Mr. Battle's primary areas of practice are corporate and local, state and federal taxationlaw.
Representative Experience
· West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1962 - 1968
· Practice before administrative bodies with respect to state and local tax issues and appellate practice in state court system
Admissions
· West Virginia State Bar, Member, Committee on State and Federal Taxation
Affiliations
· Kanawha County Bar Association
· West Virginia Bar Association
· American Bar Association, Member, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Taxation Section, 1971 - Present
Publications
· Commerce Clearing House Guidebook to West Virginia Taxes, Severance Tax Chapter, 1989 - 1992
· ABA Sales and Use Tax Desk Book, West Virginia Chapter, 1993 and annual updates
· ABA Property Tax Desk Book, West Virginia Chapter, 1995 and annual updates
Other
· West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, 1983 - 1984
· The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Chairman, 1990 - 1991
· Herscher Foundation, Inc., Trustee and Secretary
· Gordon C. and Mildred R. Jackson Foundation, President
Awards and Distinctions
· West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc., Fellow
· West Virginia Bar Association Award of Merit, 2005
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law