Name: J. Victor Flanagan
Item: J. Victor Flanagan
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Bio

J. Victor Flanagan was born in Beckley, West Virginia. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Education from West Virginia University, he returned to his home town and was employed by the Raleigh County Board of Education as an educator before returning to West Virginia University to pursue his Juris Doctorate degree. Upon graduation from law school and acceptance into the West Virginia Bar in 1989, Mr. Flanagan immediately began practicing in Charleston, West Virginia in insurance defense litigation. Mr. Flanagan holds the highest-possible peer-rating from Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent – in both legal ability and ethical standards.

In 1993 Mr. Flanagan joined the firm now known as Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC served as its managing member from 2002 - 2012. Mr. Flanagan was a leading force behind the firm's move into its nationally recognized historic offices in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. The Charleston office has been recognized both locally and nationally for its innovative concepts including the State's first full time, on-site daycare center; health and fitness club for employees; and off-site accessible mainframe, allowing attorneys to work from home or while traveling.

Mr. Flanagan concentrates his practice in insurance coverage and claims. He has tried a wide variety of cases pertaining to government liability, municipal liability, employment issues, mining, product liability, medical malpractice, hospital liability and construction law.

In his career, he has handled cases in all areas of corporate law and defense litigation. In this regard, he has defended claims of sexual harassment, vehicular negligence, products liability, premises liability, mining, bad faith litigation, civil rights, and toxic tort defense. Mr. Flanagan has extensive litigation experience in both State and Federal Court.

Mr. Flanagan also has extensive training in Alternative Dispute Resolution and frequently serves as a mediator for civil disputes. Subsequently, Mr. Flanagan has been certified in mediation by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He has extensive experience practicing in State and Federal Appellate Courts, having been involved in numerous cases that have assisted in interpreting the laws of the State of West Virginia.

Mr. Flanagan frequently serves as a guest speaker for insurance companies and corporations on employment disputes, contractual obligations, and tort liability issues. He stays active in the community supporting charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society, and Toys for Tots. He is currently Chairman of the Beckley/Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, West Virginia’s second-largest Chamber. Mr. Flanagan is also a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

Current Employment Position(s):
Equity Member

Areas of Practice:
Governmental Liability
Construction
Fire
Insurance Coverage
Medical Malpractice
Hospital Liability
Property
Civil Rights
Automobile and Trucking

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
West Virginia, 1989
U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1989
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1996

Education:
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1989
Honors: Order of the Barristers
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1981
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Education

Representative Cases:
Carrol K. v. Fayette County Bd of Educ., 19 F. Supp.2d 618 (S.D.W.Va 1998)
Ambrose v. Knotts, 865 F.Supp. 342 (S.D.W.Va 1994)
Reed v. Gardner, 986 F.2d 1122 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1993)
Wriston v. Raleigh Co. Emergency Services, 518 S.E.2d 650 (W.Va. 1999)
Fisk v. Lemons, 497 S.E.2d 339 (W.Va. 1997)
State ex rel. Mitchem v. Kirkpatrick, 485 S.E.2d 445 (W.Va. 1997)
Eaton v. City of Parkersburg, 482 S.E.2d 232 (W. Va. 1996)
Harrison v. Davis, 478 S.E.2d 104 (W. Va. 1996)
Eaton v. City of Parkersburg, 494 S.E.2d 910 (W.Va. 1997)
State ex rel. McDowell County Sheriff's Dept. v. Stephens, 452 S.E.2d 432 (W.Va. 1994)

Representative Clients:
AIG
State Farm Insurance
Westfield Insurance
Dollar General Corp.
Travelers
West Virginia University
Cracker Barrell
Horace Mann
Zurich
Farmers
GE Insurance Solutions

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Insurance Coverage and Claims in West Virginia

West Virginia Municipal Law
Civil Rights Liability

Medical Malpractice in West Virginia: An Update on the Law, 8th Annual PsiMed, Inc. Mountain Retreat, September 18, 2004

Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluations Used During the Trial Process in West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia, October 15, 2004
Probate Administrators Executors & Trustees, Office Management, Raleigh County Bar, October 2, 2000

Emergency Medical Training, 1998

Trauma Surgeons on Trial, West Virginia Medical Staff

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), 2009

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Vice Chairman of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, 2011

Board of Advisors for Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, 2011

American Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member

Defense Research Institute, 1989 - Present
Member

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 2007 - Present
Board of Directors

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 1989 - Present
Member

Eastern Mineral Law Foundation
Member

Kanawha County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member

West Virginia State Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member

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