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Address
Court and High Streets, P.O. Box 1819
Elkins, West Virginia 26241 (Randolph Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts with emphasis on Defense of Civil Litigation, including Product Liability, Bad Faith and Insurance and Medical Malpractice, Banking, Labor, Corporate, Real Estate, Probate Law, Appeals. Year Established: 1972
Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:CNA
State Farm Insurance
Westfield Companies
Zurich Insurance
The St. Paul Companies
Erie Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Century Surety Insurance Group
Citizens National Bank
General Motors
Allegheny Insurance Services, Inc.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia
CSX
Coastal Lumber Company
Columbia Gas Transmission
Huntington Bank, WV
Davis Trust Company
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins-Randolph County Airport Authority
Kingsford Charcoal
Monongahela Power Company
Frank E. Wilson Lumber Co.
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust for Public Land
Pilgrams Pride
Paul Revere Life Ins.
The Hartford Ins. Co.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: First American Title Insurance Company
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Lawyers Title Insurance Company.
APPROVED AGENTS FOR: First American Title Insurance Company.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
AddressCourt and High Streets P.O. Box 1819
Elkins, WV 26241, (Randolph Co.)
PhonePhone: 304-636-3560
Fax: 304-636-2290
Website
http://www.bztlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
John E. Busch (Member) born Parkersburg, West Virginia, June 20, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1960; J.D., 1963). Member, Board of Editors, West Virginia Law Review, 1961-1963. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Randolph County, 1963-1964. Attorney, City of Elkins. Recipient, Certificate of Merit, West Virginia State Bar, 2000. Member: American Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1995-1998); West Virginia State Bar (Member: Legal Ethics Committee, 1974-1979; President, 1980-1981; Member, Long Range Planning Committee); Defense Research Institute; West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Association. Inaugural Member, West Virginia State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Malpractice; Products Liability; Mediation.Email: John E. Busch
Peter G. Zurbuch (Member) born Elkins, West Virginia, December 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: James Madison University (B.B.A., 1985); West Virginia University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review. Member: Randolph County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Burke v. J.F. Allen Co. 182 F.3d 907 C.A.4 W.Va. (1999); Potesta v. U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Co., 504 S.E.2d 135, 202 W.Va. 308; Petition of Shiflett, 490 S.E.2d 135, 200 W.Va. 813; Bruceton Bank v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Ins. Co., 486 S.E.2d 19, 199 W.Va. 548; Dieter Engineering Services, Inc. v. Parkland Development, Inc., 437 S.E.2d 452, 190 W.Va. 48. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; ERISA; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Banking Law.Email: Peter G. Zurbuch
David E. Thompson (Member) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, August 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1992, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1971); West Virginia University (M.S., 1982; J.D., 1990). Phi Kappa Phi. Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review. Member: West Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Real Estate.Email: David E. Thompson
Jeffrey S. Zurbuch (Member) born Elkins, West Virginia, May 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., cum laude, 1982; M.S., 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Member: Randolph County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Banking Law; Environmental Law.Email: Jeffrey S. Zurbuch
——————————Bridgette Rhoden Wilson (Associate) born Clarksburg, West Virginia, June 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Education: Fairmont State College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989); West Virginia University (J.D., 1993). Delta Zeta; Moot Court Secretary; Research and Writing Scholarships, 1991-1992. Assistant City Attorney, Elkins, West Virginia, 1993-1997. Member: Randolph County and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; ERISA; Wills and Estates; Banking Law.Email: Bridgette Rhoden Wilson
Robert C. Chenoweth (Associate) born Elkins, West Virginia, August 19, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University College of Business and Economics (B.S., Economics, summa cum laude, 2004); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Beta Gamma Sigma; Gamma Phi Honorary Society. Member: Randolph County and West Virginia Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation.Email: Robert C. Chenoweth
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELLisa Severino Education: Alderson-Broaddus College (B.S., Business Administration, 1991).Email: Lisa Severino
Jacqueline M. Potts Real Estate Specialist.Email: Jacqueline M. Potts
Leslie W. Hart Education: Marshall University (Certificate, Legal Assisting Program, 1991; B.A., Legal Studies, 1993).Email: Leslie W. Hart
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