Suleiman O. Oko-ogua

Suleiman O. Oko-ogua is a member of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC’s Charleston, West Virginia office whose practice focuses on civil litigation. Oko-ogua handles professional malpractice, employment law, premises liability, general negligence, civil rights and governmental liability, medical negligence, and residential care and long-term care litigation. His practice helps clients address disputes involving professional conduct, workplace obligations, personal injury, institutional care, and government responsibility.

Oko-ogua earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2004 and a B.A. in Biology from Berea College in 2001. He is admitted to practice in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland, as well as before federal courts including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits. His legal education and broad admissions support a litigation practice involving state and federal issues across several areas of civil law.

Oko-ogua’s experience spans employment disputes, premises claims, medical negligence, professional malpractice, civil rights and governmental liability, general negligence, and litigation involving residential and long-term care facilities. These matters can require close attention to factual records, professional standards, institutional policies, and procedural requirements. His work across these areas allows him to evaluate varied civil claims and develop litigation strategies suited to the legal and practical concerns presented by each dispute.

Suleiman O. Oko-ogua was named a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow in 2017 and 2018 and a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow in 2024. He also received the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia’s 2024 IDEA Award and has been recognized by Lawyers of Color and the National Black Lawyers. Oko-ogua serves on the boards of the West Virginia Bar Foundation and Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and co-chairs the organization’s Labor and Employment Committee.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Bailey & Wyant, PLLC
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• Maryland
• Kentucky

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Berea College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)