Larry Chafin concentrates his practice in the areas of general litigation, toxic/mass torts, and labor/employment law.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Pursued numerous summary judgment motions for employers in a variety of employment and toxic tort disputes
- Represented an employer in silica exposure claims
- Defended a variety of companies in asbestos and silica litigation with theories ranging from products liability and negligence to premises liability
- Deposed numerous expert and lay witnesses in complex toxic tort litigation
- Developed litigation strategy for defending wrongful death cases
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- Mass torts
- Toxic tort defense (silica, asbestos, benzene)
- Employment litigation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 Steptoe & Johnson
1998-2003 General Counsel, United Hospital Center
1994-1998 McNeer, Highland, McMunn & Varner
1992-1994 Wallace, Ross & Harris
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- Defense Research Institute
- Harrison County Bar Association
INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS
- Allohak Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Past Chair, Leadership Dinner Steering Committee, Allohak Council
- Board of Directors, ARC of Harrison County
- Board of Directors, Clarksburg Country Club
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Annual Steptoe & Johnson Labor Institute presentations, 2002-07
- “Employment Hiring and Firing Dos & Don’ts” Mountain CAP, 1999