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| | Address | | 53 Washington Avenue | | Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 | | (Marshall & Ohio Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| McDermott & Bonenberger, P.L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Bad Faith Litigation, Mass Tort, Complex Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Mediation. | | Year Established: 1972 | Firm Profile:
McDermott & Bonenberger, P.L.L.C. has been providing high-quality legal services to insurance carriers, businesses and individuals for over 40 years. We are committed to achieving cost-effective solutions for our clients' needs. In fact, two of our attorneys are experienced mediators. The majority of our attorneys are experienced trial and appellate counsel who have litigated cases of all types in state and federal courts in West Virginia and Ohio. | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
CNA Insurance Group; Royal & Sun Alliance Specialty; State Farm Insurance Companies; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Medical Protective; United Services Automobile Association; The St. Paul Companies; Professional Underwriters; London Market Insurers; Frontier Health Care; First Financial Insurance Company; Allegheny Energy; Valley Camp Coal; Gate Pharmaceuticals; Rema Tip Top/ North America, Inc.; Burlington Insurance Company; The Philip Morris Companies; Greenmoor, Inc. References: Wesbanco Bank, Inc.; The Citizen's Bank; Bank One, Wheeling; Bank One Steubenville, NA; Progressive Bank, NA. | | Landers P. Bonenberger (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, October 4, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1968). Associate Director, Moot Court Honor Society, 1967-1968. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974-1978. Solicitor, Ohio County Commission, West Virginia, 1978—. Member: Ohio County (President, 1993-1994), West Virginia and National Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1995). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Mass Torts; Complex Litigation; Mediation. Email: Landers P. Bonenberger | | Ronald B. Johnson (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, September 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Education: West Liberty State College (B.S., 1970); West Virginia University (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, West Virginia Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Ohio County Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Ronald B. Johnson | | R. Gregory McDermott (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, September 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Liberty State College (B.S., 1981); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Ohio County, West Virginia (Vice-President) and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee; West Virginia Liaison); Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Former Member, Board of Governors); American Association for Justice (Regular Member). Reported Cases: Watson v. Pietranton, 364 S.E.2d 812 (W.Va. 1987); Lee v. Saliga, 373 S.E.2d (W.Va. 1988); Arbogast v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 427 S.E.2d 461 (W.Va. 1993); U.S. v. Dobkin, 423 S.E.2d 612 (W.Va. 1992); Beresford v. Eckerd et al. 667 SO.2d. 809 (Fla. 1995); Postelwait v. Ohio Valley Medical Center, Inc. et.al., 214 W.Va. 668, 591 S.E.2d 226 (2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Litigation; Mediation. Email: R. Gregory McDermott | | Laurie Dobkin McDermott (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, February 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Bethany College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); West Virginia University (J.D., 1985). Member: Ohio County (Former Treasurer and Member, Executive Committee) and West Virginia State Bar Associations; West Virginia Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Laurie Dobkin McDermott | | W. Gus Saines (Member) born Kane, Pennsylvania, May 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1992 West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1982); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Ohio County, Belmont County and West Virginia State Bar Associations; The Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia; Defense Research Institute; American Association for Justice. [U.S. Army, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, 1986-1990]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice. Email: W. Gus Saines | | Patrick J. McDermott (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, May 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Wheeling College (B.A., 1992); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Ohio County and West Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Collections. Email: Patrick J. McDermott | | Michael E. Kelly (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, August 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D. 1980). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Ohio County, West Virginia, 1981-1985. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Marshall County, West Virginia, 1986-1989. Member: Ohio County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1985; Secretary, 1994); West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law. Email: Michael E. Kelly | | Jeffrey A. Holmstrand (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, July 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member: Ohio County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors); Defense Research Institute (Chair, Products Liability Committee; Class Actions/ Mass Torts SLG). Reported Cases: Pinn Oak Resources, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, 394 F.Supp.2d 821 (S.D.W.Va. 2005); Stern v. Chemtall, Inc., 617 S.E.2d 876 (W.Va. 2005); Moore v. CNA Insurance Company, 215 W.Va. 286, 599 S.E.2d 709 (2004); State ex. rel. Chemtall, Inc. v. Madden, 607 S.E.2d 772 (W.Va. 2004); Postelwait v. Ohio Valley Medical Center, Inc. et.al., 214 W.Va. 668, 591 S.E.2d 226 (2003); Joslin v. Mitchell, 213 W.Va.771, 584 S.E.2d 913 (2003); Tennant v. Smallwood, 211 W.VA 703. 568 SE2d 10 (2002); Gillingham v. Stephenson (209 W.VA.741, 551 S.E. 2d 663 (2001); Jividen v. Law, 194 W.Va. 705, 461 S.E.2d 451 (1995); Custer v. Pan American Life Ins. Co., 12 F.3d 410 (4th Cir. 1993); Martin v. Smith, 190 W.Va. 286, 438 S.E.2d 318 (1993); Nutter v. Monongahela Power Co., 4 F.3d 319 (4th Cir. 1993); Harris v. Adkins, 189 W.Va. 465, 432 S.E.2d 251 (1992); In re Reitter, 188 W.Va. 324, 424 S.E.2d 251 (1992); Desco Corp. v. Harry W. Trushel Const. Co., 186 W.Va. 430, 413 S.E.2d 85 (1991); Anderson v. Robinson, 186 W.Va. 92, 411 S.E.2d 35 (1991); Suter v. Harsco Corp., 184 W.Va. 734, 403 S.E.2d 751, 17; Miller v. Monongahela Power Co., 184 W.Va. 663, 403 S.E.2d 406 (1991); Benson v. Kutsch, 181 W.Va. 1, 380 S.E.2d 36 (1989); U.S. v. Burgess, 858 F.2d 1512 (11th Cir. 1988). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Bad Faith Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; Complex Litigation. Email: Jeffrey A. Holmstrand |
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