Robert S. Kiss
Robert S. Kiss practices in the areas of tax, estate planning and commercial law. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Revenue by then-West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. In that capacity, he oversaw 10 agencies: Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, Athletic Commission, State Budget Office, Division of Financial Institutions, Insurance Commissioner's Office, Lottery Commission, Municipal Bond Commission, Office of Tax Appeals, Racing Commission and State Tax Division.
During his tenure with the Tomblin administration, Bob presided as the state budget director and the governor's designee for the Board of Treasury Investments, where he served as chairman of the Investment Committee; the Water Development Board; the West Virginia Housing Development Fund; and the Early Childhood Planning Task Force. He was also chairman of the Investment Management Board.
He first joined Bowles Rice in 2003, after serving 19 years in the West Virginia House of Delegates. He served as Speaker of the House from 1997 to 2006 and House Finance Chairman from 1993-1996. Pursuant to his Legislative duties, he was extensively involved in more than a decade of major economic and fiscal legislation including the West Virginia School Building Authority; water and sewer infrastructure development; state tax policy; state health care plans including PEIA and Medicaid; state retirement systems; the workers' compensation system; and the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) legislation.
Charleston, West Virginia 25301