Sammons Law Firm was established in 2006 by W. Howard Sammons II, Esq. Our firm has been involved in many complex legal, environmental and regulatory negotiations and we are proud of the results we have achieved on behalf of our clients. Sammons Law Firm is experienced in many areas of law practice. For example, we have experience helping our clients through the permitting process, court proceedings as well as contract negotiations. We are your one stop shop to starting your new business. The firm, also, completes all the paper work to get your business running. We are here for our clients every step of the way.

"We know that we cannot live together without rules which tell us what is right and what is wrong, what is permitted and what is prohibited. We know that it is law which enables men to live together, that creates order out of chaos. We know that law is the glue that holds civilization together."               -Robert Kennedy

      W. Howard Sammons II, Esq.

W. Howard Sammons was born and raised in southern West Virginia, in the small town of Gilbert in Mingo county. Howard has devoted his efforts to supporting post mining land use development and representing his clients.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, West Virginia

• Graduated 1995
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Management

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY, Charleston, West Virginia

• Graduated 2001
  • Masters of Business Administration

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Graduated 2004
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence

HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL, Boston, Massachusetts

• Graduated 2014
  • Masters of Liberal Arts, Sustainability and Environmental Management Degree

EXPERIENCE

QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER

•  1994-98 Gilbert Coal Testing, Gilbert, West Virginia  
  • Design and implementation of a quality control system and management responsibilities

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

• 1998-99 Southern Community College, Logan, West Virginia
  •  Coal and Soil Foundations

LAWYER

• 2004-07 Sammons Law Office, PLLC, Gilbert, West Virginia
  • Worked on environmental permitting issues.
  • Specifically, helped clients with 404 dredge and fill permits and Surface Mine Board Appeals.   

LAWYER/OWNER

• 2007-Present Sammons Law Firm, Charleston, West Virginia
  • 404 dredge and fill permits and surface mining issues,
  • Business law and contracts
  • Business structure and forming limited liability companies
  • Business and Personal Bankruptcy
  • Administrative Law  
  • Quality Control Issues           

CERTIFICATES & TRAINING   

• Certificate of Completion – Approximate Original Contour - WVDEP
• Certificate of Achievement – Quality System Assessment and Auditing
• Certificate of Attendance – ISO 9000 Implementation and Documentation Training
• Certificate of Completion – How to Manage the NEPA Process
• Certificate of Completion – NEPA Effects Analysis and Documentation
• CLE – Criminal Enforcement Environmental Law
• CLE – Species Protection and Law
• CLE – Wetlands Law
• CLE – Commercial Law
• CLE – Insurance Law
• CLE – Environmental Law
• CLE – Clean Water Act Law and Regulations
• CLE – Coal Industry Land Law
• CLE – The Impact of Environmental Law on Real Estate and Business Transactions – Brownfields and Beyond
• Certificate of Completion - US Bankruptcy CT/CM ECF Training
• CLE- EPA/ USACE Guide CWA
• CLE- Coal Law
• CLE- Wetlands Law and Regulations
• CLE - Species Protection
• CLE- Environmental Litigation

MEMBERSHIPS

• Former Chairman of Corridor G Regional Development Authority

BAR ADMISSIONS

• West Virginia - 2004

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Southern District of West Virginia - 2008
• West Virignia Supreme Court of Appeals - 2008
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 2010
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals - Business Court Division - 2012