Bill Wilmoth concentrates his practice in litigation, particularly in defending complex commercial and energy cases, securities cases and health care. He also counsels clients in health care compliance audits, and in health care fraud and other white collar criminal investigations. During his legal career, he has tried a wide variety of personal injury and criminal cases in state and federal court in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He served as United States Attorney for over five years and as Assistant United States Attorney for three years. He has also been involved in appellate proceedings before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Wilmoth serves as Managing Member of the firm’s Wheeling office and as Co-Chair of the Litigation Department.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Energy/commercial litigation
• Class actions & mass torts
• Health care compliance
• Fraud investigations
• White collar criminal investigations
• Professional liability

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999         Steptoe & Johnson
1993-99    United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
1980-93    Schrader, Byrd, & Companion
1977-80    Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
1975-76    Law Clerk, Honorable Robert E. Maxwell, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Defense Research Institute
• Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, Attorney General Janet Reno’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys
• Chair, Department of Justice Committee on Civil and Financial Litigation
• Committee on White Collar Crime
• Committee on Health Care Fraud

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Member and Past Chair, Board of Directors, State College System of West Virginia
• Member and Past Chair, Executive Board, Ohio River Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America
• Area Vice President, Central Region, Boy Scouts of America
• Former Chair, Board of Directors, Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation
• Board Member, Regional Economic Development Partnership
• Board Member, Education Alliance of West Virginia
• Board Member, West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities

AWARDS / HONORS

• The Best Lawyers in America®
• Super Lawyer®
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Who’s Who in America
• Graduated cum laude, West Virginia University

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Evidence Law Instructor, West Virginia University
• Frequent speaker at continuing legal education and industry seminars on commercial litigation and white collar crime issues.