Workers' Compensation Defense
For more than thirty years the lawyers at Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC have provided aggressive workers' compensation defense representation to West Virginia employers across all stages of the claims process and before various administrative agencies, boards, and courts, including:
- BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company (formerly the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission)
- West Virginia Workers' Compensation Board of Review
- The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Office of Judges
Our defense lawyers represent a variety of clients, including employers in the health care field, construction companies, retailers, public entities, natural gas and coal mining interests, temp agencies, and many others in matters ranging from cases involving outright fraudulent claims to those involving allegations of injury, sexual assault, discrimination, and wrongful termination following a workplace injury.
This area of our firm's practice is augmented both by the years of experience our defense attorneys have with workers' comp issues and, more specifically, by Christopher D. Negley's background as an attorney for the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The time Mr. Negley spent working for the Commission enables him to provide our workers' compensation defense clients today with a valuable perspective and unique insights into the critical facts and laws that are likely to be considered in each case.
Proactive Services
The attorneys of Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC offer risk management consulting services regarding workers' compensation defense and workplace safety issues to employers of all sizes in the state of West Virginia. While all claims can never be completely abolished, our practical advice and hands-on assistance helps clients minimize their exposure to potential claims, keeping workers' compensation costs and associated business expenses low and productivity high.
Related Attorneys:
Negley, Christopher D. / Slicer, William R.
