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Joanna I. Tabit

Education

  • J.D. West Virginia University
    B.B.A. Marshall University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Joanna I. Tabit
Member

Joanna I. Tabit
Member

Joanna Tabit focuses her practice in trial and appellate advocacy. She has tried scores of cases in federal and state courts and has argued approximately 60 appeals in state and federal appellate courts.  Ms. Tabit is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Defended international gas nozzle manufacturer from claims of defective product design and use in static electricity cases involving complex issues of fire origin and cause
  • Defended national manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer products involved in construction and mining accidents, industrial accidents, structure failures, and residential fires
  • Defended various energy clients in cases involving catastrophic accident investigation and litigation, mine safety and health matters
  • Defended automobile and all terrain vehicle manufacturers, distributors and retailers in a variety of product liability cases
  • Defended public and private employers in complex employment cases involving claims of gender, race, and age discrimination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1992
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 1989-1992
    Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of West Virginia
  • 1986-1988
    Personal Law Clerk, The Honorable Thomas E. McHugh

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Super Lawyers®
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Membership Chair, United States Supreme Court Historical Society
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Kanawha County Bar Association
  • John A. Field, Jr., American Inns of Court
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Governor’s Council on Literacy
  • The Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center
  • Daymark, Inc.
  • Kanawha County Public Defender Corporation
  • Commissioner, City of Charleston Human Rights Commission
  • Women's Energy Network

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • 11th Annual Product Liability Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 2005
  • Fire & Explosion Loss Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia, 2006
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia: Deposing the Expert Witness, Charleston, West Virginia, 2008
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia: 2008 Women and the Law: Better Communications and Better Relationships for Better Results, Charleston, West Virginia, 2008