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Executive Council

Alexander  Macia (Executive Council)
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
300 Kanawha Boulevard, East
P. O. Box 273
Charleston, WV  25321-0273

Phone: 304-340-3835
Fax: 304-340-3801
Email: amacia@spilmanlaw.com

Mr. Macia’s primary areas of practice are general litigation, administrative and government relations law.
Representative Experience

    * Extensive mediation and trial practice before federal and state courts in commercial disputes
    * Represent employers in deliberate intent and other personal injury matters
    * Represent numerous business and individual clients in federal, state and local governmental relations matters
    * Represent business clients in arbitration proceedings
    * Draft and promote legislation and administrative rules before the West Virginia Legislature and Executive Branch in areas of financial, health care, mining, and other industries
    * Provide testimony before various legislative committees and subcommittees


Government Experience

    *      Vice President of Legal Affairs, West Virginia University, 2007 - 2008
    *      Assistant Secretary, West Virginia Board of Governors, 2007 - 2008
    *      Chief of Staff to the Office of Governor Bob Wise, 2003 - 2005
    *      General Counsel to the Office of Governor Bob Wise, 2001 - 2003

Education

    * West Virginia University, B.A. in Political Science and German, summa cum laude, 1985
    * George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 1991

Admissions

    * West Virginia State Bar
    * United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia
    * United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
    * West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals


Other

    * Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2008
    * Chemical Alliance Zone, Board of Directors, 1998 – Present
    * Governor Joe Manchin III’s Transition Team, Steering Committee, 2004 – 2005
    * West Virginia Investment Management Board, 2001 – 2005
    * West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board, 2001 – 2003
    * West Virginia Law Institute, 2001 – 2003
    * Counsel to Transition Team of Governor Bob Wise, 2000 – 2001

Awards & Distinctions

    * Phi Beta Kappa
    * Fulbright Scholar to Universitaet Bonn, Germany, 1985 - 1986


Practice Areas Referenced

    * Litigation
    * Government Relations
    * The Battle Group - Litigation

 

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