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Steven R. Minor - Bristol, VA
230 Piedmont AvenueSuite 300 Bristol, VA 24201
Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C.
Bristol Business & Commercial Law Lawyer
Overview
Steve Minor represents plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials and other proceedings in state and federal court in Southwest Virginia and surrounding areas. His practice has centered on a wide range of federal litigation, particularly civil rights and employment law claims, and diversity cases based on warranty or products liability claims. He has represented in litigation and provided counsel to local governments and small businesses from this area, and served as local counsel for national and international firms with business or litigation in Southwest Virginia. He has tried more than a dozen cases before juries or arbitration panels, sought and defended claims for injunctions in state and federal court, and argued seven appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and three state court appeals in Virginia. He has appeared before all the state and federal courts of record in the counties and cities that make up the Abingdon and Big Stone Gap divisions of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Tennessee and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and has appeared in state or federal courts in Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, the District of Columbia, and Ohio.
About Steven R. Minor
Practice Areas
- Business & Commercial Law
- Civil Rights
- Constitutional Law
- Employment Law - Employer
- Litigation and Appeals
- Personal Injury - Defense
- State, Local & Municipal Law
- Warranty and Products Claims
Litigation
- 80%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1989
- Tennessee, 2001
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1991
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2006 to 2009)
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2005 - Present
- Board of Directors, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, 2003 - Present
- Virginia State Bar
- Local Government Attorneys of Virginia
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Bristol Virginia Bar Association (President, 2004)
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Education
- The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1989
J.D.
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law
Law Review: William & Mary Law Review, Member, 1987 - 1989 - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986
B.A.
Major: Philosophy
Major: American Government
Past Positions
- Hon. Judge Glen M. Williams, United States District Court Western District of Virginia, Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Steven R. Minor
Included on the 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Leaders in the Law, 2008
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Superlawyers.com, 2008 - 2009
Office Information
Address
230 Piedmont AvenueSuite 300 Bristol, VA 24201
Fax
- 276-466-8161
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
- http://swvalaw.blogspot.com (SW Virginia Law Blog)
Publication
Articles
- Fourth Circuit Report, Certworthy, DRI Appellate Advocacy Committee Newsletter, Summer, 2007
- Fourth Circuit Report, Certworthy, DRI Appellate Advocacy Committee Newsletter, Summer, 2006
- Fourth Circuit Report, Certworthy, DRI Appellate Advocacy Committee Newsletter, Summer, 2005
- Fourth Circuit Report, Certworthy, DRI Appellate Advocacy Committee Newsletter, Winter, 2005
- Litigating the Motive of the Governmental Board - One Member at a Time, 14 Journal of Civil Litigation 373 (VADA), Winter, 2003
- Why Local Government Should Not Be Subject to Punitive Damages Under the ADEA, 13 Journal of Local Government Law 2-4 (Local Government Law Section, VSB), September, 2002
- Asserting Qualified Immunity in the Fourth Circuit, 12 The Journal of Civil Litigation 289, Fall, 2000
- On Litigating Fraud in Virginia, 24 Journal of Civil Litigation 153 (VADA), Summer, 2012
Representative Cases
- Heirs of Deskins v. Consol Energy, 2012 WL 503636 (W.D. Va. 2012)
- Barrett v. DCSE, 2011 WL 3074782 (Va. Ct. App. 2011)
- Treads USA, LLC v. Boyd, 2010 WL 3810224 (W.D. Va. 2010)
- XCoal Energy and Resources LP v. Smith, 2009 WL 3482219 (W.D. Va. 2009)
- Abingdon Livestock Exchange, Inc. v. Smith, 594 F. Supp. 2d 688 (W.D. Va. 2009)
- Sierra Club v. Kempthorne, 2008 WL 5206997 (W.D. Va. 2008)
- Howington v. Quality Restaurant Concepts, LLC, 2008 WL 4659652 (6th Cir. 2008)
- Taylor v. County of Pulaski, 2008 WL 4533977 (W.D. Va. 2008)
- Buchanan County v. Blankenship, 545 F. Supp.2d 553 (W.D. Va. 2008)
- Xcoal Energy & Resources, L.P. v. Smith, 2008 WL 746989 (W.D. Va. 2008)
- Chadwell v. Lee County School Bd., 535 F. Supp.2d 586 (W.D. Va. 2008)
- Buchanan County v. Blankenship, 496 F. Supp.2d 715 (W.D. Va. 2007)
- Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, 2007 WL 2060787 (W.D. Va. 2007)
- Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, 2007 WL 593578 (W.D. Va. 2007)
- Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC v. Equitable Production Co., 466 F. Supp. 2d 718 (W.D. Va. 2006)
- Hickman v. Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Inc., 460 F. Supp. 2d 693 (W.D. Va. 2006)
- Chadwell v. Lee County School Board, 457 F. Supp. 2d 690 (W.D. Va. 2006)
- Looney v. Italian Village, 2006 WL 2546454 (W.D. Va. 2006)
- BCBE Properties, LLC v. Land-O-Sun Dairies, LLC, 433 F. Supp.2d 723 (W.D. Va. 2006)
- Buchanan County v. Blankenship, 406 F. Supp.2d 642 (W.D. Va. 2005)
- Ashby v. Ramar Coal Co., Inc., 47 Va. App. 8, 622 S.E.2d 230 (2005)
- Mettetal v. Vanderbilt University, 147 Fed. Appx. 577, 2005 WL 2108536 (6th Cir. 2005)
- NKR, Inc. v. Forestland Group, LLC, 2005 WL 1123629 (W.D. Va. 2005)
- Hockett v. Acosta, 2004 WL 1242757 (W.D. Va. 2004)
- Ewing v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., 2003 WL 1883475 (W.D. Va. 2003)
- Marcus Cable Associates, LLC v. City of Bristol, 237 F. Supp.2d 675 (W.D. Va. 2002)
- Gilliam v. Lee County School Board, 2002 WL 31906274 (W.D. Va. 2002)
- McVey v. Stacy, 2002 WL 1869992 (4th Cir. 2002)
- Longwall Associates, Inc. v. Wolfgang Preinfalk GmbH, 2002 WL 91879 (W.D. Va. 2002)
- McCaulley v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., 172 F. Supp.2d 803 (W.D. Va. 2001)
- City of Bristol v. Earley, 145 F. Supp.2d 741 (W.D. Va. 2001)
- Wadkins v. Arnold, 214 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2000)
- Cooper v. Lee County, 1999 WL 631240 (4th Cir. 1999)
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust v. Big Star Coal Co., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11530 (D.D.C. 1998)
- Harris v. Hayter, 970 F. Supp. 500 (W.D. Va. 1997)
- Brickey v. Smyth County, 994 F. Supp. 1310 (W.D. Va. 1997)
- Terwilliger v. York Intl. Corp., 176 F.R.D. 214 (W.D. Va. 1997)
- Collins v. Mullins, 1996 WL 924766 (W.D. Va. 1996)
- Holland v. Rimmer, 25 F.3d 1251 (4th Cir. 1994)
- Jamison v. United States, 14 F.3d 222 (4th Cir. 1994)
- Ramar Coal Co. v. International Union, UMWA, 814 F. Supp. 502, 144 L.R.R.M. 2421 (W.D. Va. 1993)
- McGlothlin v. Connors, 142 F.R.D. 626 (W.D. Va. 1992)
- Doe v. Connors, 796 F. Supp. 214 (W.D. Va. 1992)
- Kennedy's Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc. v. Cooper, 14 Va. App. 701, 419 S.E.2d 278 (1992)
- Leasing Service Corp. v. Justice, 243 Va. 441, 416 S.E.2d 439 (1992)
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