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CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — Charles W. Pace, Jr. has been promoted to Member of Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC. 

He is a 1999 graduate of WVU Law.

Pace practices in the firm’s commercial law group. He focuses on assisting clients with estate planning, trust and estate administration, wealth preservation strategies, special needs planning, elder law issues, and taxation. 

A significant portion of Pace's practice is assisting clients with business entity formation, general business entity advice, and business transactions. His practice also extends into the areas of trust and estate litigation and commercial litigation.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The partners of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have elected Thomas M. Hancock to the partnership effective January 1, 2018. He is a 2007 graduate of WVU Law. 

Hancock, who joined the firm in 2016, concentrates his practice in the area of complex litigation. His experience involves litigation of catastrophic workplace accidents; litigation of intricate federal regulatory schemes; litigation involving pulmonology; and a variety of business litigation on behalf of clients from diverse industries. He also handles administrative matters for his clients before various state and federal agencies. He is based in the Firm’s West Virginia office. 

Hancock's practice includes both trial work and an active appellate practice. He has regularly practiced before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the United States Department of Labor, and all state and federal courts in West Virginia. He is also licensed before the Sixth and Third Circuits, where he handles appellate work only.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 575 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 10 states and Washington, DC.