Whether in mediation, arbitration or trial, the lawyers at Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso are devoted to one overriding principle: Aggressively representing the firm’s clients at every stage of litigation, from pre-suit mediation or arbitration to trial and the appeals process.
  • Formed in 1991
  • Over 60 attorneys
  • 26 attorneys with BV or better Martindale-Hubbell rating
  • Three offices in West Virginia: Charleston, Morgantown & Wheeling
  • Eleven lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • 2012 five lawyers recognized as "Lawyers of the Year"
  • FSB represents individuals and corporations in every type of litigation and is the largest litigation defense firm in West Virginia
  • FSB provides legal representation to state government agencies and corporations in a wide array of legal matters
Firm Practice Areas Include:

Medical Malpractice , Product Liability, Class Action/Mass Tort, Workplace Liability, Commercial/General Litigation, Insurance Coverage/Defense, Professional Negligence, Government Relations, Health Care/Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Transactions, State/Federal Appeals, Employment Litigation, Real Estate.

Representative Client Work:
  • Obtain defense verdict in medical malpractice case
  • Successfully defend writ of prohibition in legal malpractice action
  • Obtain dismissal of medical professional liability action
  • Obtain dismissal of petition for administrative appeal regarding continuation of Medicaid benefits
  • Obtain defense verdict for Ford Motor Company in expired statute of limitations case
  • Obtain summary judgment for surface mining operator
  • Obtain defense verdict for a coal preparation plant operator in deliberate intent suit
  • Summary judgment for mining company in deliberate intent case
  • Successfully defend appeal of lower court dismissal in insurance coverage case
  • Obtains summary judgment in product liability action
  • Obtains defense verdict for Ford Motor Company in wrongful death product liability case
  • Summary judgment for a construction company in a deliberate intent case
  • Summary judgment for client in a legal malpractice action
Zealous representation is not enough. We know that clients judge us by our results. We judge ourselves by the same standard.