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Biography
Jim Mulhall is the leader of the firm's Products Liability Practice Group and Toxic Torts Team. Mr. Mulhall concentrates his practice in the areas of asbestos, products liability, toxic torts, and mass tort litigation. He is the co-chair of the International Dispute Resolution Practice Group in TerraLex.
Know-How
Alert
Work Experience
2003 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2000-2003 Legal Department at a communications company
1993-2000 Private Practice of Law
2000-2003 Legal Department at a communications company
1993-2000 Private Practice of Law
Speaking Engagements
"West Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Could Apply to Asbestos Cases," April 11, 2014"Asbestos Suits Against Employers Now Permitted in Pennsylvania in Some Situations," November 26, 2013 "Toxic Tort Issues Related to Natural Gas Fracturing," Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues, Chicago, IL, September 2013Presentation to the United States Litigation Group, International Arbitration & Mediation Group, and the Europe, Middle East, & Africa Litigation Groups of the TerraLex organization in Kansas City, Missouri on October 12, 2012"Nanotechnology and Mesothelioma," November 9, 2010"West Virginia Amends Asbestos Case Management Order," March 2010"NIOSH Accepts Public Comment on Report Concerning Asbestos Fibers and Nano Particles,"January 2010"W.Va. Court Decision References Air Testing Data," January 2010"CDC Leads Imported Drywall Complaint Investigation," November 2009"NIOSH Revises Chemical Exposure Standard," August 2009"Research of Nanotechnology & OSHA PELs Continues," June 2009"Tort Reform: A Regional Comparison," West Virginia Manufacturers Association, Glade Springs, West Virginia, June 2009"Federal Court Filings and Emerging Toxic Torts," Litigation Group & Toxic Torts Subgroup of TerraLex, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2009"Asbestos Legislation Related to Bankruptcy Trusts is Proposed in West Virginia," February 2009"CDC Report Cites Increased Years of Life Lost Due to Asbestosis," January 2009"U.S. Congress, OSHA Weighing Combustible Dust Legislation," October 2008"MDL May Lead to Action on BPA-Free Kids Act," September 2008"BPA in Plastic Drinking Bottles and Baby Products," June 2008
Key Experience
Tried numerous cases through jury verdict as lead trial counsel
Represented clients before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Served as in-house counsel at a Fortune 10 company
Memberships & Awards
Professional
The Best Lawyers in America®Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers® 2018 Morgantown, WV, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers® 2016 Morgantown, WV, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-DefendantsRegional Vice-Chair, International Dispute Resolution Practice Group, TerraLex Defense Research InstituteDefense Trial Counsel of West VirginiaAmerican Bar AssociationWho's Who Among American Law StudentsStrategic Communications Committee, TerraLexDRI Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Seminar Planning Committee