Brian J. Warner

Brian J. Warner is a member, owner, and Morgantown office managing member of Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC in West Virginia. He focuses on insurance defense litigation involving insurers, businesses, and professionals. His cases include insurance coverage and bad faith claims, errors and omissions, construction defects, and professional negligence. He advises clients on litigation strategy, settlement choices, and the risks associated with defending disputed claims.

Warner earned a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 2003 and a B.S. in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Finance, from West Virginia University in 2000. He served as an associate editor of the West Virginia Law Review. His background combines legal analysis with knowledge of business and financial issues that arise in insurance, employer, and commercial disputes.

He represents oil and gas operators, drilling companies, vendors, and employers in state and federal courts throughout West Virginia. Warner handles claims involving automobile liability, premises liability, wrongful death, workplace injuries, toxic exposure, environmental issues, and architect or engineer liability. His litigation work covers discovery, case development, resolution discussions, and trial preparation, depending on the needs of each defense matter.

Brian J. Warner received West Virginia Rising Stars recognition in 2014 and obtained the Certified Litigation Management Professional designation through the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance in 2017. He has also written or presented on mining law issues. His work emphasizes the alignment of legal strategy with client objectives, whether a matter calls for early resolution or continued defense through litigation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
• Member, West Virginia Coal Association
• Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP), Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Major: Business Administration with an Emphasis on Finance

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