Randall C. Light

Representative Experience

• Responsible for real estate issues in the development and financing of a wind-powered electric generating facility in Grant County, West Virginia. The “wind farm” required leases and easements from more than 40 landowners and financing in excess of $300,000,000.00
• Responsible for the documentation and negotiations for many commercial loans from lenders to borrowers, including a technical consortium, coal companies, oil and gas companies, real estate developers, retail operations, and timbering operations
• Assisted a client that acquired a private university and converted it to a for-profit educational institution
• Assisted client with commercial and contract issues for an affiliated company which provides online education and financial tracking information for insurance agents and securities brokers
• Counseled mineral owners and operators about the purchase, sale, and development of assets and property used in operations and mineral development

Licensed In

• West Virginia

Education

• J.D. Washington and Lee University School of Law

• B.A. West Virginia Wesleyan College

Memberships

• Board of Directors, Clarksburg Kiwanis
• Board of Directors, United Hospital Center
• Commissioner, Clarksburg Housing Authority
• Board of Directors, Harrison County Economic Development Corporation
• Volunteer, 4-H
• Past President, United Way of Harrison County
• Past Board Chairman, Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
• Past Member, Board of Directors, Allohak Council, Boy Scouts of America
• Past Member, WVU Extension Service Visiting Committee
• Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use Committee, West Virginia State Bar Association
• Bankruptcy Committee, West Virginia State Bar Association

Achievements

• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Real Estate (2022-Present)
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law (2010-Present), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2024-Present), Corporate Law (2021-Present), Economic Development Law (2024-Present), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-Present), Oil and Gas Law (2013-Present), Real Estate Law (2007-Present)
• Best Lawyers® 2024 Morgantown, WV Oil and Gas Law, Lawyer of the Year
• Best Lawyers® 2021 Morgantown, WV Oil and Gas Law, Lawyer of the Year
• Best Lawyers® 2020 Morgantown, WV Banking and Finance Law, Lawyer of the Year
• Best Lawyers® 2018 Morgantown, WV Banking and Finance Law – Management, Lawyer of the Year
• Best Lawyers® 2016 Morgantown, WV, Banking and Finance Law, Lawyer of the Year
• Best Lawyers® 2013 Morgantown, West Virginia Lawyer of the Year
• Super Lawyers®, Real Estate Law, Business & Corporate Law, Banking Law, Bridgeport, WV (2007-2009)