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Richard M. Francis
Telephone: (304) 347-1116
Facsimile: (304) 343-3058
600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Office Locations: Charleston, WV
Practice Areas: Commercial & Financial Services, Government Relations, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Education
J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1978)
Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review
M.A., University of North Dakota (1975)
A.B., Amherst College (1969)
Bar Admissions
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Affiliations
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Professional Highlights
Counsel of Record for Petitioner, Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co., No. 05-128, 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4678 (2006)
Registered West Virginia Lobbyist; Principal lobbyist for Bowles Rice
Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia (1994-1999); Vice Chancellor (1989-1994)
Former law clerk to West Virginia Senate Committee (Energy, Industry and Mining)
United States Air Force (1969-1975)
Pilot, B-52 Stratofortress (1972-1975)
Government Relations Committee, WV Chamber of Commerce
Trustee, St. Matthews Church
Government Relations
Principal lobbyist since 1989 - 18 Regular Sessions of West Virginia Legislature
Member of the Government Relations Committee of West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Local and National clients - Fortune 500
Bankruptcy
Primarily creditor/business clients, but also Debtor reorganizations
Represented Unsecured Creditors Committee in one of the largest coal company bankruptcy cases ever filed, in Eastern District of Kentucky
Member, ABI
Practicing bankruptcy law since 1978, when the Bankruptcy Code was enacted.
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