Peter Markham

Peter G. Markham provides general counsel and civil litigation services to businesses, health care providers and insurers, and public officials and state agencies. Clients requiring government relations assistance benefit from Peter’s substantial experience in state government. From 2012 to 2017, Peter served as General Counsel to former West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin.

Peter leads the firm’s Broadband and Appellate Advocacy practice teams. Recent victories include:

• IPI, Inc. v. Axiall Corp., No. 22-ICA-164, 2024 WL 339374 (W.Va. Ct. App. Jan. 30, 2024) (vacating summary judgment award on breach of contract and indemnity counterclaims in personal injury action stemming from chlorine gas leak)
• Monaco v. WV Parkways Auth., 57 F.4th 185 (4th Cir. 2023) (holding in matter of first impression that state agency’s claim to sovereign immunity was sufficiently strong to trigger provision of Class Action Fairness Act foreclosing diversity jurisdiction)
• Jefferson Cnty. Found., Inc. v. W. Virginia Econ. Dev. Auth., 875 S.E.2d 162 (W. Va. 2022) (holding sale-leaseback financing arrangement for manufacturing facility did not violate constitutional guarantee of equal and uniform taxation)

Peter’s practice also focuses on, among other things, advising and representing:

• A highway authority advancing a major public road building project;
• The West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council and the West Virginia Office of Broadband; and
• Renewable energy operators developing wind, solar, and hydrogen projects.