Jace Goins is the leader of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group. His practice is focused primarily on the area of professional liability litigation, and more specifically on the defense of long term care facilities, physicians, and hospitals. He also represents defendants in the areas of toxic and mass torts, product liability and workplace injury. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal court and is admitted to practice in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Mr. Goins regularly conducts his litigation practice in the courtroom, including jury trials.
• He regularly represents hospitals and physicians in most medical specialities, including surgery, radiology, neurology, cardiology and geriatrics.
• He regularly represents long term care facilities accused of abuse and neglect of elderly residents.
• He represents employers in the defense of claims by employees of “deliberate intent” workplace injuries.
• He represents corporate defendants in product liability and toxic and mass tort suits.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Medical malpractice
• Long term care
• Toxic tort
• Workplace injury
• Product liability

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995     Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• The National Order of Barristers
• Drug and Medical Device Committee, Defense Research Institute
• Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee, Defense Research Institute
• Trial Tactics Committee, Defense Research Institute
• Defense Trial Counsel Association of West Virginia
• Kanawha County (West Virginia) Bar Association

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Leadership Charleston Alumni Association
• Friends of Clay Center
• Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
• West Virginia Health Care Association
• West Virginia Hospital Association

AWARDS / HONORS

• Chief Justice, West Virginia University School of Law Moot Court Board
• Member of West Virginia University School of Law National Moot Court Team
• Graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Boulder, CO