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Barbara J. Keefer
MacCorkle, Lavender, Casey & Sweeney, PLLC
300 Summers Street, Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301
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Focusing on representation of insurance companies, employees and agents; bad faith; and defense litigation
EDUCATION
- B.S. in criminal justice, Marshall University, 1977
- J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1980
- C.P.C.U. (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter), Insurance Institute of America, 1999
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
- Member of MacCorkle Lavender Casey & Sweeney, PLLC; 2001 to present
- Nationwide Insurance Company, 1994-2001; claims manager, 1994-98; managing claims counsel, 1998-99; claims legal counsel III, 2000-01
- Managing attorney, U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 1991-94
- Associate attorney, Goodwin & Goodwin, 1987-91
- Associate attorney, Masters & Taylor, 1980-87
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
- Admitted to practice law in West Virginia, 1980; admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Tried cases in personal injury, including Mandolidis; property damage; products liability; medical malpractice; construction cases; toxic torts; coverage
- Supervised litigation in all areas above, as well as more than 100 bad faith/extra-contractual cases filed in West Virginia
- Participated in/conducted more than 35 jury trials in areas noted above
- Supervised claims handling in West Virginia
- Participated in/conducted hundreds of depositions, including plaintiffs, defendant fact witnesses, doctors, economists, other experts of all kinds, agents, claims personnel, and corporate designated representatives
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member, West Virginia State Bar
- State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Inter-company Arbitration Panel
- CPCU Society (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter)
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- Member, since
2001
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- 2001
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- Personal Injury
- Employment Law including Mandolidis and Discrimination
- Property Damage
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Construction Cases
- Toxic Torts
- Litigation
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- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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- West Virginia, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
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- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1980
- Juris Doctorate
- Honors: Top one-third of class; Student Bar Association
- Honors: Women's Law Caucus; Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
- Honors: Law School Recruitment Committee
- Marshall University, 1970
- B.S. in Criminal Justice
- Honors: cum laude
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- West Virginia State Bar
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- State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Committee Member
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- State Bar Program
- Mock Trial Coordinator
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- Nationwide's Prom Promise Mock Trial
- Coordinator for West Virginia
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- Intercompany Arbitration Panel
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- CPCU Society
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- Masters & Taylor, Associate Attorney,
1980
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1987
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- Goodwin & Goodwin, Associate Attorney,
1987
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1991
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- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Managing Attorney,
1991
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1994
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- Nationwide Insurance Company, Claims Manager,
1994
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1998
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- Nationwide Insurance Company, Managing Claims Counsel,
1998
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1999
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- Nationwide Insurance Company, Claims Legal Counsel III,
2000
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2001
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- August 14, 1955, South Charleston, West Virginia
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