M. Hudson McClanahan

Originally from Buchanan County, Virginia, Hud divided his summers growing up between Washington County, Virginia, and McDowell County, West Virginia. He now resides on a small farm in Athens, West Virginia, where he raises beef cattle during the summer and fall months.

M. Hudson McClanahan
  • M. Hudson McClanahan
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  • Bluefield, West Virginia
  • phone 304-324-0361
  • fax 304-327-9317
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Areas of Practice:
  • Construction Law
  • Complex Litigation
  • Mechanic's Liens
  • Employment Law
  • Personal Injury     
  • Wills and Estate Litigation
  • Zoning Planning and Land Use

 

Representative Cases:

Morris v. Crowne Equipment Corp., 219 W.Va. 347 (2006)

Bar Admissions:

U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2003

U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1999

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1999

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 2006

West Virginia, 1999

Virginia, 2001

Education:

West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1999 J.D.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
M.A.

Concord College, 1993
B.A. & B.S.

Wake Forest University, 1989
B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • West Virginia State Bar    |  Member
  • Virginia State Bar | Member
  • Mercer County Bar Association    |  Member
  • West Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Committee 1995-2002
  • American Farm Bureau Federation National Young Farmer and Rancher Committee 2000-2002
  • West Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Section 2005-2011

Past Employment Positions:

  • West Virginia University, Office of General Counsel, 1998 - 1999
  • West Virginia 6th Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk, 1999 - 2000
  • West Virginia 9th Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2001
  • Concord College, Adjunct Professor of Business Law and English, 2001-2003

Seminars and Publications:

  • Co-author: “Eminent Domain,” West Virginia Practice Handbook, Sixth Addition, 2007.
  • Speaker: “Everything A Farmer Needs To Know About the Law.” National Small Farm Trade Show, Columbia, Missouri, November 2005
  • Speaker: “Everything A Farmer Needs To Know About the Law.” West Virginia Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Flatwoods, West Virginia, November 2004.
  • "Practical Medicare and Medicaid Skills In West Virginia". Halfmoon Seminars, L.L.C., February 2003. (Drafted materials on Medicaid eligibility and asset transfer rules)
  • "Privacy Issues In Adjusting Claims In Virginia and West Virginia: HIPAA and the GLBA and the Gaps In Between". February 2004.
  • (Drafted materials for presentation to insurance adjusters) "Manure." The West Virginia Lawyer, February 2003.
  • "Rule 404(b) Is Not A Room At the Holiday Inn". West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel Association Annual Notebook, 2002.

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