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)