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General Civil Practice, Insurance Defense, Corporation, Mining, Banking, Municipal and Bond, Real Estate, Trust and Insurance Law, Estate Planning, Trials.
Firm Profile: File Payne Scherer & File PLLC was established in the early 1900s. The practice extends throughout southern West Virginia.
The firm has achieved the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell and is included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
The firm is well-known and respected in the legal community. Through its commitment to its clients, it has earned this excellent reputation. |
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- John Payne Scherer
Born in Beckley, West Virginia, September 30, 1941; admitted to bar in 1966, West Virginia.
Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1963)
West Virginia University (L.L.B., 1966)
Phi Delta Phi
Author: Case Comments, Vol. 67, 1964-1965 and Student Note, Vol. 68, 1965-1966, West Virginia Law Review
Member: Raleigh County (President, 1983-1984)
West Virginia and American Bar Associations
The West Virginia State Bar
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Practice Areas: State Workers Compensation Law, General Litigation, Federal Black Lung Law
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- Robert N. File
Born in Beckley, West Virginia, May 11, 1950; admitted to bar in 1979, West Virginia.
Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1973)
John Marshall Law School and West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1979)
Phi Delta Phi
Positions Held: Licensed Real Estate Broker, West Virginia
Member: Raleigh County and American Bar Associations
The West Virginia State Bar
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1990; Secretary, 1988; Treasurer, 1989)
West Virginia Real Estate Lawyers Association (Lieut. U.S.N.R., 1973-1976)
Practice Areas: Real Estate Law, Estates Law, General Litigation, Insurance Defense
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- William H. File, III
Born in Beckley, West Virginia, June 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1980, West Virginia.
Education: Lynchburg College (B.A., 1969)
West Virginia University (J.D., 1980)
Phi Delta Phi
Member: City of Beckley Common Council, 1987
Raleigh County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations
The West Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1996)
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Practice Areas: General Litigation, Banking Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate Law
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- William Henry File Jr., Of Counsel
Born in Beckley, West Virginia, October 13, 1914; admitted to bar, 1937, West Virginia.
Education: Lynchburg College (A.B., 1934)
University of Virginia (L.L.B., 1937)
Member: Raleigh County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations
The West Virginia State Bar
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
Practice Areas: Banking, Commercial Law, Estate Planning
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- Edward M. Payne III, Of Counsel
Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, March 9, 1936; admitted to bar in 1962, West Virginia.
Education: Davidson College (B.A. 1968)
University of Virginia (L.L.B., 1962)
Phi Delta Phi
Positions Held: City Attorney, Beckley, 1964-1983
West Virginia House of Delegates, 1965-1968
Member: Raleigh County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations
The West Virginia State Bar
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Captain, U.S.A.R., 1958-1959)
Practice Areas: Mining Law, Coal Law, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
E-mail: nedpayne@mtneer.net
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