1990
1995
1990 Accepted an internship
with Attorney General Mario
Palumbo
1991 Graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh
School of Law
1993 Hired as chief counsel
for the WV Development Office
1994 Worked as associate
general counsel in the office
of Gov. Gaston Caperton
1996 Promoted to general
counsel and deputy chief of
staff to Gov. Gaston Caperton
1997 Joined Spilman Thomas
& Battle, PLLC as an associate
2000
2005
2010
2004 Elected managing
member of Spilman Thomas
& Battle
2004 Helped found the
Charleston Area Alliance
2006 Joined the WV Chamber
of Commerce’s board of
directors and executive
committee
2008 Began participating
in the Young Presidents
Organization
2009 Joined the Discover the
Real WV Foundation, Inc.’s
board of directors
2012 Elected chair of the
Interregional Chamber
of Commerce’s board of
directors
2015
2015 Joined the High
Technology Foundation’s
board of directors
“My goal as both mentor
and parent is to be a solid role
model. Sometimes I live up to
a self-imposed high bar, and
sometimes I fall short. The goal
is to try one’s absolute best in a
sustained manner.”
officers and working as a special prose-
cutor on political corruption cases.
“Arguing before our Supreme Court
of Appeals shortly after being sworn in
as a practitioner is the most adventurous
thing I’ve ever done,” he says. “That is
the beauty of public service—early and
often sink-or-swim opportunities. It was
an incredibly fulfilling start.”
It was during this time that Basile first
encountered the concept of servant lead-
ership, a lesson that has stuck with him
throughout his life. One mentor, Attor-
ney General Mario Palumbo, not only
taught him a great deal about the prac-
tice of law but also about what it means
to be an inspirational leader.
“General Palumbo was a man of great
grace and dignity,” says Basile. “He chose
to contribute to our corner of society
through his commitment to the public
sector. His service was about giving back,
not taking. He was the antithesis of ego
driven—a true gentleman and a great
servant leader.”
Today, Basile uses his role as manag-
ing member of Spilman to pay this type
of mentorship forward.
“My goal as both mentor and parent is
to be a solid role model,” he says. “Some-
times I live up to a self-imposed high bar,
and sometimes I fall short. The goal is
to try one’s absolute best in a sustained
manner.”
Basile not only seeks to make his firm
a better place to work but to make West
Virginia a better place to live. This deter-
mination and dedication to the Mountain
State drives him to contribute his time,
talent and resources to a variety of or-
ganizations. He serves on the board of
directors for the High Technology Foun-
dation, Discover the Real West Virginia
Foundation, Inc. and the West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce, where he is also
a member of the executive committee. He
is a founding member and past co-chair
and board member for Vision Shared, and
he has also served as a founding board
member, executive committee member
and chair of the Charleston Area Alli-
ance; chair and member of the board of
directors for the Interregional Chamber
of Commerce; and member of the Young
Presidents Organization.
While he has accomplished a great deal
in both his career and community, Basile
believes there is still much more left for
him