David Grant Altizer was born in Tazewell, Virginia in 1950 and for most of his life has made his home in Tazewell County.
Education
- William & Mary Law School, JD, 1975
- University of Virginia, BA, 1972
- Bluefield College, now Bluefield University, 1970
Admissions
- Virginia, 1975
- West Virginia, 2003
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1983
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1992
- United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2011
- U.S. District Court for Southern District of West Virginia, 2012
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2011
Practice Areas
- Mineral Law
- Real Estate Law
- Corporate Law
- School Law
- Elder Law
- Contract Law
Community Activities and Associations
- Tazewell County Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation – Class of 2017
- Member at Large of the Tazewell Lions Club
- Elder in the Presbyterian Church
- Served on the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce
- Served on the Board of Directors for the Department of Social Services
Notable Cases
- Dye v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, 291 Va. 319, 784 S.E.2d 703 (2016)
- Blankenship v. Consolidation Coal Co., 850 F. 3d 630, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4168 (2017)
- Graham v. Consolidation Coal Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170787 (W.D.Va, December 10, 2014)
- Graham v. Consolidation Coal Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35046 (W.D.Va., March 18, 2014)
- Graham v. Consolidation Coal Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97293, 2015 WL 4529847 (W.D. Va., July 27, 2015)
- Graham v. Consolidation Coal Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144645, 2017 WL 6449691 (W.D. Va., Oct. 26, 2015)
- Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Yellow Poplar Lumber Co., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99758, 2017 WL 2799316 (W.D. Va, June 28, 2017)
- Pocahontas Mining LLC v. CNX Gas Co. LLC, 276 Va. 346, 666 S.E.2d 527 (2008)
- CNX Gas Co. LLC v. Rasnake, 287 Va. 163, 752 S.E.2d 865 (2014)
- Tazewell County School Board v. Gillenwater, 241 Va. 166, 400 S.E.2d 199 (1991)