J. Victor Flanagan

Biography

J. Victor Flanagan was born in Beckley, West Virginia. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Education from West Virginia University, he returned to Beckley 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 1993 Mr. Flanagan joined the firm now known as Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC and has been its managing member since 2002. 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 defending civil claims against individuals, corporations and government entities. He has tried a wide variety of cases pertaining to government liability, municipal liability, employment issues, product 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, manufactured home disputes, 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. .

Mr. Flanagan frequently serves as a guest speaker for legal organizations, corporations and community groups.on employment disputes, contractual obligations, and tort liability issues. He stays active in the community supporting charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Multiple Sclerosis, the American Cancer Society, and Toys for Tots. He is currently the vice-chairman and chairman-elect of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, the second largest chamber of commerce organization in West Virginia. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital and the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel.

Current Employment Position(s): Managing Member

Areas of Practice:

Products Liability Governmental Liability Construction Insurance Coverage Medical Malpractice 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: Energy corporations including: oil, gas and coal companies

Insurance companies including: Chartis, Westfield, Erie, State Farm, Farmers, Zurich and Swiss Re

Numerous county and municipal entities in West Virginia

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:

Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA)

Defense Research Institute, 1989 - Present Member

Energy Mineral Law Foundation Member

West Virginia State Bar Association 1989- Present Member

American Bar Association, 1989 - Present Member

West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association

Kanawha County Bar Association, 1989—Present Member

Raleigh County Bar Association

West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association Vice Chairman, President Elect of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce

Past Employment Positions: Shuman Annand & Poe, 1989 – 1993

Pro Bono Activities: West Virginia Bar Association Phone Bank, 1989 – 1996

Ancillary Businesses: Expert, Insurance Bad Faith Law

Birth Information: December 16, 1958, Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: WV