Bert Ketchum

Bert Ketchum was born and raised in Wayne County, West Virginia. He joined Greene Ketchum in 1994 and is an experienced trial lawyer in the field of personal injury. Bert has litigated cases in the state and federal courts of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky involving wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, insurance disputes, premises liability, medical malpractice, employers intentional torts, breach of contract, political subdivision liability, wrongful discharge, discrimination, condemnation, murder and sexual assault. Bert has also argued cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

EDUCATION

Ohio University (B.B.A., Cum Laude)

John Marshall Law School (J.D., Magna Cum Laude)

BAR ADMITTANCE

West Virginia Supreme Court

Georgia Supreme Court

U.S. Southern District Court of W.Va.

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Dalton v. Doe, 540 S.E.2d 536 (W.Va. 2000)

Toler v. State Farm, 25 Fed.Appx. 141 (4^th Cir. 2002)

Findley v. State Farm, 576 S.E.2d 807 (W.Va. 2002)

Toler v. State Farm, 64 Fed.Appx. 388 (4^th Cir. 2003)

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMAS & AWARDS

National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. - Diploma 1998)

2007 Generation Next Honoree - West Virginia's 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 - The State Journal

APPOINTMENTS

Governor’s Judicial Advisory Committee, West Virginia
(2000-2004, Wise Administration)

Governor’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations,
West Virginia (2005, Manchin Administration)

SEMINARS, LECTURES & PANELS

“The Car Business Exclusion In West Virginia” - Motor Vehicle Panel - The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston Marriott, Charleston, WV, January 16-17, 2003.

Procedures, Practices and Pitfalls - West Virginia Continuing Legal Education - Pullman Plaza Hotel, Huntington, WV, August 23, 2007

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES

MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington, WV,
(2001-2005)

Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington, WV,
Secretary, (2003-2005)

Board of Directors, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the
Tri-State, (1998-2000)

Board of Directors, Green Acres Foundation, (1996-1998)

Ohio University Trustees’ Academy (2001)

Ohio University Bobcat Club (2006-Present)

Ohio University Green & White Club (2001-Present)

Ohio University Baseball (1987-1990)

Marshall Big Green Scholarship Foundation (2007-Present)

Marshall University Quarterback Club (2005-Present)

Huntington Habitat for Humanity (2003-Present)

Cabell County Schools’ Evaluation Committee (2005-2006)

Cammack Elementary School PTO (2003-Present)

Southside Elementary Local School Improvement Council (2007-Present)

Huntington Little League 3, Coach (1996-Present)