Paul Thomas Farrell, Jr., Esq.

West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 2002 Member of the Year

Justitia Omnibus – Justice For All

Mr. Farrell is a Huntington native and an experienced trial lawyer in field of personal injury litigation including motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and birth trauma, insurance litigation and workplace injuries. Mr. Farrell has argued several cases before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and served as an Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy at the West Virginia University College of Law. Mr. Farrell is a frequent lecturer on insurance bad faith litigation and serves as an officer for the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Farrell was honored as the Member of the Year by the WVTLA in 2002 for his advocacy on behalf of personal injury victims.

Practice Areas

Motor Vehicle Accidents
Workplace Injuries
Coal Mine Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Birth Trauma/Cerebral Palsy
Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

Education

West Virginia University College of Law

Morgantown, West Virginia
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Class of 1997

University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana
Government (B.A.)
Class of 1994

Bars and Courts

West Virginia State Bar (1997)
Ohio State Bar (1998)

Professional Affiliations

West Virginia State Bar Association
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
ATLA Birth Trauma Litigation Group
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
American Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association

Awards, Appointments and Recognitions

Managing Editor of the West Virginia Law Review (1997)
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Amicus Committee, Chair (2001 to present)
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member (2002 to present)
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee (2004 to present)
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Member of the Year (2002)
West Virginia University College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy (Fall 2003)
West Virginia Law Institute, Member of the Governing Council of the Institute (2004 to present)
West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Commission (2004 to present)

Appellate Advocacy

Howe v. Howe, 218 W. Va. 638, 625 S.E.2d 716 (W.Va. 2005) (presented)
Swiger v. UGI/AmeriGas, Inc., 216 W.Va. 756, 613 S.E.2d 904 (2005) (amicus)
Boggs v. Camden-Clark Memorial Hosp. Corp., 216 W.Va. 656, 609 S.E.2d 917 (2004) (amicus)
Wampler Foods, Inc. v. Workers' Comp., 216 W.Va. 129, 602 S.E.2d 805 (2004) (amicus)
Miralles v. Snoderly, 216 W.Va. 91, 602 S.E.2d 534 (2004)
Barefield v. DPIC Cos., 215 W.Va. 544, 600 S.E.2d 256 (2004) (amicus)
State ex rel. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Madden, 215 W.Va. 705, 601 S.E.2d 25 (2004) (amicus)
State v. $43,000.00 in Cashier's Checks, 214 W. Va. 650, 591 S.E.2d 208 (2003) (presented)
Taylor v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 214 W. Va. 324, 589 S.E.2d 55 (2003) (amicus)
State ex rel. Brooks v. Zakaib, 214 W. Va. 253, 588 S.E.2d 418 (2003) (amicus)
State ex rel. Brison v. Kaufman, 213 W. Va. 624, 584 S.E.2d 480 (2003) (amicus)
Findley v. State Farm Mut. Ato. Ins. Co., 213 W. Va. 80, 576 S.E.2d 807 (2002) (presented)
Hawkins v. Ford Motor Company, 211 W.Va.487, 566 S.E.2d 624 (2002) (amicus)
Woodrum v. Johnson, 210 W.Va. 762, 559 S.E.2d 908 (2001) (amicus)
Miller v. Monongalia Cty. Bd. of Educ., 210 W. Va. 147, 556 S.E.2d 247 (2001) (presented)
State ex rel. Charles Town Hosp. v. Sanders, 210 W.Va. 118, 556 S.E.2d 85 (2001) (amicus)
Estate of Robinson v. Randolph County. Comm'n, 209 W. Va. 505, 549 S.E.2d 699 (2001)
Yates v. West Virginia Univ. Bd. of Trustees, 209 W.Va. 487, 549 S.E.2d 681 (2001) (amicus)
Mitchell v. Broadnax, 208 W.Va. 36, 537 S.E.2d 882 (2000) (amicus)
Stevens v. West Virginia Inst. of Tech., 207 W. Va. 370, 532 S.E.2d 639 (2000)
DeVane v. Kennedy, 205 W. Va. 519, 519 S.E.2d 622 (1999) (amicus)
State v. Browning, 199 W. Va. 417, 485 S.E.2d 1 (1997) (presented)

Continuing Legal Education Seminar Presentations

Statute of Limitations and Repose on Cases Involving Minors: Recent Developments, WVTLA Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (February 8, 2002)

The Impact of Mitchell v. Broadnax on West Virginia Automobile Insurance Law, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Insurance Law, Morgantown, West Virginia (November 8, 2002)

Panel: Insurance - Benefits Subrogation, Coverage Disputes, Declaratory Judgment Actions and Bad Faith, WVTLA Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (January 17, 2003)

Liability of School Boards, School Officials, and School Employees Under the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims And Insurance Reform Act, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Education Law, Morgantown, West Virginia (May 30, 2003)

A Case Study: Effective Use of PowerPoint in a Complex Workplace Injury and Product Liability Mediation, WVTLA Summer Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (June 5, 2003)

Recent Trends in First-Party Bad Faith, Lorman Education Services, Charleston, West Virginia (May 14, 2004)

Post Litigation Conduct Post Rose and Barefield, WVCLE Mountaineer CLE Series, Insurance Law, Morgantown, West Virginia (November 12, 2004)

Combating Insurance Company Bad Faith without a Private Cause of Action, WVTLA Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (February 2, 2006)

Insurance Bad Faith Claims in West Virginia, Lorman Education Services, Charleston, West Virginia (May 17, 2006)

Insurance Coverage Litigation, National Business Institute, Charleston, West Virginia (June 27, 2006)