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Benjamin T. Hughes
James Mark Building
901 Quarrier Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2607

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Benjamin T. Hughes was born in Pensacola, Florida, August 25, 1963 and grew up in Ripley, West Virginia. Mr. Hughes resides with his wife and two children in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Hughes earned his B.A. from West Virginia University in 1985. He obtained his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1989. Mr. Hughes is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, West Virginia Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia and United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.

Current Employment Position(s):: Member

Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury; Premises Liability; General Insurance Defense; Products Liability; State Government Law; Municipal Law; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Georgia, 1990; West Virginia, 1997; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1991; U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1997; U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 2003; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997

Education:: West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1989
J.D.; West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1985
B.A.
Major: History

Representative Cases:: Chadbrooke Ins. Co. v. Fowler, 426 S.E.2d 578 (Ga. 1992); Southern v. Sphere-Drake Ins. Co., 486 S.E.2d 674 (Ga. 1997); Strickland v. Brown, 487 S.E.2d 105 (Ga. 1997); Tambone v. Indiana Ins. Co., 493 S.E.2d 578 (Ga. 1997); State ex rel. Ward v. Hill, 489 S.E.2d 578 (W.Va. 1997)

Representative Clients:: St. Paul Travelers; Clarendon National Insurance Company; West Virginia Insurance Guaranty Association; Mouldagraph Corporation; AIG Claim Services, Inc.; Statewide Services, Inc.; The Hartford; Charleston Department Store

Classes/Seminars Taught:: West Virginia Bad Faith, 2004; How to Take a Deposition, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:: West Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Georgia

Past Employment Positions:: St. Paul Insurance Co., Staff Counsel, 2000 - 2002; Pullin, Knopf, Fowler & Flanagan, Associate, 1997 - 2000; Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks (Atlanta, GA), Associate, 1990 - 1996; Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, West Virginia, Associate, 1989 - 1990

Pro Bono Activities:: Gabriel Project; Salvation Army

Birth Information:: August 25, 1963, Pensacola, Florida, United States of America

"It is often said that 'you have to stand for something, or you will fall for anything.' Well, I stand committed to doing my part to improve West Virginia's business climate and overall image, so that my children, and my children's children, can continue to live in a beautiful State with a growing economy, and where economic opportunity abounds."