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Scott Curnutte

Curnutte Law
  • Family Law, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability
  • West Virginia
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Biography

Experienced trial attorney who has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout W.Va., and pursued appeals in the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court of Appeals. Focused primarily upon representation of plaintiffs, but business litigation is another area of concentration.

Recent cases:

Currently engaged in 40 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a dealership which did not payoff liens against consumers' trade-in's.

Currently engaged in the second round of 26 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a different dealership involving similar facts.

In 2007, represented 21 former employees throughout W.Va. of a big-box retailer who asserted they were victims of age discrimination.

In 2006, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.

In 2005, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.

Education
West Virginia University College of Law
J.D.
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Honors: Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review
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Wake Forest University
B.A. | Political Science
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Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor
West Virginia University College of Law
- Current
Managing Attorney
Curnutte Law
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Adjunct Professor
West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics
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Law Clerk
US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Recommendations for Criminal Sentencing Law Reform For the State of West Virginia: A Report of the West Virginia Law Institute to the West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia Law Institute
Selected Readings and Materials on the Law of Intestate Succession and Statutory Forced Share
West Virginia Law Institute
Reforming the Law of Intestate Succession and Elective Share: New Solutions to Old Problems
93 West Virginia Law Review 61
Preventing Spousal Disinheritance: An Equitable Solution
92 West Virginia Law Review 441
Awards
Kaufman Award
West Virginia State Bar
Professional Associations
West Virginia Association for Justice
Board of Governors
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West Virginia Law Institute
President
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West Virginia State Bar
Member
- Current
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West Virginia University, College of Law
Member, Visiting Committee
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
West Virginia
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4th Circuit
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Practice Areas
    Family Law
    Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
    Personal Injury
    Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
    Social Security Disability
Additional Practice Areas
  • Car Accidents
  • Public Benefits
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Parsons office
201 First Street
Parsons, WV 26287
Philippi office
318 S. Main Street
Philippi, WV 26416
Elkins Office
312 Railroad Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
Telephone: (304) 636-5904
Telephone: (800) 859-5904
Fax: (304) 636-5907