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Provided by Robert M. Stonestreet
Practice Areas
Robert Stonestreet focuses his practice on land, energy, and environmental law. He has a wide array of regulatory and courtroom experience, including representation of clients in matters involving lease and land disputes, environmental permitting, enforcement actions, serious personal injury/wrongful death, land contamination, toxic exposure, and complex commercial disputes.
During his nearly 20 years in practice, Mr. Stonestreet has tried multiple cases to verdict before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. In October 2022, he served as trial counsel in a sub-surface trespass case in which a jury awarded over $70,000,000 in favor of his client for damage to mineral reserves. Mr. Stonestreet has played prominent roles in multiple appellate proceedings, which include: West Virginia Land Resources, Inc. v. American Bituminous Power Partners, LP, 2023 W.Va. LEXIS 267, 2023 WL 3991964 (June 14, 2023); SWN Production Company, LLC v. Conley, 243 W. Va. 696, 850 S.E.2d 695 (2020); Triad Hunter, LLC v. Eagle Natrium, LLC, 132 N.E.3d 1272 (Ohio 7th Dist. Ct. App. 2019); Central West Virginia Energy Co. v. Mountain State Carbon, LLC, 636 F.3d 101 (4th Cir. 2011); and Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation v. West Virginia Department of Transportation, 227 W. Va. 653, 713 S.E.2d 809 (2011).
Professional Memberships
Mr. Stonestreet contributes to a number of industry associations. He is a member of the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia’s Environment Committee, the West Virginia Coal Association Environmental and Technical Committee, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation. Mr. Stonestreet currently serves as the vice chair of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia’s Energy Committee. He is also the past president of the Air & Waste Management Association, West Virginia Chapter, and past chair of the Water Subcommittee of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Environment Committee.
Mr. Stonestreet actively participates in community activities. He is the current president of the Marshall University Quarterback Club of Charleston, and a director on the Board of the Marshall University Big Green Scholarship Foundation. Mr. Stonestreet is a long-standing appointed member of the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals, which is a quasi-judicial administrative hearing board. He also a director and Vice President of the Meeks Mountain Trail Alliance, which is a non-profit organization developing 26 miles of public hiking and biking trails in coordination with a local landowner and city government.
Personal
Outside of the law, Mr. Stonestreet is an avid distance runner and outdoor recreation enthusiast. He has completed multiple road marathons and various types of long-distance trail races.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Mr. Stonestreet is admitted to practice in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits.
Publications
Author, “Intersection of Wildlife and Environmental Regs,” GO-WV News, July 2022.
Co-Author, “Infrastructure Grants Can Aid Mine Waste Rare Earth Projects,” Law360, February 28, 2022.
Author, “U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finalizes ‘Habitat’ Definition under Endangered Species Act,” The PIOGA Press, January 2021.
Author, “Force Majeure for Sure? Contractual Coal Supply Obligations in a Changing World,” 30 Energy & Min. L. Inst. 5 (2009).
Author, “You Have No Idea – Environmental Regulation of the Coal Industry,” 25 Energy & Min. L. Inst. 133 (2005).
Author, “Replacing a Solid Wall with a Chain Link Fence: Special Relationship Analysis for Tort Recovery of Purely Economic Loss,” 105 W. Va. L. Rev. 213 (2002).
Education
Marshall University
B.A.
1995 - 2000
West Virginia University College of Law
J.D.
2000 - 2003
Awards
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2013
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2014
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2015
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2016
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2017
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2018
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2019
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2020
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2021
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2022
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2018
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2019
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2020
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2021
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2022
Energy Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2020
Energy Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2021
Energy Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2022
Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W.Va.
Best Lawyers®
2022
West Virginia Rising Stars
Thomson Reuters
2010
West Virginia Rising Stars
Thomson Reuters
2011
West Virginia Rising Stars
Thomson Reuters
2012
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2013
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2014
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2015
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2016
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2017
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2018
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2019
West Virginia Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
2020
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2023
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2023
Energy Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2023
Commercial Litigation Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2024
Energy Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2024
Environmental Law Section
The Best Lawyers of America©
2024