Patrick S. Casey

Patrick S. Casey is a founding and managing member of Casey & Chapman, PLLC in Wheeling. His litigation practice includes health care law, medical and professional malpractice, personal injury litigation, employment disputes, insurance bad faith, products liability, education matters, and other complex civil cases. He also provides ongoing risk-management and corporate guidance to health care clients, combining courtroom experience with advice intended to help organizations manage legal and operational concerns.

Casey earned his J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1983 after receiving a B.A. in Psychology from West Virginia State College in 1979. Early in his career, he served as a law clerk to Justice Thomas E. McHugh of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. That judicial experience and academic background helped establish a foundation for a practice involving detailed factual records, professional standards, regulatory issues, and appellate questions.

His representative work includes defending medical malpractice claims, handling will contests, addressing oil and gas development disputes, representing clients in employment and discrimination matters, and advising health care organizations on corporate and regulatory issues. Casey has also appeared in administrative proceedings, insurance bad faith matters, products liability cases, mediation, appeals, and education-law disputes. His work frequently requires coordinating litigation strategy with the practical concerns of businesses, institutions, and professionals.

Patrick S. Casey has received an AV Preeminent rating and has been recognized in legal publications for work in professional malpractice, health care law, medical malpractice, and personal injury litigation. He is licensed in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. His practice is built around complex problem solving, trial and appellate experience, and practical counseling for clients facing disputes where professional, regulatory, insurance, and business considerations often overlap.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Casey & Chapman, PLLC
• Member, Board of Governors, The West Virginia State Bar (1995-1998)
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Foundation Fellow, American Bar Foundation (2019)
• Foundation Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation (2016)
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Ohio County Bar Association
• Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
• Chairman and Member, Board of Directors, Northwood Health Systems, Inc. (2004-Present)
• Member, Defense Research Institute

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• Ohio

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia State College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology

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