Attorney Profiles

Paul Thomas Farrell Jr. Esq.
Morgantown, West Virginia
phone (800) 734-7070 (Toll Free)
(304) 292-9429
fax (304) 292-9427
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Paul Farrell is a West Virginia native and graduate from the West Virginia College of Law. Mr. Farrell is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. Mr. Farrell represents West Virginia families including clients injured by motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, and medical malpractice. Mr. Farrell also litigates complex insurance disputes.

Areas of Practice:
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Workplace Injuries
Coal Mine Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Birth Trauma/Cerebral Palsy
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Bar Admissions:
West Virginia, 1997
Ohio, 1998
Education:
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1997
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: West Virginia Law Review, Managing Editor, 1997


University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1994
B.A.


Representative Cases:
Swiger v. UGI/AmeriGas, Inc., 216 W.Va. 756, 613 S.E.2d 904 (  2005)
Boggs v. Camden-Clark Memorial Hosp. Corp., 216 W.Va. 656, 609 S.E.2d 917 (  2004)
Wampler Foods, Inc. v. Workers' Comp., 216 W.Va. 129, 602 S.E.2d 805 (  2004)
Miralles v. Snoderly, 216 W.Va. 91, 602 S.E.2d 534 (  2004)
Barefield v. DPIC Cos., 215 W.Va. 544, 600 S.E.2d 256 (  2004)
State ex rel. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Madden, 215 W.Va. 705, 601 S.E.2d 25 (  2004)
State v. $43,000.00 in Cashier's Checks, 214 W. Va. 650, 591 S.E.2d 208 (  2003)
Taylor v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 214 W. Va. 324, 589 S.E.2d 55 (  2003)
State ex rel. Brooks v. Zakaib, 214 W. Va. 253, 588 S.E.2d 418 (  2003)
State ex rel. Brison v. Kaufman, 213 W. Va. 624, 584 S.E.2d 480 (  2003)
Findley v. State Farm Mut. Ato. Ins. Co., 213 W. Va. 80, 576 S.E.2d 807 (  2002)
Hawkins v. Ford Motor Company, 211 W.Va.487, 566 S.E.2d 624 (  2002)
Woodrum v. Johnson, 210 W.Va. 762, 559 S.E.2d 908 (  2001)
Miller v. Monongalia Cty. Bd. of Educ., 210 W. Va. 147, 556 S.E.2d 247 (  2001)
State ex rel. Charles Town Hosp. v. Sanders, 210 W.Va. 118, 556 S.E.2d 85 (  2001)
Estate of Robinson v. Randolph County. Comm'n, 209 W. Va. 505, 549 S.E.2d 699 (  2001)
Yates v. West Virginia Univ. Bd. of Trustees, 209 W.Va. 487, 549 S.E.2d 681 (  2001)
Mitchell v. Broadnax, 208 W.Va. 36, 537 S.E.2d 882 (  2000)
Stevens v. West Virginia Inst. of Tech., 207 W. Va. 370, 532 S.E.2d 639 (  2000)
DeVane v. Kennedy, 205 W. Va. 519, 519 S.E.2d 622 (  1999)
State v. Browning, 199 W. Va. 417, 485 S.E.2d 1 (  1997)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor of Appellate, West Virginia University College of Law, 2003


Member, Governing Council of the Institute, West Virginia Law Institute, 2004 - Present


Statute of Limitations and Repose on Cases Involving Minors: Recent Developments, WVTLA Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia, February 8, 2002


The Impact of Mitchell v. Broadnax on West Virginia Automobile Insurance Law, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Insurance Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, November 8, 2002


Panel: Insurance - Benefits Subrogation, Coverage Disputes, Declaratory Judgment Actions and Bad Faith, WVTLA Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia, January 17, 2003


Liability of School Boards, School Officials, and School Employees Under the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims And Insurance Reform Act, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Education Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, May 30, 2003


A Case Study: Effective Use of PowerPoint in a Complex Workplace Injury and Product Liability Mediation, WVTLA Summer Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia, June 5, 2003


Recent Trends in First-Party Bad Faith, Lorman Education Services, Charleston, West Virginia, May 14, 2004


Post Litigation Conduct Post Rose and Barefield, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Insurance Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, November 12, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Member of the Year, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002


Professional Associations and Memberships:
West Virginia State Bar Association


West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America


Trial Lawyers for Public Justice


American Bar Association


Ohio Bar Association


West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present
Chair, Amicus Committee


West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present
Board Member


West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 2004 - Present


West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Commission, 2004 - Present


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