Laurie Barbe concentrates her practice representing insurance companies in response to first and third party insurance claims and the defense of personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and property damage claims. She has also been involved in appellate proceedings before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Barbe presently serves as Group Leader for Steptoe & Johnson’s Insurance, First Party and Coverage Practice Group (IFPAC).

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Insurance coverage
• Bad faith
• Fraud/arson
• Claim handling
• Insurance policy compliance
• Personal injury
• Premises liability
• Wrongful death
• Product liability
• Insurance adjuster training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990         Steptoe & Johnson
1988-90    Clerk, The Honorable Robert B. Stone, Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of West Virginia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Board of Directors, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Insurance Law Committee, Defense Research Institute
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• River Valley Chapter, American Red Cross

AWARDS / HONORS

• The Best Lawyers in America®
• Order of Barristers
• Chief Justice, Moot Court Board

PUBLICATIONS

Ms. Barbe serves as the Editor of the Steptoe & Johnson Insurance Law Update Newsletter and has authored the following articles:

• Additional Items of Interest (Summer, 2008)
• Rumor Has It (Winter, 2007)
• Additional Items of Interest (Summer, 2007)
• Insurance Adjuster Licensing in West Virginia (Winter, 2006)
• Protecting Proprietary Business Documents During Discovery (Summer, 2006)
• Investigating Mold Claims/Unraveling Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims (NBI, 2005)
• Insurance Cases of Interest (Summer, 2004)