ABOUT MYCHAL SCHULZ
Mychal Schulz is a defense trial attorney with over 31 years of experience handling a variety of cases around West Virginia before both state and federal courts, including the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
He is currently a shareholder in the Litigation, Employment & Labor Services, and Energy & Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland in Charleston. He has been lead trial counsel in both state and federal courts on a wide variety of matters, including employment, premises liability, insurance bad faith and coverage, commercial, officers and directors liability, ERISA, products liability, consumer protection and criminal matters. In addition, Mychal routinely handles creditor-rights matters in Bankruptcy Court. He has appeared before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Background
Originally from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Mychal came to Charleston right out of law school in 1992, and he has made West Virginia his home ever since then. He is the proud father of two daughters, Mychala and Starrie.
Mychal graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 with a B.A. in History and English. He received his M.A. in History from the University of Virginia in 1990 and J.D. from the William and Mary School of Law in 1992
In addition to his legal work, Mychal believes in becoming deeply involved in his community. He has been a USTA/ITA certified tennis official for over 24 years and regularly officiates matches in the Mountain East Conference and during the WVSSAC high school state tennis tournament. He is in his 15th year of providing both color commentary and play-by-play for the University of Charleston sports teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, and soccer teams and football. He is also the co-host of “The Tailgate Sports Show,” a weekly sports talk show on WTSQ, The Status Quo in Charleston. Mychal found an outlet for his love of history by becoming an adjunct professor of history at West Virginia State University, where he taught World and United States history for over 15 years. He is active in Blessed Sacrament Church in South Charleston, where he previously worked in youth ministry and currently heads the lector ministry.
Memberships and Affiliations
In addition to being admitted to practice in West Virginia, Ohio, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Mychal is a member of the Kanawha County, West Virginia and American Bar associations. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and was recently selected to DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy’s State Legislation and Rules Task Force. He is also the current vice-president for the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV), the organization for civil defense attorneys in the state. Mychal is also the immediate past chair of Leadership West Virginia, which is affiliated with the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and operates a statewide program to identify and train leaders to move West Virginia forward.
In 2023, DTCWV named Mychal its Attorney of the Year. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© in the Litigation – ERISA Section since 2012 by BL Rankings, and he was recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2021 and 2023 Litigation – ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W.Va.
Email Mychal Schulz
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Mychal Schulz for ICA Judge
224 Southern Woods Drive
South Charleston WV 25309-8691
