Year Joined Organization: 1992

Lawyer Overview

Kevin S. Kaufman is a 1977 graduate of Bridgeport High School, where he received a National Merit Scholarship, a Consolidated Natural Gas Company full scholarship, and a West Virginia Achievement scholarship.

Mr. Kaufman completed his education at West Virginia University, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, an MBA, and his law degree. 

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Kaufman accepted a position with Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation.  Shortly thereafter, he was selected to work within the law department of the newly formed production branch, known as Columbia Natural Resources.

In 1987, Mr. Kaufman left the Columbia system to form the Charleston law firm Pierson & Kaufman.  Mr. Kaufman remained a partner in that firm, and the successor firm of Pierson, Kaufman & Stowers, until 1992.

In 1992, Mr. Kaufman returned home to North Central West Virginia and established The Law Offices of Kevin S. Kaufman, which ultimately became Kaufman & Bowen, PLLC.

Mr. Kaufman and his wife, Wanda, live in Bridgeport, West Virginia.  When they are not working, they enjoy traveling and spending time with their grandchildren.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Workplace Injuries
• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Insurance Disputes

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia, 1985
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1985
• U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1985
• U.S. Federal Court, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Columbia Natural Resources (Assistant to General Counsel)

Honors and Awards

• Scholarship from Consolidated Gas Transmission Corporation

Past Employment Positions

• Legal Department of Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation's, Charleston, West Virginia
• Pierson & Kaufman
• Pierson, Kaufman & Stowers

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1985
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
• West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1985
  Master in Business Administration
• West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1982
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: Business Administration

Address

117 C East Main Street
Bridgeport, WV 26330

Phones

304.842.4300
800.734.8845 (Toll Free)

Faxes

304.842.8022

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wvattorneys.com