Athanasios Basdekis
209 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Tel: 304-340-2282
Fax: 304-342-1110
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Athanasios Basdekis
Athanasios is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation. He has tried more than 10 cases to jury verdict and handled oral arguments on scores of appeals and dispositive motions. He has conducted hundreds of depositions and handled a wide variety of matters in both traditional courtroom and alternative dispute forums.
Athanasios represents clients in complex cases around the country. He represented the Refco Litigation Trust in connection with the prosecution of claims arising from Refco Inc.'s multi-billion dollar bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York, has represented the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in matters stemming from major national bank failures, and has represented the Trustee of a bankrupt mining company against one of the nation's largest energy companies. Athanasios also has substantial experience in representing personal injury victims.He has successfully represented a minor who suffered catastrophic injuries in a swimming pool accident, numerous clients in product liability cases, and the victim of drunk driver hit-and-run.
Athanasios previously served as an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law, where he taught Advanced Federal Practice and Procedure from 2000-2003.
Bar Admissions
West Virginia, 2003
Virginia, 2002
Maryland, 2001
District of Columbia, 1999
New York, 1998
Government Experience
Law Clerk, Hon. Leonard B. Sand, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1997-1998
Memberships and Affiliations
American Hellenic Institute, Advisory Board
Hon. John A. Field, Jr., Inn of Court
West Virginia State Bar
Publications
Athanasios Basdekis, The Ancient Greek Origins of the Modern Legal System, National Herald (May 2002)
Perfection by Nullification, 105 Yale L.J. 2285 (1996)
State Courts
New York State Bar
District of Columbia State Bar
The Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Maryland State Bar
West Virginia State Bar
Federal Courts
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
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Practice Areas
Class Actions and Mass Torts
Energy and Environment
Insolvency Litigation and Bankruptcy
Litigation
Education & Honors
J.D., 1997
Yale Law School
- Senior Editor,
Yale Law Review
B.A., 1994
summa cum laude
Columbia University
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Stephen Hermides
Scholar
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