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Jeffrey W. Molenda 
P.O. Box 1970
Martinsburg, West Virginia 25402
 

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Jeff Molenda manages the Martinsburg office of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC.  He represents local governments in matters that include civil rights and tort liability defense, and land use litigation.  He also represents clients in insurance coverage, automobile and trucking litigation.  The Martinsburg office provides convenient service to Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy and Mineral Counties in eastern West Virginia.

Jeff was born in Niskayuna, New York. He attended Texas Christian University where he graduated in 1977 with a B.A. in French. After serving in the United States Army from 1977 to 1986, he worked in the real estate and insurance businesses in Austin, Texas. He then attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, where he earned his J.D., graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1993.

After graduating from law school in 1993, Mr. Molenda entered the practice of law in McDowell County, West Virginia where he focused on helping low income West Virginians get fair treatment from the civil legal process. He continued his work as a public defender in Charleston, West Virginia and accepted assignments of difficult and sensitive cases throughout West Virginia.

In 1998, Mr. Molenda entered private practice, working for firms in Charleston and Madison, West Virginia. Jeff has significant experience in automobile and truck negligence, premises security and premises liability, products liability, employment disputes, workplace accidents, oil, gas, timber and other natural resource disputes. He has also served as a mediator in state and federal courts as well as for cases pending before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. In each instance, Jeff has worked to ensure his clients get fair treatment from the legal process, in addition to resolving disputes as quickly and economically as possible.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Molenda serves on the Board of Directors of SAFE, Inc., a domestic violence victim advocacy program in Southern West Virginia.

Current Employment Position(s):
Member
Areas of Practice:
Governmental Civil Rights Defense
Governmental Tort Liability Defense
Land Use Litigation
Non-profit Defense
Insurance Coverage Litigation Automobile and Truck Accident Defense
Oil, Gas, Timber and Natural Resource Disputes and Accidents
Insurance Defense
Corporate Defense
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
West Virginia, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1995
U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
U.S. Tax Court, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education:
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1993
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


Texas Christian University, 1977
B.A.
Major:  French


Representative Cases:
Johnson v. Killmer, 219 W.Va. 320, 633 S.E.2d 265 (  2006)
State ex rel. Stull v. Davis, 203 W.Va. 405, 508 S.E.2d 122 (  1998)
Casey v. Public Service Commission of West Virginia, 193 W.Va. 606, 457 S.E.2d 543 (  1995)
Representative Clients:
Bituminous Insurance Companies
Safeco Insurance Companies
Swiss Reinsurance Companies
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Defense Research Institute


Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia


West Virginia State Bar


West Virginia Forestry Association


SAFE, Inc.
Board of Directors


SHED, Inc., Welch, West Virginia
Board of Directors


Appalachian Community Fund, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1999 - 2007
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
Kanawha County Public Defender Office, Charleston, West Virginia, 1996 - 1998


Appalachian Research & Defense Fund, Inc. McDowell County, West Virginia, 1993 - 1996


United States Army, Infantry Officer, 1977 - 1986


Birth Information:
September 12, 1955, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America
In Their Words
"In addition to working hard as a lawyer, I believe in giving back to the community. I'm proud to have served on the Board of SAFE, Inc., a McDowell County-based domestic violence program, for more than ten years."

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Office Locations

Morgantown Office 2414 Cranberry Square
Morgantown, WV 26508
Ph: (304) 225-2200
Fax: (304) 225-2214
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Charleston Office JamesMark Building,
901 Quarrier St.
Charleston, WV 25301
Ph: (304) 344-0100
Fax: (304) 342-1545
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Beckley Office 600 Neville Street, Suite 201
Beckley, WV 25801
Ph: (304) 254-9300
Fax: (304) 255-5519
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Martinsburg Office P.O. Box 1970
Martinsburg, WV 25402
Ph: (304) 260-1203
Fax: (304) 342-1545
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For more information contact Victor Flanagan at (304) 344-0100 or vflanagan@pffwv.com.