Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 304-345-1400
- Fax: 304-343-1826
- Website: www.shumanlaw.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3953, Charleston, WV 25339
Established: 2000
Practice Areas
- Accountants and Attorneys Liability
- Appellate Practice
- Architects and Engineers
- Asbestos
- Aviation Law
- Bad Faith
- Business Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Complex Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Cyber Security
- Declaratory Judgments
- Dental Malpractice
- Energy
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations
- Governmental Liability
- Health Care
- Hospital Malpractice
- Hospitality
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Long-Term Care
- Mass Tort
- Mediation
- Medical Malpractice
- Mining Liability
- Municipal Liability
- Nursing Home Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Errors and Omissions
- Regulatory and Compliance
- Retail Liability
- Toxic Torts
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
- Wrongful Death
About Us
Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC is a civil defense litigation firm defending businesses, professionals in high-stakes litigation. Our skilled attorneys defend clients across a broad range of industries and practice areas, including medical malpractice, construction defects, insurance defense, and governmental and professional liability.
The firm has lawyers dedicated to working with corporations, insurance companies and individuals requiring defense of claims against hospitals, physicians, nurses, insurance companies, accountants, engineers, lawyers, architects, construction companies, building contractors, financial institutions, public entities, manufactures, employers, retailers, temporary employment agencies, trucking companies, schools, coal companies, gas companies, and nursing homes.
Additional Locations
Morgantown, WV Winchester, VA
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AIU Claim Services, Inc.
- ANPAC
- Chubb Insurance Company
- CNA Insurance Companies
Personnel Information
Co-Founders
David L. Shuman
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: dshuman@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1972
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1972
John F. McCuskey
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: jmccuskey@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1974
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1989
Additional Biographical Details:
Former West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice; Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Education:
- West Virginia Wesleyan College, B.S., 1969
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S.E.E., 1970
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1973
Owners
William R. Slicer
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: wslicer@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1989
- Virginia, 2016
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 2001
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Education:
- Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Dwayne E. Cyrus
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: dcyrus@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2001
- U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 2015
Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1989
Lou Ann S. Cyrus
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: lcyrus@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating, 2014; Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, 2015
Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1994
Karen T. McElhinny
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: kmcelhinny@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1997
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2007
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Education:
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Brian J. Warner
Charleston, WV
- Telephone: 304-291-2702
- E-Mail: bwarner@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 2003
Additional Biographical Details:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Memberships:
- West Virginia State Bar
Education:
- West Virginia University, B.S., 2000
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2003
Natalie C. Schaefer
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: nschaefer@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:
- West Virginia State Bar
Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (Order of the Coif), 2002
Honors:
Martindale Hubbell AV Rated
Members
Roberta F. Green
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: rgreen@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
- Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Education:
- Colorado State University, B.A., 1977
- Louisiana State University, M.A., 1980
- Harvard University, R.P.P.C., 1986
- Princeton University, N.E.H., 1988
- Hollins College, C.A.S., 1990
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1994
Christopher D. Negley
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: cnegley@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Education:
- West Virginia University, B.S.J., 1988
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1992
Michael Dunham
Winchester, VA
- E-Mail: mdunham@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 2014
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Memberships:
- Winchester-Frederick County Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Education:
- West Virginia University, B.A., 2011
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2014
Dominick R. Pellegrin
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: dpellegrin@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Memberships:
- West Virginia State Bar
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Education:
- Fairmont State University, B.A. (cum laude), 2010
- Appalachian School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2013
Emily L. Lilly
Charleston, WV
- E-Mail: elilly@shumanlaw.com
Admitted
- West Virginia, 2009
- Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Women Attorneys
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- Defense Research Institute
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
- West Virginia University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2005
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2008
Associates
- Shannon M. Rogers
- Kimberly M. Bandy
- Austin J. Longnecker
- Tyler L. Rittenhouse
- Sara E. Brown
- Aaron J. Scarr
- William E. Hopchak
Of Counsel
- J. Robert Russell
- Heather Noel
- Katie M. Nichols
Service Areas
Our firm was founded in Charleston, West Virginia, where it remains headquartered. We have grown to meet our clients’ needs with additional offices in Morgantown, WV; and Winchester, VA, that serve clients in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio.
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