For over twenty-seven years, Susan Brewer has focused her practice in the area of litigation, focusing in professional liability. She has tried over one hundred jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts and has been involved in appellate proceedings before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals. She is a longtime member of the firm’s Executive Committee and previously served as Managing Member of the Morgantown office. Ms. Brewer has been named managing member–elect and will become CEO effective January 1, 2009.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Medical malpractice
• Legal malpractice
• Health care

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1980     Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 2003-06)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Educational Chair, 2000-01)
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• U.S. Magistrate Selection Panel (2008, 1998)
• ACTL Representative/Sponsor, WV Invitational Trial Competition, WVU College of Law

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
• Board, Monongalia Health Systems (1991-2007)
• Arts Monongahela
• Mountaineer Area Council of Boy Scouts of America
• Trustee, Suncrest United Methodist Church (1991-97)

AWARDS / HONORS

• Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
• The Best Lawyers in America®
• Corporate Counsel Magazine
• The State Journal

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Women in the Law” panelist, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 2008, 2006
• “Think Tank” panelist on law firm risk management, Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Inc., 2008
•  Instructor, “Judicial System,” Leadership West Virginia, 2004-2008
•  Faculty, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Annual Conference, 2005, 2003
•  “Masters in Trial,” American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000, 1998, 1996
•  “Objections” West Virginia University College of Law
•  “Discovery Issues” West Virginia University College of Law
•  “Trial Work and Worklife Balance” West Virginia University College of Law
•  “Risk Management in Emergency Departments,” West Virginia Hospital Association
•  “Ethics and the Judicial System,” Legal Assistants of West Virginia, Inc.
•  “Communications and Charting,” West Virginia University Hospitals and School of Medicine
•  “Physicians Orders,” Monongalia General Hospital
•  “Your Right to Choose – Health Care Decisions,” Monongalia General Hospital
•  “Conference on Courts and the Media,” U. S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
•  “Current Legal Issues Facing West Virginia Hospitals,” West Virginia Society for Healthcare Risk Management