Carte P. Goodwin

Carte P. Goodwin
300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
Charleston, WV 25301
ph: (304) 346-7000
fx: (304) 344-9692
cpg@goodwingoodwin.com

Mr. Goodwin's practice involves litigation, government relations, intellectual property, and commercial transactions.

Practice Details

• Representing clients in civil litigation throughout West Virginia's state and federal courts.
• Representing clients in mass and class action litigation.
• Representing clients in various commercial transactions as well as the formation and organization of business entities.
• Representing clients in the preparation and registration of federal trademark applications, license agreements and intellectual property litigation.

Work History

• General Counsel to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III, 2005-2009
• Chairman, School Building Authority
• Member, Consolidated Public Retirement Board
• Chairman, Governor's Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations
• Clerk for the Honorable Robert B. King, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1999-2000

Education

• Marietta College, B.A., Philosophy, magna cum laude 1996
• The Emory University School of Law, Doctor of Law, 1999
• Order of the Coif
• Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Emory International Law Review
• Authored "Live, In Concert and Beyond: A New Standard of Contributory Copyright Infringement." 13 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 345 (1999)

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• Kanawha County Bar Association

Court Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and all lower State courts