Experienced trial attorney who has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout W.Va., and pursued appeals in the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court of Appeals. Focused primarily upon representation of plaintiffs, but business litigation is another area of concentration.
Recent cases:
Currently engaged in 40 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a dealership which did not payoff liens against consumers' trade-in's.
Currently engaged in the second round of 26 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a different dealership involving similar facts.
In 2007, represented 21 former employees throughout W.Va. of a big-box retailer who asserted they were victims of age discrimination.
In 2006, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.
In 2005, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.
Since 1991
Since 1996
2000 - Current
West Virginia University College of Law
1994 - Current
Curnutte Law
2009 - 2009
West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics
1991 - 1994
US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
1988 - 1991
J.D.
Honors: Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review
1984 - 1988
B.A. | Political Science
West Virginia State Bar
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
