Practice Concentrations:
- 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)
- Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA (1982-1984)
Bar Admissions:
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)
Reported Cases:
- Mack-Evans v Hilltop Healthcare Center; Opinion #35338, filed on 9/16/10 (WV 2010)
- 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)
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
- Soccer Coach, West Side Diamonds
- Soccer Referee, Certified and Licensed
- Kanawha Valley Catholic Recreation Association, Past-President
- Sacred Heart Church League, Past-President
- 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
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
Teaching & Lecturing:
- August 26, 2010-St Joseph's Hospital Nursing Documentation Seminar
- 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
Other Legal Experience:
- Member, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso (1995 – Present)
- Associate, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso (1991 – 1994)
- Associate, Kay, Casto & Chaney, Charleston & Morgantown, WV (1989 – 1991)
- WVU College of Law Clinic Program and Kennedy Center FCI Clinic Program (1988 – 1989)
- Summer Associate, U.S. Attorney' s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, (1988)
- Summer Associate, Appalachian Research & Legal Defense Fund-Fayetteville, WV, (1987)