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Schuda & Associates, pllc
232 Capitol Street, Suite 200
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Telephone: 304-343-8928
Fax: 304-343-8929
Emer/After Hrs: 304-342-8174
Mobile: 304-545-7529
E-Mail: dschuda@schudalaw.net
www.schudalaw.net


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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3425, Charleston, WV 25335-3425
Established: 1999
General Defense, Personal Injury, Malpractice, Coverage Issues, Bad Faith, Product Liability, General Liability, Commercial Liability, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Automobile Liability, Bodily Injury, Commercial Vehicle, Construction Law, Contractors Liability, Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Directors and Officers Liability, Dram Shop, Employer Liability, Legal Malpractice, Truck Liability, Premises Liability, Labor and Employment, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Collision, Coverage Questions, Falls, Garage Keepers Liability, Garage/Auto Dealers, Homeowners Liability, Litigation Management
Firm Profile
Schuda & Associates, pllc, was established on January 1, 1999 by Daniel R. Schuda. Schuda & Associates provides a setting where clients receive the personal attention of an experienced trial attorney that cannot always be obtained from a large firm. Schuda & Associates appears in civil litigation matters statewide for a number of local, regional and national clients. Primarily engaged in matters involving the defense of insured claims of all types, including automobile and truck accidents, property damage, all types of personal injury, insurance coverage and bad faith issues, malpractice, products liability, business issues, employee claims and other general defense issues. Schuda & Associates sets the highest standards for legal services and is dedicated to providing quality representation in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
Canal Insurance CompanyColony Insurance Group
Grange Mutual Casualty CompanyMaxum Specialty Insurance Group
MetLife Auto & HomeNational Casualty Company
National Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyNational Indemnity Company
Penn-America Insurance CompanyScottsdale Insurance Company/Nationwide
Western World Insurance Group
Non-Insurance Company Clients
American Society of Composers, Authors & PublishersBristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Class VI Mountain River / The RivermenKomatsu America Corp.

Personnel Information
Founding Member
DANIEL R. SCHUDA — 1946 — Glenville State College, A.B., 1969; University of Delaware, M.B.A., 1974; West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1977 — Phi Alpha Delta — Super Lawyer 2007-2009 — Law Clerk to Judge Robert E. Maxwell, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1977-1980 — Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1976-1977 — Admitted to Bar, 1977, West Virginia; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit — Member American, West Virginia and Kanawha County Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia — U.S. Air Force, 1969-1973 — Practice Areas: General Defense; Employer Liability; Product Liability; Trucking Litigation; Wrongful Death; Commercial General Liability; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Mediation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Professional Malpractice - E-Mail: dschuda@schudalaw.net
Firm Members
ROBERT A. LOCKHART — 1956 — West Virginia University, B.A., 1978; West Virginia Graduate College, M.S.I.R, 1984; West Virginia University, J.D., 1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia — Member West Virginia State Bar, Kanawha County Bar Association — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employer Liability; Mass Tort; Construction Litigation; Premises Liability - E-Mail: rlockhart@schudalaw.net
LYNNETTE S. MARSHALL — 1973 — West Virginia University, B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, West Virginia; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia — Member West Virginia State Bar, Kanawha County Bar Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Coverage Analysis; Wrongful Death; Mold and Mildew Claims - E-Mail: lmarshall@schudalaw.net
BARBARA J. KEEFER — 1955 — Marshall University, B.S., 1977; West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1980 — Super Lawyer 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit — Member West Virginia State Bar; Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee — Trained Mediator; West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Insurance Law Presenter 2009-2010 — Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Agent and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Declaratory Judgments; Bad Faith; Coverage Issues; Insurance Defense - E-Mail: bkeefer@schudalaw.net
Associate
KAREN E. JENKINS — 1965 — Marshall University, B.A., 1988; M.A., 1995; Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, J.D., 2003 — Phi Delta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 2003, West Virginia — Member American and Kanawha County Bar Associations, West Virginia State Bar — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Insurance Coverage - E-Mail: kjenkins@schudalaw.net


 

 

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