Shawn D. Bayliss
Areas of Practice
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Criminal Law
- DUI/DWI
- Traffic Violations
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
- J.D. - 1995
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.A. - May, 1991
- Major: Sociology
Honors and Awards
- Foundation Scholar Award for Academic Excellence, 1988
- Golden Key National Honor Society
- Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary
- Dean's List
- Kappa Alpha Order
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Salvation Army, Advisory Council, 1997 - Present
- American Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers
- American Association for Justice
- Putnam County Port Authority Board, 1998 - 2004
- West Virginia House Delegates, 14th District, Candidate, 1998
- Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
- Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, Candidate, 1996
Past Employment Positions
- Bayliss & Phalen, P.L.L.C., 2004 - 2006
- Bayliss Law Offices, Solo Practitioner, 1996 - 2004
- City of Charleston, City Prosecuting Attorney, 1998 - 1999
- West Virginia Senate Finance Committee, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, 1997 - 1998
- Law Offices of Harvey D. Peyton, Nitro, West Virginia, Associate Attorney, 1995 - 1996
- Higinbotham and Higinbotham, Fairmont, West Virginia, Law Clerk, 1994 - 1995
- Bayliss and Ramey, Inc., Dunbar, WV, Labor/Estimator, 1991 - 1992
Pro Bono Activities
- Rotary International
- Gideons International
- International Order of Odd Fellows
- President, West Virginia University Christian Legal Society, 1995
- Founder, Duquesne University Christian Legal Society
- Member, West Virginia University Public Interest Advocates
- Member, West Virginia University Environmental Law Society
- West Virginia University Marching Band