Attorneys

Bert Ketchum

Bert Ketchum was born and raised in Wayne County, West Virginia. He attended Ohio University where he received his BBA and was a member of Ohio's varsity baseball team. After receiving his doctorate of jurisprudence from John Marshall Law School, Bert returned to Huntington and joined Greene Ketchum. He is an experienced trial lawyer in the field of personal injury and has litigated cases in the state and federal courts of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky including, but not limited to, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, mining incidents, medical malpractice, workplace injuries, eminent domain and insurance disputes. Bert's appellate experience includes arguing cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In 2007 Bert was honored as one of West Virginia's 40 best and brightest professionals under 40. He also received the honor of being commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 2008. Bert serves on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Association for Justice and for the WV Public Defender Corporation (6th & 24th Judicial Circuits), is a member of the American Association for Justice Construction Site Accident Litigation Group , served on Gov. Joe Manchin and Gov. Bob Wise's Judicial Advisory Committees and is a past President of the Cabell County Bar Association.

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

Eastham v. City of Huntington et al, 671 S.E. 2d 666 (W.Va. 2008)

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

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

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

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

PROFESSIONAL HONORS, 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

Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Governor Steve Beshear (2008)

APPOINTMENTS

WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors - 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits (2008 - Present)

United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia - Merit Selection Panel (2008)

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

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

Procedures, Practices and Pitfalls - Moderator/Organizer - West Virginia Continuing Legal Education - Pullman Plaza Hotel, Huntington, WV, July 24, 2008.

“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.

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)

Huntington Habitat for Humanity (2003-Present)

Cabell County Schools' Evaluation Committee (2005-2006)

Southside Elementary Local School Improvement Council (2007-Present)

Cammack & Southside Elementary School PTO (2003-Present)

Huntington Little League 3, Coach (1996-Present)

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)

Marshall University Quarterback Club (2005-2007)