Mychal Sommer Schulz

Mychal Schulz is a shareholder in the Litigation, Employment & Labor Services, and Energy & Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Schulz has extensive experience litigating matters in state and federal courts throughout West Virginia. He has been lead trial counsel in both state and federal courts on a variety of matters, including employment, premises liability, insurance bad faith and coverage, commercial, officers and directors liability, ERISA, product liability, consumer protection and criminal matters. He has appeared before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit.

Background

Mr. Schulz graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in 1987. He received his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1990 and J.D. from the William and Mary School of Law in 1992. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr. Schulz has spent his entire legal career litigating throughout West Virginia.

In addition to his legal work, Mr. Schulz is a USTA/ITA certified tennis official who officiates matches in the Mountain East Conference, an adjunct professor of history at West Virginia State University and a broadcaster for the University of Charleston men's and women's basketball teams.

Publications/Presentations

•Co-author, “Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions,” The State Journal , June 2012.
•Co-Author, “Wrongful Discharge Cases May Carry Heavy Price Tag,” The State Journal , July 2011.
•Author, “E-mail, Texting and Privacy Rights in the Workplace,” Westlaw Journal Telecommunications' Industry Report, July 2010.