Edward A. Smallwood

Edward A. Smallwood is a principal with Post & Schell who practices in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Smallwood focuses on Casualty Litigation and Toxic Tort Liability Litigation, including premises, product, trucking, and toxic-tort claims. The practice serves clients in energy, utilities, oil and gas, mining, construction, transportation, and other industries where accidents, alleged exposure, or product issues can result in significant civil litigation.

Smallwood earned a J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in 1997 and a B.A. in Political Science and History, cum laude, from West Virginia University in 1994. This education supports a litigation practice involving complex legal research, historical factual records, scientific issues, and the strategic management of claims that may span multiple jurisdictions or involve recurring allegations against corporate clients.

Smallwood has more than two decades of experience handling casualty and toxic-tort litigation and has served as national coordinating counsel in significant matters. The work includes premises liability, product liability, commercial trucking, and exposure claims, along with commercial litigation for credit-union clients. Smallwood helps businesses coordinate discovery, expert issues, defense strategy, and risk assessment when claims involve industrial operations, transportation events, products, or allegations of exposure to harmful substances.

Edward A. Smallwood has been recognized by Best Lawyers for mass tort and class-action defense and personal injury litigation defense. Smallwood’s practice combines local courtroom work with broader coordination of complex claims for corporate clients. By focusing on consistent strategy, factual development, and the technical issues that drive liability, Smallwood helps organizations manage casualty, product, trucking, and toxic-tort litigation while keeping business risk and long-term case management in view.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Post & Schell, P.C.
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia
• Ohio

Education

• Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science and History Cum Laude

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