Teresa A. Kleeh focuses her practice in the areas of product liability, insurance arson, fraud, and subrogation, and general personal injury and commercial litigation defense. She serves as co-leader of the firm’s Product Liability Group. She has experience defending claims of foodborne illnesses representing many national restaurant chains and is preferred counsel for a national multi-chain casual dining franchise. She regularly performs Examinations Under Oath and assists insurers in investigation and litigation of arson, fraud and subrogation matters. Ms. Kleeh is a member of the bar for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Defended one of the nation’s largest heavy equipment manufacturers in a large excavator fire claim involving complex issues of fire origin and cause and electrical engineering 
• Defended insurer in litigation and investigation of local arson and fraud ring 
• Defended numerous national fast-food and casual dining restaurants in foodborne illness and foreign object claims 
• Jury trial for local board of education against claims of mistreatment of special needs student 
• Jury trial for national pharmacy chain against premises liability claim 
• Jury trial for landowner against claims of unjust enrichment and trespass

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Product liability 
• Litigation 
• Insurance, first party and coverage

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998         Steptoe & Johnson
1996-98     Bell & Associates

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Product Liability Committee, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia 
• Product Liability Committee, Defense Research Institute 
• Legal Assistants Committee, West Virginia State Bar Association

AWARDS / HONORS

• 1st Place, 1995 WVU Baker Cup Moot Court competition
• Best Brief, 1995 WVU Baker Cup Moot Court competition 
• Best Oral Advocate, 1995 WVU Baker Cup Moot Court competition 
• Member, 1995-96 WVU Moot Court National Team 
• Order of Barristers

PUBLICATIONS

• Co-Author “The Unusual Suspects: Unlikely Players in the Product Liability Arena,” 2006, Defense Trial Counsel of WV Notebook
• Author/Speaker “Fire and Explosion Seminar,” 2006 
• Author/Speaker 11th Annual Product Liability Conference, 2005, University of Wisconsin 
• Co-Author “Spoliation of Evidence,” 2005