Robert J, Schiavoni, Attorney at Law | Hammer, Ferretti & Schiavoni

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Robert J, Schiavoni
Labor and Employment Law
Robert J. Schiavoni
Attorney Robert Schiavoni was born September 2, 1953. Bob Schiavoni received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University, a graduate degree from Penn State University. He is a also a graduate of the Ohio Northern University College of Law where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. He has published in the West Virginia University Law Review on the subject of retaliatory dismissal and federal preemption. He is a founding partner of the law firm of Hammer, Ferretti & Schiavoni located in Martinsburg, WV. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association. He has lectured on topics concerning employment law, wage law, class actions and professional ethics.

Current Employment Position
	Partner
Year Joined Law Firm
	1992
Areas Of Practice
	Employment Law -- Employee Employment Law -- Employer Labor Law
Litigation Percentage
	95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
	West Virginia, 1986 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1987 U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1986 U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1989 U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education
	Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1986 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, With Honors Editor-in-Chief, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1985 - 1986 Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania M.P.A., Master of Public Administration Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1975 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Published Works
	The Steelworkers' Trilogy and the Coalminers' Trilogy: Is Discrimination Exception to the Rule, 91 W.Va. L. Rev. 737, 1989
Representative Cases
	Vendevender v. Sheetz, Inc., 200 W. Va. 591 cert. denied (1997) Hanlon v. Chambers, 195 W.Va. 99 (1995) Fox v. Union Carbide, 184 W. Va. 277 (1988) Tritle v. Crown Airways, Inc., 929 F.2d 81 (4th Cir. 1990) Reed v. Lockhead Aircraft International, A.G., 923 F.2d 849 (4th Cir. 1991) Scott v. PPG Industries, Inc., 920 F.2d 927 (4th Cir. 1990) Shivley v. Life Assurance Co. of Pennsylvania, 829 F.2d 36 (4th Cir. 1987) Echard v. Devine, 726 F. Supp. 1045 (N.D. W.Va. 1989)
Classes / Seminars Taught
	Lectured on Topics Concerning Employment Law, Wage Law, Class Actions and Professional Ethics
Professional Associations and Memberships
	National Employment Lawyers Association: Member West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association: Member
Birth Information
	September 2, 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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