Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Litigation
• Tobacco Litigation
• Asbestos Litigation
• Collections
• Workers' Compensation
• Business and Corporate
• Employment Law
• Civil Rights
• Education Law
• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Products Liability
• Construction Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Municipal Liability

Classes and Seminars

• Workers' Compensation & Mandolidis Law, Dollar General Dept. Stores, June 8, 2000
• Morbidity & Mortality Conference, Charleston Area Medical Center, February, 2000
• Emergency Medical Services Motor Vehicle/Documentation Liabilities, WV Emergency Medical Services Regions 1-5, January 2, 1998
• Emergency Medical Services Motor Vehicle/Documentation Liabilities, WV Emergency Medical Services Regions 1-5, September 22, 1998
• Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate/Documentation Liabilities, WV Emergency Medical Services Regions 1-5, February 11, 1998
• Emergency Medical Services Do Not Resuscitate/Documentation Liabilities, WV Emergency Medical Services Regions 1-5, May 12, 1998
• Avoiding Liability for Official Acts Under the Ethics Act & the WV Tort Claims & Insurance Reform Act, WV Public Service District Managers, September, 1998
• Avoiding Liability for Wrongful Employment Practice Claims Related to Civil Rights, WV Public Service District Managers, September, 1999
• Hot Topics in School Law in West Virginia, Lorman Education Services, October 21, 1999
• Hot Topics in School Law in West Virginia, Lorman Education Services, September 24, 1998

Pro Bono Activities

• WV State Bar Lawyer Referral Program
• WV Pro Bono Referral Program
• YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program
• Community Referral of Small Business Litigation

Representative Clients

• AIG Insurance Companies
• Allstate Insurance
• CNA Insurance Companies
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
• State Farm Insurance Companies
• H.B. Fuller Company
• The Kroger Company
• Liggett Group Inc.
• Lockheed-Martin Company
• Underwriters Laboratory

Representative Cases

• Rhodes v. Smithers, 939 F. Supp 1256 (4th Cir. 1996)
• McDerment v. Browning, 18 F. Supp. 2nd 622 (S.D.W.V. 1998)
• Cole v. Fairchild, 482 S.E. 2nd 913 (W.V. 1996)
• United States v. Shaffer Equipment Co., 11 F. 3d 450 (1993), 796 F.Supp. 938 (1992) (1992)
• Municipal Mutual Insurance Company v. Mangus, 443 S.E. 2nd 455 (W.V. 1994)
• O'Dell v. Town of Gauley Bridge, 425 S.E. 2nd 551 (W.V. 1992)
• State v. Chase Securities, 188 WV 356, 424 S.E. 2d 591 (No. 20863 Supr. Ct. of App. W.V. 1992)
• In Re Cuyahoga County Asbestos Cases No. 72388, 127 Ohio Appl. 3d 358, 713 N.E. 2d 20 (8th App.)
• State Ex Rec. Garden State Newpapers, Inc. v. Hoke, No. 26219, 205 W.V. 611, 520 S.E. 2d 186 (Supr. Ct. of App. W.V.)

References

• Bank One
• One Valley Bank
• Branch, Banking & Trust
• Gibbons and Kawash

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Employment Law -- Employee, Insurance Defense, Litigation & Appeals, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts