Daniel T. LeMasters

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About

Daniel T. LeMasters is a Member of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC's Charleston office. During his studies at the College of Law, Daniel served as an officer and member of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association. Daniel was a member of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association's trial competition team as well as the Steptoe & Johnson employment law trail competition team. Daniel also competed in the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association Lugar Cup. In his second year, Daniel was a member of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association Lugar Cup First Runner-Up Team. In his third year, Daniel was a member of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association Lugar Cup Champion Team. While in law school, Daniel was a member of the Clinical Law Program. Upon graduating from the College of Law, Daniel was selected as a member of the Order of the Barristers, which is a national honorary organization for effective law school appellate moot court and mock trial.

Since joining Bailey & Wyant in 2012, Daniel has represented clients from across the United States with their West Virginia litigation matters. Daniel has had the pleasure representing clients ranging from major corporations to individuals from his home county of Mineral County, West Virginia. Daniel practices in multiple areas of the law. Daniel prides himself in providing zealous and efficient representation to the clients he works with to obtain results for them.

Education

  • J.D.– West Virginia University College of Law, 2012
  • M. A. Ed.– West Virginia University, 2009
  • B.A.– West Virginia University, Summa Cum Laude, 2008

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of WV
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of WV
  • United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
  • Catastrophic Personal Injury & Toxic Torts
  • Commercial Trucking Litigation
  • Construction
  • Professional Liability
  • Deliberate Intent
  • Municipal and Political Subdivision Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Commercial Transactions & Contracts
  • Civil Rights
  • Aviation
  • Environmental
  • Energy
  • General Civil Litigation

Awards

  • Order of the Barrister
  • 2012 Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association Lugar Cup
  • 2011 Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association Lugar Cup First Runner Up
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
  • Eagle Scout

Reported Cases

  • Taccino v. Mineral Cnty. Comm'n, No. 20-2199, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 15404 (4th Cir. May 24, 2021)
  • West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection v. Dotson, 856 S.E.2d 213 (W. Va. 2021)
  • Horton v. Family Dollar Stores of W. Va., Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80962
  • Gomez v. Kanawha Cnty. Comm'n, 237 W. Va. 451, 787 S.E.2d 904 (W. Va. 2016)
  • McLaughlin v. Murphy, No. 17-0453, 2018 W. Va. LEXIS 349 (May 11, 2018)
  • Chance v. Chandler, No. 15-0340, 2015 W. Va. LEXIS 888 (Sep. 11, 2015)
  • Murray v. Matheny, No. 2:13-cv-15798, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94612 (S.D. W. Va. Mar. 31, 2015)