The Calwell Practice, PLLC

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Law Firm in Charleston, West Virginia
 
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Law and Arts Center West, 500 Randolph Street, P.O. Box 113
Charleston, West Virginia 25302
(Kanawha Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 304-343-4323
Toll Free Telephone: 1-800-876-5529
 
Fax: 304-344-3684
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http://www.calwelllaw.com
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The Calwell Practice, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Civil, Toxic Torts, Asbestos Litigation, Personal Injury, Environmental Law, Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation - Union Representation, Employment Law, Products Liability.
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W. Stuart Calwell, Jr. born Washington, D.C., February 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, New York. Education: Marshall University (A.B., 1970); West Virginia University (J.D., 1974). Author: "How to Handle a Dioxin Case," Mathew Bender Guide to Toxic Torts, 1988; "Exposure to Toxic Chemicals-An Unfamiliar Risk in the Railroad Workplace," Journal Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employers, Vol. 95, No. 2, 1986. Member: The West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Labor Law. Email: W. Stuart Calwell, Jr.
John H. Skaggs born Charleston, West Virginia, September 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., 1978); West Virginia University (J.D., 1981). Member: The West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Social Security Disability; Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Collection. Email: John H. Skaggs
Thomas G. Wilson (Associate) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1988, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1969); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1984). Co-Author: "How to Handle a DPT Immunization Case," A Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew-Bender & Co., revised 1993; "Federal Preemption in DPT Litigation," Trial, January, 1988. Past Chairman, ATLA Vaccine Litigation Group, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Trial Lawyers Association; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. [With USAF, 1969-1984; West Virginia Air National Guard, 1984-2000; Lt. Col. Retired]. Reported Cases: Hinchman v. Gillette, et al., ---S.E.2d---,2005 WL 1566760 (W.Va.2005) (medical malpractice); Smith v. Sears, Roebuck, 205 W.Va. 64, 516 S.E.2d275 (1999) (Age discrimination); Blake v. Skidmore, 201 W.Va. 126, 493 S.E.2d887 (1997) (Deliberate intent, workplace injury); Martinkovic v. Wyeth Laboratories, 669 F.Supp. 212 (N.D. III, 1987) (Products liability); Dunham v. HHS, 18 Cl.Ct. 633 (1989); Neher [2] v HHS 23 Cl.Ct. 508 (1991); Green v HHS (Westlaw cite only, 1993 WL 141105); Neher [1] v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1991 WL 44451); Ruben v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1990 WL 264131); Skidmore by Skidmore v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1990 WL 299395); Stidham v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1990 WL 293386); Tom [1] v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1990 WL 293398); Tom [2] v. HHS, (Westlaw cite only, 1990 WL 293397). Practice Areas: Medical Negligence; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Toxic Torts; Tort Liability; Mass Torts; Civil Litigation.
David H. Carriger born Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, Maryland, November 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1991); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Executive Managing Editor, The Environmental Lawyer, George Washington University. Member: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Email: David H. Carriger
Alexander D. McLaughlin born Morgantown, West Virginia, October 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A. in History, summa cum laude, 1998); Columbia Law School (J.D., 2001). Editor, Columbia Law Review. Member: West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.
S. Brooks West, II born Charleston, West Virginia, February 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey. (Not admitted in West Virginia). Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1996); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Mass Tort Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: S. Brooks West, II
David M. Dawson (Associate) born Wheeling, West Virginia, January 31, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 2000); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2006; M.S., Environmental Law, 2006). Practice Areas: Mass Tort Litigation.


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