Practice areas
I defend actions involving serious injury and wrongful death for health care providers, corporations and individuals.
38 years
I defend actions alleging environmental harm under the Clean Water Act and other statutes.
38 years
Handle appeals at state and federal level.
38 years
Represent hospitals and physicians in peer review and credentialing matters.
Defend individuals before various state agencies, including Boards of Medicine, Osteopathy and Nursing.
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WV | Active | 1983 | 01/15/2021 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Defense Lawyer of the Year | Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia | 2014 |
Robert L. Ghiz Award | West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company | 2014 |
Francis J. Conte Special Service Award | University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Association | 2011 |
Exceptional Performance Award | DRI | 2009 |
Board of Governors Award | Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia | 2005 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Leader, Health Care & Finance Group | Jackson Kelly PLLC | 1983 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Litigation Counsel of America | Fellow | 2014 - Present |
West Virginia Bar Foundation | Fellow | 2013 - Present |
American Bar Foundation | Fellow | 2013 - Present |
West Virginia Bar Foundation | Fellow | 2012 - Present |
American Board of Trial Advocates | Member | 2010 - Present |
American College of Trial Lawyers | State Chair | 2007 - Present |
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Association of Defense Trial Attorneys | Secretary | 1995 - Present |
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia | Past President | 1984 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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West Virginia Law Review | Medical Professional Liability in West Virginia, Part II | 2012 |
Physician Insurer | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Upholds Non‑economic Damages Cap | 2011 |
For The Defense (Defense Research Institute) | Coupling Evidentury and Procedural Tools: Defending Negligent Credentialing Cases | 2010 |
For The Defense (Defense Research Institute) | A Practical Analysis of Peer Review Immunity | 2009 |
In-House Defense Quarterly (DRI, Defense Research Institute) | Peer Review: A Practical Analysis of HCQIA Immunity | 2009 |
DRI Punitive Damages Compendium | Appellate Issues | 2009 |
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DRI Medical Liability Compendium | Good Samaritan Statutes | 2009 |
For The Defense (Defense Research Institute) | Buttressing Medical Reform Rules: Challenges to Affidavit of Merit Requirements | 2008 |
International Association of Defense Counsel | Techniques for Jury Selection and Use of Jury Questionnaires | 2008 |
West Virginia Executive | Everything You Wanted To Know About Liability (But Were Afraid To Ask) | 2005 |
West Virginia Law Review | Medical Professional Liability in West Virginia | 2003 |
West Virginia Law Review | A Practical View of Farley v. Sartin | 1997 |
West Virginia Law Review | Hospital Liability in West Virginia | 1993 |
West Virginia Law Review | Rule 11 Sanctions in State & Federal Courts in West Virginia, | 1988 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Dayton School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1983 |
University of Dayton | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1980 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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DRI Products Liability | Products Misuse and the Internet | 2015 |
DRI Trial Tactics | The Fabric of a Trial: Wearing the Tapestry from Voir Dire Through Examination to Final Argument | 2012 |
West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting | Telling the Story in the Closing Argument | 2011 |
DRI Annual Medical Liability & Health Care Law Seminar | Defending Negligent Credentialing and Privileging Actions | 2010 |
ADTA Annual Meeting | Preemption, Shack, ADTA and the Talking Frog | 2009 |
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