David R. Pogue

David R. Pogue is an attorney at Carey Douglas Kessler & Ruby PLLC in Charleston, WV. Pogue handles civil and commercial litigation involving contracts, insurance, oil and gas, employment, shareholder disputes, personal injury, property, and civil rights. The practice includes contract and commercial disputes, insurance coverage, energy litigation, wrongful termination, shareholder disputes, personal injury, property cases, civil rights, and appeals. The work often involves developing case strategy, evaluating evidence, briefing legal issues, and preparing matters for negotiation, hearing, trial, or appeal.

Pogue graduated from West Virginia University, magna cum laude, in 2005 and earned a law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2008. Pogue joined the firm after law school and has built a practice centered on civil trial and appellate work. That training supports the research, writing, analysis, and advocacy required in complex civil disputes and other contested proceedings.

Pogue’s experience includes contract and commercial disputes, insurance coverage matters, oil and gas litigation, wrongful termination, minority-shareholder claims, personal injury, property disputes, and civil rights cases. His representative work includes significant royalty-owner litigation, coalbed methane disputes, and appellate representation that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. These matters require close attention to facts, procedure, legal standards, and the practical consequences of decisions made throughout a case.

David R. Pogue maintains a broad West Virginia litigation practice that spans business, property, employment, insurance, and constitutional disputes. His experience includes both trial-level case development and appeals in matters with substantial financial or legal consequences. The practice remains focused on careful preparation, clear analysis, and representation that responds to the legal and practical demands of each dispute.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Carey Douglas Kessler & Ruby PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor’s Degree (Magna Cum Laude)

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