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Phyllis M. Potterfield
Telephone: (304) 347-1122
Facsimile: (304) 347-1196
600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Office Locations: Charleston, WV
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Litigation
Education
J.D., Tulane University (1975)
Order of the Coif
Member and Assistant Editor of Tulane Law Review
B.A., Newcomb College of Tulane University (1972)
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Member of: Asset (Sophomore Honorary); Mortar Board (Senior Honorary); Omicron Delta Kappa
Outstanding Senior Award
Bar Admissions
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Affiliations
American Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
Kanawha County Bar Association
West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel
Professional Highlights
Experience in toxic exposure civil litigation including products, premise and employer liability since 1981
Special workers' compensation emphasis on occupational disease and pneumoconiosis claims
Assisted in drafting the Business Coalition workers' compensation reform legislation (2003)
Chair, West Virginia State Bar Workers' Compensation Committee (2001-2004)
Named to Best Lawyers in America (Workers' Compensation Law); 1995 to Present.
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