Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Defense 70%
• Product Liability 25%
• Construction 5%

Representative Clients

• St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
• Kawasaki Motors Corporation

Representative Cases

• Weiford v. Thiebaud, 422 F.2d 400 (4th Cir. 1970)
• Preiser Scientific, Inc. of Ohio v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc., 432 F.2d 1002 (4th Cir. 1970)
• State ex rel. Whitman v. Fox, 160 W.Va. 633, 236 S.E.2d 565 (1977)
• In re: Brown, 164 W.Va 234, 262 S.E.2d 444, 166. W.Va. 226 (1990)
• Judicial Inquiry Comm'n of West Virginia v. McGraw, 165 W.Va. 704, 271 S.E.2d 344, 171 W.Va. 441 (1983)
• Cook v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 101 F.R.D. 92, 38 Fed.R.Serv. 2d 1580 (S.D. W.Va. 1984)
• Shamblin v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 175 W.Va. 337, 332 S.E.2d 639, 183 W.Va. 585 (1990)
• Greene v. Carolina Freight Carriers, 663 F.Supp. 112 (S.D. W. Va. 1987)
• Clark v. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., 200 W.Va. 763, 490 S.E.2d 852 (1997)
• Harmon v. Elkay Mining Co., 201 W.Va. 745, 500 S.E.2d 860 (1997)
• Wilt v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co., 203 W.Va. 165, 506 S.E. 2d. 608, 203 F.3d. 825 (4th Cir 1998)
• Sayer Bros., Ins. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 150 F.Supp.2d 907 (S.D. W.Va. 2001)

West Practice Categories

Lemon Law, Discrimination, Housing & Construction Defects, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Water Pollution, Bad Faith Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Hazardous Waste, Shipping, Trucking