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• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Hospital and Physician Risk Management Education
• Health Care Law
• Board of Medicine
• General Litigation

Education:

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV (1989)
• B.A., West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV (1986)
• Government
• Education
• Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA (1982-1984)

Bar Admissions:

• 1989 West Virginia

Court Admissions:

• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (1989)
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (1993)
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1989)

Professional Involvement:

• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• American College of Legal Medicine
• West Virginia State Bar Law & Medicine Committee
• Saint Thomas More Catholic Lawyer’s Society
• WV State Bar Lawyer Information Service-Firm Liaison
• Kanawha County Bar Association Officer
• Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Recruiting Committee Chairman

Community Involvement:

• Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Scholarship Committee Member
• Kanawha Valley Soccer League, Coach of the Year 2005
• Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Member
• Knights of Columbus
• Charleston Catholic Middle School, Head Soccer Coach 
• Kanawha-Charleston Soccer Foundation, Board Member
• West Side Soccer Association, President
• Kanawha Valley Soccer League, Representative
• Soccer Coach, West Side Diamonds 
• Soccer Referee, Certified and Licensed
• Kanawha Valley Adult Soccer League 
• Kanawha Valley Catholic Recreation Association, League President
• Sacred Heart Church League, President and Basketball Coach
• Read Aloud West Virginia Participant
• Leadership West Virginia Graduate, WV State Chamber of Commerce, 1996 
• Kanawha Valley Mental Health Association, Board Member, 1993-1995 
• Theta Chi Fraternity-Delta Gamma Chapter, Alumni Board Member; 1991-2001 

Teaching & Lecturing:

• Frequent Lecturer and Speaker for Continuing Medical Education Classes and Seminars; and West Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Seminars.  These presentations include:
• December 15, 2008-“How to Avoid Having to Meet with an Attorney through Good Nursing Documentation”. Princeton Community Hospital.
• October 17, 2008-Crossroads of Emergency Care Conference. Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, Ohio. Ohio Valley Medical Center and Upper Ohio Valley Chapter of American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
• May 16, 2008- “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study”. West Virginia Bar Association, Legal Nurse Consultant Division.  2008 Medical Legal Conference, Marriott Hotel, Charleston, WV
• February 22, 2008 - "Effective Trial Preparation". NBI Seminar, The Summit Conference Center, Charleston, WV
• October 26, 2007. "The Perfect Storm-a West Virginia Case Study". Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV
• May 17, 2007. WVSHRM 19th Annual Mid-Year Conference and Expo-Featured Speaker. Stonewall Jackson Resort. "From Incident to Trial", " The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study" and presentation of a Medical Malpractice Mock Trial
• May 6, 2007. "Claims and Cases-How to Avoid Being Sued". Waterfront Hotel, Morgantown, WV. WV Osteopathic Medicine Association
• January 24, 2007. “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study and Three Case Studies”. Holiday Inn, Martinsburg, WV. Eastern Panhandle Medical Society and City Hospital.
• June 19, 2007. “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study”. Tamarack, Beckley, WV. Raleigh County Medical Society
• May 1, 2007. “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study”. Aquarium Restaurant, Westover, WV. Monongalia County Medical Society
• March 19, 2007. “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study”. Holiday Inn, Bluefield, WV. Mercer County Medical Society
• August 31, 2006. Collins High School/Oak Hill High School Alumni Association Annual Banquet. Master of Ceremonies. Tamarack, Beckley, WV
• August 2006-“Claims and Cases-Avoiding Medical Malpractice Claims”. The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV. West Virginia State Medical Association.
• April 27, 2006. “The Perfect Storm-a WV Case Study”. Via Veneto’s Restaurant, Bridgeport, WV.  The Dyer Insurance Agency and WV Mutual.
• October 2003- "Legal Issues for Physicians-Case Presentation". Princeton Community Hospital Medical Staff 
• February 11, 2006. “Claims and Case Studies”. Marriott Hotel, Charleston, WV. West Virginia State Medical Association.
• June 2003- "Physician Legal Issues-HIPPA, EMTALA, Anti-Kickback Laws and Asset Protection". West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC 
• August 2002- "Over Prescription and Under Prescription and the Risks to Physicians". Marshall University School of Medicine Seminar. Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV 
• April 2000- "Death, Taxes and Getting Sued...Risk Management". West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Seminar entitled: "Women's and Children's Health Issues", The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA 
• 1999- "Medical-Legal Issues for the Turn of the Century" at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Conference. Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC 
• April 1999- "West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminar". Medical Assurance of West Virginia Seminar,  Glade Springs Resort, Daniels, WV 
• 1998- “West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminar”. Medical Assurance Seminar, Fincastle Country Club, Bluefield, VA 
• 1998- "Risk Management for Medical Students". Marshall University School of Medicine Seminar, VA Hospital, Huntington, WV 
• April 1997- "Confidentiality of Medical Records". Medical Education Services, Inc., Holiday Inn, Charleston, WV 
• January 1997- "Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit, Risk Management and Organ Donation in West Virginia". West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Ski Emergency Medicine Conference, Canaan Valley Lodge, Davis, WV 
• 1997- “West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminar”. Medical Assurance Seminar, Radisson Hotel, Huntington, WV 
• 1996- “West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminar”. Medical Assurance Seminar, Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg, WV 
• 1995 through present- Lecturer/Speaker at various Seminars and In-services for Medical Staffs and Nursing Staffs at Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, WV and St. Joseph's Hospital of Parkersburg, Parkersburg, WV 
• 1995- “West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminar”. Medical Assurance Seminar, Martinsburg, WV 
• 1993- "Marbury v Madison Medical Malpractice Case Study". CNA Loss Prevention Workshop, Stratford Springs, Wheeling, WV 
• 1993- "Marbury v Madison Medical Malpractice Case Study". CNA Loss Prevention Workshop, Holiday Inn, Clarksburg, WV 
• 1992- "Marbury v Madison Medical Malpractice Case Study". CNA Loss Prevention Workshop, Ramada Inn, South Charleston, WV

Reported Cases:

• Gray v Mena, 218 W.Va.564, 625 S.E.2d 326 (W.Va. 2005)
• State ex rel. Huffman v Stephens, 206 W.Va. 501, 526 S.E.2d 23 (W.Va. 1999)

Awards & Honors:

• Martindale-Hubbell Listing
• West Virginia University College of Law, Moot Court Board & Craven Cup Participant
• West Virginia University College of Law, Class President, 2nd and 3rd year classes
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Mortar Board

Legal Experience:

• 1995 - present - Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Member
• 1991 - 1994 - Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Associate
• 1989 - 1991 - Kay, Casto & Chaney, Charleston & Morgantown, WV, Associate 
• 1988 - 1989 - WVU College of Law Clinic Program and Kennedy Center FCI Clinic Program 
• 1988 - U.S. Attorney' s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, Summer Associate 
• 1987 - Appalachian Research & Legal Defense Fund-Fayetteville, WV, Summer Associate