Toney Stroud focuses his practice in the area of employment law with an emphasis on workplace injuries, including litigation arising from those injuries. Mr. Stroud represents numerous employers in all aspects of occupational injury claims, occupational disease claims, and occupational pneumoconiosis claims and counsels clients on return to work issues. He has a considerable appellate practice having taken matters before both the West Virginia Board of Review and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Mr. Stroud also represents both self-insured and insured employers. He has handled claims of both injuries and diseases for employers in several different industries including claims of traumatic injuries, repetitive trauma such as carpal tunnel syndrome, chemical exposure, hearing loss, black lung, and occupational stress claims.
Mr. Stroud has administrative experience and has represented employers before administrative agencies including OSHA, EEOC, the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, prior West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio. In addition, Mr. Stroud has extensive experience in deliberate intent litigation and has also defended employers in the Court of Common Pleas in Ohio related to workers’ compensation litigation.
Prior to beginning his legal career with Steptoe & Johnson, Mr. Stroud served as a claims administrator with a third-party administrator. Within this capacity, he managed workers’ compensation claims from their inception and continued throughout the litigation process. He has assisted employers in premium-related issues as well as feasibility studies for various self-insurance plans. Mr. Stroud also has extensive knowledge in assisting employers with issues that arise in a monopolistic workers’ compensation system.
Mr. Stroud serves as Managing Member of the Columbus office and is leader of the Workers’ Compensation Group.