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Profile
Offutt Nord, PLLC, founded
in 1993, is a regional law firm specializing in litigation. The firm initially
opened with
five (5) attorneys and one legal assistant
working from an office in Huntington, West
Virginia. Since its
inception, the firm has successfully handled
over two thousand (2,000) litigation matters.
Nearly four hundred (400) of these cases
have involved the defense of physicians, hospitals and other healthcare
professionals and organizations in lawsuits alleging medical malpractice.
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The firm regularly represents the
insureds of over one hundred (100) insurance companies and self-insured
entities, as well as several publicly and privately held corporations
and businesses in complex litigation matters throughout the region.
The firm's attorneys have successfully tried cases in dozens of
venues throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland,
and have achieved an outright defense verdict in eighty percent
(80%) of the medical malpractice cases tried to verdict. The firm
has achieved a favorable verdict in ninety percent (90%) of
the medical malpractice
cases tried to verdict, achieving either an outright defense verdict
or a verdict less than the amount offered in settlement prior
to trial. This trial record has been in a region noted for venues
that are generally unfavorable to defendants, with juries who
consistently award large verdicts in favor of injured individuals.
The firm represents clients involved in general civil litigation
statewide in West Virginia and on a regional basis in Eastern
Kentucky and Southern Ohio. The firm generally limits its practice
to the representation of individuals and corporations involved
in litigation or potential litigation. Lawyers of the firm represent clients in all areas of litigation
including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, products liability,
toxic torts, personal injury, insurance coverage, insurance bad
faith, motor carrier litigation, arson, premises liability, sexual
harassment and employer's liability.
Offutt Nord, PLLC emphasizes trial skills in providing legal services
for clients. The attorneys of the firm enjoy a reputation for providing quality
legal
services in all areas of insurance defense
advocacy. The firm's attorneys, legal
assistants and support staff emphasize
team work in rendering quality legal
services in a cost effective manner. The
reputation of the firm is built upon a proven
trial record in numerous cases involving
complex legal issues, factual questions and
catastrophic damages. This proven trial
record and emphasis on trial skills and trial
preparation has resulted in favorable
settlements and verdicts for our clients in a
wide variety of cases.
Our attorneys bring a broad range of experience and educational
backgrounds to their cases allowing them to handle complex legal matters
involving a wide variety of technical and factual issues.
Our attorneys, legal assistants and staff keep their knowledge current
through continuing legal education, speaking engagements and authorship in
numerous legal publications. In addition, our attorneys, legal assistants and
staff are heavily involved in numerous civic organizations in the communities
in which
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949 Third Avenue
Suite 300
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: (304) 529-2868
Fax: (304) 529-2999
AREAS OF PRACTICE
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Medical Malpractice
Legal Malpractice
Products Liability
Toxic Torts
Personal Injury
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Bad Faith
Motor Carrier Liability
Commercial Litigation
Workers Compensation
Healthcare Law
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