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Mark E. Kinley

Education

  • J.D. University of Pittsburgh
    M.P.A. Pennsylvania State University
    B.S. Pennsylvania State University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Mark E. Kinley
Of Counsel

Mark E. Kinley
Of Counsel

Mark Kinley concentrates his practice in the area of general insurance defense litigation, and has defended a large variety of cases, including motor vehicle accident cases, premises liability cases, arson cases, product liability cases, food adulteration cases, mass tort cases, employer “deliberate intent” cases, and cases against governmental entities and political subdivisions alleging everything from simple negligence to violation of constitutional rights. Additionally, Mr. Kinley has handled a large number of insurance coverage issue matters, rendering coverage opinions to insurance companies, and defended several direct actions against insurance companies alleging “bad faith” and/or violation of the West Virginia Unfair Trade Practices Act/Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act. Mr. Kinley enjoys trying cases and has tried and/or defended cases in all courts of West Virginia, both state and federal, as well as in the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia. After practicing for several years in the Charleston office of the firm, he moved to Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1994 to open Steptoe & Johnson's Wheeling office.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Tried a motor vehicle accident case wherein the plaintiff alleged $30,000.00 in medical expenses and fibromyalgia
  • Defended a bodily injury claim wherein claimant allegedly bit into a rodent’s foot while eating
  • Tried a trip-and-fall case wherein the plaintiff alleged a fractured ankle and approximately $25,000.00 in medical expenses and lost income from tripping on the steps of the residence
  • Defended an employer “deliberate intent” case wherein the plaintiff alleged he received burn injuries from a gas explosion
  • Assisted insurer in declaratory judgment action involving whether plaintiff’s vehicle was an insured vehicle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1987
    Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Quarter-finalist, Trial Moot Court Competition, 1986
  • Semi-finalist, Appellate Moot Court Competition, 1985-86
  • Senior Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, University of Pittsburgh
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Ohio County Pro Bono Project
  • Board of Directors, Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. (formerly West Virginia Legal Services Plan, Inc.)
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio County Bar Association

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Volunteer, Food Pantry
  • Financial Committee, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
  • Vestry, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • “The ‘Implied Warranty’ Exception in Comprehensive General Liability Insurance: Viewing the Insurer as Surety for the Workmanlike Performance of the Insured,” Volume 6, Issue 2, The Journal of Law and Commerce, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1986