Evans "Buddy" King has practiced with the firm of Steptoe & Johnson since 1980, with primary emphasis in the areas of commercial transactions, banking and workouts and commercial litigation. Mr. King's experience includes significant involvement in mergers and acquisitions and all aspects of commercial banking.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Mr. King has extensive experience in negotiating, drafting and closing asset and stock purchase agreements and corporate mergers, including the handling and coordination of multi-state closings.

Banking and Creditor's Rights
Mr. King has represented commercial banks in connection with:

• Commercial loan structuring and documentation
• Business workouts and bankruptcies
• Consumer bankruptcies
• Deposit account issues and compliance issues

He has successfully litigated fraudulent conveyance and equitable subordination claims and has regularly directed workout strategies for creditors both in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy settings.

Commercial Litigation
He has defended several lender liability claims during his career and has also handled numerous pieces of litigation relating to coal and oil and gas matters. Mr. King has also had significant experience in litigation involving:

• Defense of legal malpractice cases involving real estate matters and commercial transactions
• Long-term coal supply contracts
• Consumer credit violations
• Other banking matters

Real Estate and Natural Resources

• Prepared numerous oil and gas and coal title opinion reports
• Experience in negotiating and drafting commercial leases and sales contracts
• Representation in title insurance matters for major lenders

Mr. King has been a featured speaker at West Virginia CLE seminars concerning bankruptcy and banking matters and is a past member of the West Virginia State Bar Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code.  Mr. King is recognized in the 2007 Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of banking law and corporate law.   Mr. King also serves as General Counsel to the firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Mr. King has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clarksburg Mission, Inc.; President of the Harrison County Bar Association; President of Clarksburg Kiwanis; member of Board of Directors (President) of Sacred Hearts Children’s Center; member of the Board of Directors of Medbrook Children's Charity; 2008 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce; and is also active in other civic, community and church activities.

Mr. King received his legal education at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary where he was Managing Editor of the Law Review, had his Note published, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with high distinction in Economics and was involved in numerous campus activities.

Prior to law school, Mr. King was a management trainee and branch manager for First Virginia Bank. While in law school, he worked for United Virginia Bank, as well as for the County Attorney of York County, Virginia, and for a law firm in Williamsburg, Virginia.