West Virginia Executive Winter 2019 | Page 77

responders, ensuring their affairs are in order in case of a tragedy. Nelson Mullins has performed this service for members of the Huntington Police Department and Huntington Fire Department and plans to write wills for first responders in Charleston in 2019. In addition to Wills for Heroes, the firm also represents clients free of charge in cases involving civil rights and natural disasters and on behalf of the poor. Nelson Mullins has represented West Virginia flood victims in FEMA appeals, worked closely with Legal Aid of West Virginia on a variety of initiatives, conducted civil rights work, represented local government and taught courses for other attorneys on how to represent indigent people in a variety of settings. The firm also creates 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, allowing charities to form without any additional legal costs. Nelson Mullins has a strong commitment to assisting the communities in which it operates and views pro bono work as a requirement for all its attorneys. Nelson Mullins’ attorneys also serve as leaders in various local organizations, including United Way of the River Cities, Marshall Artists Series and both the Huntington Regional and West Virginia chambers of commerce. They have also served in leadership roles in multiple local and national legal organizations. At the National Level In addition to serving the residents of Huntington, the attorneys at Nelson Mullins serve clients across the country in complex litigation. As a national practice, Huntington attorneys work in more than 30 states and are licensed to practice law in multiple states and numerous federal courts, including appellate courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Nelson Mullins represents clients in commercial litigation, class actions/ mass torts, health care, product liability, privacy/technology litigation, consumer finance and appellate practice. Further, the firm represents clients in chemical exposure/toxic tort litigation, insurance litigation and transportation and labor/ employment litigation. The firm’s clients include national and international businesses, pharmaceutical companies, railroads, hospitals, automotive manufacturers, chemical companies, manufacturers and banks. While they represent clients nationally, these local attorneys have also been involved in most of West Virginia’s significant legal matters of late, including the Supreme Court impeachment controversy, Freedom Industries chemical spill litigation and the efforts of Don Blankenship to be put on the ballot for the U.S. Senate. Through all this work, both nationally and locally, Nelson Mullins attorneys will continue to call Huntington home. 949 Third Avenue, Suite 200, Huntington, WV 25701 | (304) 526-3500 | nelsonmullins.com