Thomas E. Buck
Equity Member
About
Thomas E. Buck is a Member of the Bailey & Wyant, PLLC Wheeling Office.
Education
- J.D.– University of Pittsburgh College of Law
- B.A.– University of Pittsburgh
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Forth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond Virginia
- United States District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for Northern District of WV
- United States District Court for Southern District of WV
- United States Court of Appeals 6
- The Supreme Court of the United States
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- State, County and Municipal Government Law
- Civil Rights
- Products Liability
- Industrial Accidents
- Extra-Contractual Bad Faith Claims
- Construction Actions
Professional Associations
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Associate
- Ohio County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel of WV
Awards
- Super Lawyers 2013 – 2023
- Order of The Barristers
- Best Lawyers in America® 2018-2023
Reported Cases
- Byndon v. Pugh, ___F.Supp.3d___, 2018 WL 4839070 (2018)
- Albert v. City of Wheeling, 238 W.Va. 129, 792 S.E.2d 628 (2016)
- Wheeling Park Comm. V. Dattoli, 237 W.Va. 275, 787 S.E.2d 546 (2016)
- Covey v. Assessor of Ohio County, 777 F.3d 186 (4th Cir. 2015)
- Kartman v. Markel, 582 Fed.Appx 151 (4th Cir. 2014)
- Mt. Vernon Fire Ins. Co. v. Dobbs, 873 F.Supp.2d 762 (2013)
- Savage v. W. Va. DHHR., 523 Fed.Appx 249 (4th Cir. W. Va., 2013)
- Lackawanna Transport Co. v. Public Service Com'n of West Virginia, 72 Fed.R.Serv.3d 573, Affirmed by: Lackawanna Transp. Co. v. PSC of W. Va., 408 Fed.Appx (4th Cir. W. Va., 2011)
- State ex rel. Marshal County Commission v. Carter, 225 W.Va.68, 689 S.E.2d 796; 22 Am. Disabilities Cas. 1642 (2010)
- Tustin v. Motorist Mutual Ins. Co., 668 F.Supp.2d 755 (2009)
- State ex rel. Jones v. Recht, 221 W.Va. 380, 655 S.E.2d 126 (2008)
- U.S. v. Burns, 102 A.F.T.R.2d 2008-7348 (2008)
- Marcus v. Holley, 217 W.Va. 508, 618 S.E.2d 517 (2007)
- Marlin v. Wetzel County Bd. of Educ., 212 W.Va. 215, 596 S.E.2d 462 (2006)
- Rader v. Kroger, 976 F.Supp 414 (1996)
- West v. Tollman-Hundley Managment Services, Inc., 19 F.3d 13 (1994)
Community Involvement
- St. Johns Home For Children – Board of Directors
- Knights of Columbus – Officer
- Corpus Christi – Chairperson
Publications
- “Open Meeting Laws, W.V. Code 6-9A-1 Reviewed”, NBI, 2013
- “Defending the Excessive Force Claim”, Wheeling Academy of Law and Science. 2012
- “Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims,” NBI 2008 and 2009
- “Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients,” NBI 2007
- “Trying the Automobile Injury Case in West Virginia,” NBI 2004
Presentations
- “Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know”, National Business Institute, 2013
- “Defending the Excessive Force Claim”, Wheeling Academy of Law and Science. 2012
- “Good Faith – How to Avoid Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Claims.” Columbus Ohio and Akron Ohio, 2010
- “How to Get an Adjuster to Listen in the Absence of Third Party Bad Faith” West Virginia Association for Justice 2009
- “Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims,” NBI 2008 and 2009
- “Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients,” NBI 2007
- “Trying the Automobile Injury Case in West Virginia,” NBI 2004