member)
- Defense Research Institute, 1985 - Present (Member)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 1996 - Present
- West Virginia State Bar, 2016 - Present (Board of Governors (District 5, Cabell/Wayne Counties))
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Member, 1985-Present; Board of Governors, 1996-2006; President, 2004-2005; Vice President, 2003-2004; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Secretary, 2001-2002;
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Civil Justice System (Co-Chair, 2003)
- United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2004 - 2016 (Member, Local Rules Committee)
- Merit Selection Panel; Review U.S. Magistrate Judge Reappointment, 2000 & 2008 (Member)
- West Virginia Bar, Advanced Mediation Training, 2010, Basic Mediation Training 2002
- West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Advertising Commission (Member, 1997)
- Recent Developments, Discovery Reform – Again: How the New Rules of Federal Civil Procedure Change Your Practice, 2016, WV Continuing Legal Education
- West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Solicitation Committee (Member, 2000)
- West Virginia State Bar, 2010 - Present (Member)
- WV State Bar, Vice President, April 2019 – Present; Board of Governors, (District 5, Cabell/Wayne Counties Representative 2016 - 2019) and Member of Executive Committee, 2016 – Present; Member of Budget and Finance Committee, 2016 – Present; Member of Strategic Planning Committee, 2018 – Present; Member of Annual Meeting Committee, April 2019 – Present; Member of Personnel Committee, April 2019 - Present
- WV State Bar, Commission on Judicial Independence, 2017 - Present
- Member, WV State Bar, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2010 – 2015
- Permanent Member, Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Past Positions
- Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love , Partner, 1986 - 1995
- Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, Associate, 1981 - 1985
- Bowles McDavid Graff & Love, Charleston, West Virginia, Law Clerk, 1980
- College of William and Mary, Department of Business Affairs, Legal Assistant, 1980 - 1981
- College of William and Mary, Post-Conviction Assistance Project, Administrative Director, 1979 - 1981
- College of William and Mary, Assistant Wrestling Coach, 1978 - 1979
- Crosse & Crosse, Exeter, England, Law Clerk, 1979
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Resident Assistant and Senior Resident Assistant, 1976 - 1978
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 30 years of experienceInsurance, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Traffic, Construction
- 27 years of experienceProduct Liability, Employment, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Consumer Law, Personal Injury, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Government
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