Randall L. Trautwein
Areas Of Practice
- Defense Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Products Liability
- Automobile Negligence
- Insurance Law
- Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Construction Law
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1979
- Marshall University
- A.B. - 1976
- Honors: summa cum laude
Representative Cases
- Gateway Communications, Inc. v. John Hess, Inc., 541 S.E. 2d 595, 208 W.Va. 505, 2000
- Goodwin v. Bayer Corp., 624 S.E. 2d 562, 2005, W.Va.
- King v. Ferguson, 480 S.E. 2d 516, 198 W.Va. 307, 1996
- Kodym v. Frazier, 412 S.E. 2d 219, 186 W.Va. 221, 1991
- Smith v. Raven Hocking Coal Corp., 486 S.E. 2d 789, 199 W.Va. 620, 1997
- Strawser v. Atkins, 290 F. 3d 720, cert denied 2002 US LEXIS 8693, 2002, 4th Cir.
Honors and Awards
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Super Lawyers West Virginia
- Construction Law – Lawyer of the Year, 2017 and 2014 (Best Lawyers)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Cabell and Wayne County Bar Associations
- The West Virginia State Bar
- The Rutherford Institute, President, West Virginia Chapter, 1986 to 1993
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Board of Governors, 2009 to 2015
- Defense Research Institute
- Greater Huntington Estate Planning Council, President, 1999 to 2000
Fraternities/Sororities
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Phi Alpha Delta
