$ 300-500 per hour
Drew M. Capuder
About Drew
Biography
Drew Capuder has been a lawyer for 26 years. He has a broad range of litigation experience in state and federal courts, at trial and on appeal, in West Virginia and Texas. Mr. Capuder has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation (securities fraud, RICO, real estate litigation, banking litigation), and for the last 18 years has been focusing more of his practice on employment litigation and consulting.
In 2010, Mw. Capuder was elected President of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association.
Mr. Capuder handles employment litigation for employers and employees, including discrimination (state and federal law), defamation in the workplace, worker's compensation retaliation and discrimination, sexual harassment (state and federal), and whistle blower litigation.
Mr. Capuder is also a mediator, focusing on mediation of employment litigation, and also on commercial litiation and personal injury litigation.
Mr. Capuder also represents doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals in litigation, in review and drafting of contracts, and in licensing issues.
Mr. Capuder is the author of "Drew Capuder's Employment Law Blog." You can read it at
Since 2005, Mr. Capuder has been teaching "Legal and Ethical Issues in Media" at Fairmont State University. He also taught legal writing at University of Houston Law School from 1990-1996.
Mr. Capuder is a member of the law firm Capuder Fantasia PLLC, which is AV-rated by Martindale-Hibbell. The other member of the firm, attorney Gina Fantasia, focuses her practice on real estate law.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Employment and Labor
50%
35 years
Mediation
25%
22 years
Business
15%
41 years
Health Care
10%
27 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
33%-40%
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in West Virginia for 23 years
State: West Virginia
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 40 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
Capuder Fantasia PLLC
1543 Fairmont Ave., Ste. 101, Fairmont, WV, 26554-2175
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Don't Fear Being a Whistle Blowing Employee
I thought my nursing career was over when I was terminated by a local community health care provider after whistle blowing on harmful patient practices. As a registered professional nurse, I am foremost obligated to be a patient advocate. When making my former employer aware of harmful practices in...
Drew M. Capuder's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Drew's knowledge of the law is exceptional. He is the type of lawyer you need in your corner."
"I endorse this lawyer. Drew is a very competent and experienced attorney. He is thorough in his efforts to represent clients and aggressive. He also makes an extra effort to follow current legal decisions and make sure he is aware of changes in the law."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. Drew is an excellent employment law attorney. Drew's attention to detail is crucial in evaluating employment law issues. He spends as much time as is necessary on evaluating and solving employment law matters."
"If you believe that you have been wrongfully discharged from your employment, Drew is the attorney to contact in North Central West Virginia. With a plethora of knowledge in employment law, Drew can easily assist clients through the employment law field."
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Experience
Honors
2015
BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1998 - Present
Member, Capuder Fantasia PLLC
2005 - 2013
Adjunct Professor, Fairmont State University
1994 - 1998
Partner, Capuder, Gaither & Amann, LLC
1992 - 1994
Partner, Levin & Capuder, LLC
1990 - 1996
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law School
1987 - 1992
Associate, Nathan Sommers Jacobs (then Nathan, Wood & Sommers)
Associations
2016 - Present
United States Supreme Court BarMember
2015 - Present
Fourth Circuit Bar AssociationBar Member
2010 - Present
National Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2005 - Present
US Nothern District of West VirginiaLicensed
2002 - Present
West Virginia Employment Lawyers AssociationMember
2002 - Present
Marion County Bar AssociationMember
2002 - Present
US Southern District of West VirginiaLicensed
2010 - 2011
West Virginia Employment Lawyers AssociationPresident
1990 - 2010
US Western District of TexasLicensed
1990 - 2010
Fifth Circuit Bar AssociationBar Member
1989 - 2010
US Nothern District of TexasLicensed
1986 - 2010
US Southern District of TexasLicensed
Sample of Legal Cases
Heldreth v. Rahimian
Jury verdict on sexual harassment for plaintiff
Education
1985
University of Houston Law Center
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2023
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2022
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2021
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2020
West Virginia Association of Justice, Annual Conference
Can We Still Protect Whistleblowers? The Changing Landscape in State and Federal Law
2020
Civil Trial: Everything You Need to Know, Seminar in Charleston, WV
Pleadings, Persuasive Briefs and Protocol When You Arrive in Court: Practice Pointers
2019
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, annual conference in Logan, WV
Update on the Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine
2019
Online seminar
Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal With the ‘Rambo’ Litigator
2018
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference in Hawk's Nest State Park, WV
The Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine
2018
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference in Hawk's Nest State Park, WV
Social Networking and Electronic Discovery Issues
2018
Human Resources Boot Camp, seminar in Morgantown, WV
Social Media Policies: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
2018
Human Resource Law, What You Need to Know, seminar in Wheeling and Charleston, WV
Discrimination and Harassment
2018
How to Get Your Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), seminar in Charleston, WV
What to Look For, Where to Find it and What to Do With It: Email, Social Media, Texts, and Video
2018
Employment Law 2018, seminar in Charleston, WV
The Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine and Recent Developments
2018
Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator, seminar in Charleston, WV
Dirty Tricks That You Need to Look Out For
2017
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Rules of the Road in Employment Litigation, Part 2
2017
Employment Law: Rights, Benefits, and Emerging Issues
The Perilous Intersection of FMLA and ADA
2016
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Rules of the Road in Employment Litigation
2016
Essentials of Employment Law
Handling Medical and Leave Issues
2015
Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the "Rambo" Litigator
Dirty Tricks that You Need to Look Out For
2014
Fundamentals of Employment Law
ADA and FMLA Updates and Interplay
2013
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies and Legislative Issues (Panel Discussion)
2013
Annual Training Conference, West Virginia County Clerks and Deputies
The Hiring, Disciplining, and Firing Processes
2012
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Employment Law
2012
Employment Law: Beyond the Basics
Advanced FMLA and ADA Issues
2012
Employment Law, Beyond the Basics
Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment and Discrimination
2012
Employment Law Update in West Virginia
Sexual and Other Harassment in the Workplace: What is it and what to do about it?
2011
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Discovery and Settlement Issues (Panel Discussion)
2010
Fundamentals of Employment Law
Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment in the Workplace
2010
Fundamentals of Employment Law
ADA and FMLA Update
2010
Annual Conference of WVELA
Retaliation Law
2009
Employment Law Update, in Morgantown, West Virginia
Hot Topics: The Latest Interpretations of Current Employment Law (speech and article)
2009
Employment Law Update, in Morganotwn, West Virginia
Employment Issues in the Paperless Workplace (speech and article)
2009
Annual Conference of WVELA
Sexual Harassment Law in West Virginia
2008
Employment Law Update, in Morgantown, West Virginia
Employment Law Developments (speech and article)
2008
Employment Law Update, in Morgantown, West Virginia
Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment in the Workplace (speech and article)
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in West Virginia
Whistle Blower Claims (speech and article)
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in West Virginia
Retaliation Claims (speech and article)
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in West Virginia
The Good News and Bad News on Employment at Will (speech and article)
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in West Virginia
Disability Discrimination (speech and article)
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in West Virginia
Age Discrimination (speech and article)
2008
Ask the Experts radio program on WAJR radio station
Numerous appearance from 2004-2008 to discuss employment law
2008
Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association
Attorney's Fees (speech and article)
2007
WBOY News Program
Interviewed for news report on lawsuit filed by WVU against Rich Rodriguez
2007
Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association
Age Discrimination Under West Virginia Law (speech and article)
2002
Meeting os the Marion County Bar Association
Spotting Employment Issues in West Virginia (speech and article)
1996
TSCPA Seminar in Arlington, Texas
Avoiding Employment Litigation and Other Wishful Thinking (speech and article)
1994
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Accountants’ Expert Testimony: Trial and Deposition Techniques (speech and article)
1994
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Business Law Update: Issues of Interest to CPAs and Their Clients (speech and article)
1992
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Depositions and Trial Testimony: Dealing With Difficult Questions and Answers (speech and article)
1992
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Documents, Privileges, and Deposition Testimony in the Litigation Process (speech and article)
1992
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Discovery of Documents and Privilege Law (speech and article)
1992
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Preparing for Depositions as an Expert: Practical Considerations (speech and article)
1991
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Giving Depositions and Testimony as an Expert Witness (speech and article)
1991
TSCPA Seminar in Houston, Texas
Advanced Deposition Techniques (speech and article)
1991
"Footnotes" Television Program, Houston, Texas
Guest Expert on Television Program Devoted to Expert Testimony
Publications
2023
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2022
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2021
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law
2020
Civil Trial: Everything You Need to Know, Seminar in Charleston, WV, National Business Institute
Pleadings, Persuasive Briefs and Protocol When You Arrive in Court: Practice Pointers
2020
West Virginia Association of Justice, Annual Conference
Can We Still Protect Whistleblowers? The Changing Landscape in State and Federal Law
2019
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, annual conference in Logan, WV
Update on the Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine
2019
Clear Law Institute, article for online seminar
Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal With the ‘Rambo’ Litigator
2018
Seminar hosted by West Virginia University entitled “Employment Law 2018” in Charleston, WV
The Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine and Recent Developments
2018
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, at Hawk’s Nest State Park in Ansted, WV
The Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine
2018
National Business Institute seminar entitled “Human Resource Law, What You Need to Know”, in Wheeling and South Charleston, WV
Discrimination and Harassment
2018
National Business Institute seminar entitled “How to Get Your Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)
What to Look For, Where to Find it and What to Do With It: Email, Social Media, Texts, and Video
2018
National Business Institute seminar entitled “Human Resources Boot Camp”, in Morgantown, WV
Social Media Policies: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
2018
National Business Institute seminar entitled “Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator”, in Charleston, WV
Dirty Tricks That You Need to Look Out For
2018
Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, at Hawk’s Nest State Park in Ansted, WV
Social Networking and Electronic Discovery Issues,
2017
Employment Law: Rights, Benefits, and Emerging Issues
The Perilous Intersection of FMLA and ADA
2017
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Rules of the Road in Employment Litigation, Part 2
2016
Essentials of Employment Law, Sterling Education Services
Handling Medical and Leave Issues
2016
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Rules of the Road in Employment Litigation
2015
Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the "Rambo" Litigator
Dirty Tricks that You Need to Look Out For
2014
Fundamentals of Employment Law
ADA and FMLA Updates and Interplay
2013
Annual Training for West Virginia County Clerks and Deputies
The Hiring, Disciplining, and Firing Processes
2012
Employment Law Updated in West Virginia
Sexual and Other Harassment in the Workplace: What is it and what to do about it?
2012
Employment Law, Beyond the Basics
Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment and Discrimination
2012
Employment Law: Beyond the Basics
Advanced FMLA and ADA Issues
2011
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Discovery and Settlement Issues
2010
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference
Retaliation Law
2010
Fundamentals of Employment Law
ADA and FMLA Update
2010
Fundamentals of Employment Law
Sexual, Racial, and Other Harassment in the Workplace
2009
New Realities in Employment Law
Hot Topics: The Latest Interpretations of Current Employment Law
2009
West Virginia Employment Lawyers Assication, Annual Conference
Sexual Harassment Law in West Virginia
2009
New Realities in Employment Law
Employment Issues in the Paperless Workplace
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation
Disability Discrimination
2008
Employment Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation
Retaliation Claims
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation
The Good News and bad News on Employment at Will
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation
Whistle-Blower Claims
2008
Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation
Age Discrimination
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