Chris Riley is a Partner in the Corporate Department. Chris has extensive experience counseling educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies on a variety of issues, with an emphasis on employment matters. He also has a wealth of experience handling real estate and oil and natural gas matters. Prior to joining the firm, Chris practiced for more than 25 years at Bailey, Riley & Harman in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Memberships & Affiliations
· West Virginia Bar Association
· West Virginia State Bar Association
· Ohio County Bar Association
· American Bar Association, Member of the Real Property Law & Labor & Employment Law Sections
· National Association of College & University Attorneys
· West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, District 1 Character Committee
· FC Wheeling United, Board Member
· Wheeling Symphony Fund, Trustee
· Tufts University, Alumni Admissions Program
· Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
· Regional Economic Development Partnership
· West Virginia Northern Community College for Property Acquisitions & Expansion Project (2009-2011), Special Assistant Attorney General
· Forfeited and Delinquents Lands, Former Deputy Commissioner
· West Virginia Library Commission, Past Member
· Ohio County, West Virginia, Former Ballot Commissioner
· Wheeling Symphony Fund, Individual Trustee
· Tuft University Alumni Admissions Program
· Wheeling Soccer Club and FC Wheeling United, Past President and Director
· Children's Home of Wheeling, Inc., Former Board Member
· Mercantile Title Agency, Inc., Agent
Presentations
September 28, 2011, "Marcellus Shale Drilling: A Health Perspective," Speaker at Ohio Valley Medical Center