Equity Member Justin C. Taylor has secured complete dismissals for the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy with respect to numerous NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) Baby cases in the opioid litigation. These lawsuits involve claims brought by the guardians of individuals who allegedly suffer from ...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is proud to announce our team of recognized lawyers in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2023, published by Best Lawyers®. In our Charleston Office, Managing Member, Charles R. Bailey has been recognized in the areas of Employment Law- Management, Insurance ...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC and its litigation team led by lead counsel Justin C. Taylor and Charles R. Bailey secured an excellent result for its client, the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, recently in the West Virginia Opioid Litigation, obtaining a full voluntary dismissal of plaintiffs' claims. The...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Managing Member, Charles Bailey was recognized and honored by Yeager Airport for his dedication & hard work to the resolution of Yeager Airport's Litigation. Mr. Bailey currently serves as General Counsel for Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority that operates Yeag...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Associate Jeffrey Carder has been elected to the board of Kids' Chance of West Virginia, Inc. Being part of the community means we are invested in the lives of those we serve. Kids' Chance of West Virginia is a nonprofit scholarship fund which grants educational scholarships ...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Of Counsel Albert C. Dunn, Jr. defended a lawsuit brought by a Plaintiff who purchased a car from a Beckley Dealership and financed that car through Ally Financial. The Plaintiff defaulted on the auto loan and Ally assigned the account to F5 Investigations to repossess the c...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member Michael Taylor presents on Medical Marijuana in the Workplace at the WV County Clerks & Deputies Seminar in Canaan Valley. This topic is evolving as West Virginia sees emerging legislation on Medical Marijuana. On March 29, 2019, Governor Justice vetoed HB2079, which ...
On May 30, 2019, Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Equity Member Kelly Morgan and Of Counsel Kristen Hammond of the Charleston office successfully secured summary judgment for their clients in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Hammond successfully defended the West Virginia Department of Hu...
Congratulations to our Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Team Members who have recently been honored with the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating. Equity Members, Justin Taylor and Kelly Morgan and Members, Jenny Tully, David Mincer and Jordan Herrick have received the highest rating from am...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Associate, Jeffrey Carder has been nominated for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 2019 Pathfinder Program. The LCLD Pathfinder program is designed for diverse, high- potential attorneys early in their career. It is the mission of the Pathfinder program to prov...
H.F. Salsbery, Of Counsel at Bailey & Wyant, PLLC, has been awarded the 2019 Judicial AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® – an achievement that speaks to the widespread respect he's earned from both peers and the Judiciary. As one of the legal industry's oldest and most prestigious legal...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member Mark A. Kepple has been elected to the WV State Bar Board of Governors for District 1, which includes Brooke, Hancock and Ohio counties. Mark A. Kepple is a Member of the law firm of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC's Wheeling office where he practices in general litigation succe...
Whereas workers' compensation benefits are available to injured employees in every state, workers' compensation laws vastly differ between state to state. Some major differences among states include: the types of injuries covered under each state's workers' compensation laws, how long temporary d...
Members Suleiman O. Oko-ogua and Jennifer E. Tully attended the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Annual Meeting in Austin Texas last week. The mission of the LCLD to produce tangible results by working to promote inclusiveness, with the overall goal of building a more open and divers...
Our attorneys are always on the move, which means they are turning to podcasts to keep them informed. Whether they're tuning in to learn new things, or purely for entertainment, Bailey & Wyant attorneys are simply listening. We believe effective leadership in any field is begins with the art of ...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member Michael Taylor presented at the 2019 Conference of Counties hosted by WV Association of Counties yesterday. Mr. Taylor presented to a full classroom of county officials on the high stakes of Medical Marijuana in the workplace. Within his presentation he discussed the ...
WHEELING, W.V. – Bailey & Wyant, PLLC attorney makes time to give back to the community. Bailey & Wyant Equity Member, Thomas Buck believes in the vital role that West Virginia Legal Aid plays in those who have a need for access to legal advice and the courts, but lack the knowledge or financial...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Members, Suleiman Oko-ogua and David Mincer assisted in the 1L Speed Interviewing Skills Panel event at the WVU College of Law. The event was geared towards first year law students as they prepare to interview for summer internships. During the event, students listened to pr...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is pleased to announce Jason P. Pockl, Esq. as its newest Member in our Wheeling Office. Pockl grew up in Wheeling and graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University. After a career in juvenile justice in Pennsylvania and Florida, Jason attended Duquesne University School of Law. ...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Of Counsel, Josef Horter secured enforcement of settlement agreement wherein the adverse party refused to pay pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The Gazette-Mail wrote more details about the case in a recent article. Justice family companies ordered to start paying settl...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Equity Member, Justin C. Taylor and Member, Jennifer E. Tully have been selected among America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® for 2019. Selection to America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the most exceptional Civil D...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Member, Suleiman Oko-ogua attended a DRI Seminar in New Orleans two weeks ago on Nursing Home/ ALF Litigation. The Seminar offered informative sessions including insider prospective on what providers want from long-term care defense counsel as well as helpful information to e...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC's Managing Member Charles Bailey and Associate Adam Strider recently secured the dismissal of a law suit filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education, and its Chancellor. The suit stemmed from the 2017 revoc...
Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is proud to announce Michael W. Taylor, Esq. as its newest Member in our Charleston office. Michael W. Taylor is originally from Clarksburg, West Virginia and a graduate of West Virginia University College of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif. He first stepped into ou...
Hatcher v. Rubenstein et al. – David Mincer and Michael Taylor obtained dismissal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Judge Copenhaver presiding, of a case brought by an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex alleging that his religious rights wer...
