Robert M. Stonestreet

Awards

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. He has served as lead counsel in multiple appeals to the West Virginia Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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.

Education

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.