Bryan Cokeley concentrates his practice in the area of employment and labor law. In addition to counseling employers, Mr. Cokeley has tried more than thirty cases in the state and federal courts of West Virginia. He has also appeared before administrative agencies such as the West Virginia Human Rights Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Cokeley is the leader of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Employment discrimination
• Wrongful discharge
• Industrial injuries
• Employer counseling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1988         Steptoe & Johnson
1985-89    Law Clerk, Honorable Charles H. Haden, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Employment Law Committee, West Virginia State Bar

INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Human Resource Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
• Rotary Club of Charleston
• West Virginia Coal Association
• Kanawha County Public Library Fundraising Committee
• Friends of the Kanawha Trestle, Inc.

AWARDS / HONORS

• Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
• The Best Lawyers in America®
• Senior Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review
• Order of the Coif
• Graduated summa cum laude, with Phi Beta Kappa Honors, West Virginia University

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Mr. Cokeley is an active lecturer on employment law, having spoken on the Americans With Disabilities Act, wrongful discharge, employee handbooks, workers' compensation discrimination, the unionization process, and sexual harassment.
• Mr. Cokeley is the author of several papers and wrote the leading article in West Virginia on workers’ compensation discrimination.