Professional Malpractice Defense

Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC

West Virginia — Kentucky — Virginia — Ohio

At Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC, our lawyers have been providing strong and effective legal representation and service to clients for more than 30 years. During this time, our professional malpractice defense lawyers have successfully defended clients ranging from licensed health care providers and attorneys to accountants and registered securities agents.

Our firm provides defense representation to licensed individuals facing a variety of allegations involving professional malpractice or misconduct throughout West Virginia and the adjoining areas of Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Ohio. Specific types of claims we handle include:

· Legal Malpractice Claims
Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC has a proven track record of defending lawyers involved in legal malpractice claims in West Virginia. Our experience in other areas of law, including medical malpractice defense, healthcare law, and lender liability litigation assists us in defending attorneys who have been sued for legal malpractice involving those practice areas.

· Accountants, Architects, and Engineers
Our firm also defends accountants, architects, and engineers. In these cases, we are able to call upon our expertise in construction law and lender liability litigation in order to defend claims that often involve construction and banking issues.

· Other Professionals
Our firm also provides insurance agent and insurance brokers' defense, realtors and real estate agent defense, and stockbrokers' and broker-dealer defense, and representation in the defense of fiduciaries, executors, and other licensed professionals.

In addition to our litigation practice involving professional malpractice defense, our attorneys also represent individuals in administrative law hearings, disciplinary proceedings, and license reinstatement applications.

Office Locations in Charleston and Morgantown, West Virginia

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Related Practice Areas:
insurance defense / product liability and personal injury defense / appeals

Related Attorneys:
McCuskey, Hon. John F.
Hoblitzell, John D. III / Linkous, Timothy R. / Sears, Christopher J. / Slicer, William R.