Ms. Herdman's primary areas of practice are insurance coverage and bad faith, general litigation, insurance law and personal injury litigation.
Representative Experience
· Experience in insurance defense, personal injury, civil rights and product liability litigation
· Experience in professional liability licensure
Affiliations/Organizations
· American Inns of Court, Judge John A. Field, Jr. Chapter
· Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, 2005 - present
· Defense Research Institute, 2004 - 2006
· American Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
· Kanawha County Bar Association, 2000 - 2002, 2004 - present
· International Association of Special Investigative Units, West Virginia Chapter, 2003 - 2005
· Member, International Association of Arson Investigators, West Virginia Chapter, 1991 - 1993, 2000 - 2006
· Clinical Law Program, 1999 - 2000
· President, Volunteer Law Clerks Association, 1999 - 2000
· Member, Volunteer Law Clerks Association, 1998 - 1999
· Volunteer, Appalachian Center, 1998 - 1999
Publications
· Co-Author, "Court Decision Important to Future of Insurance Industry in W.Va.,"December 2011
Other
· Former Casualty Claim Manager and Special Claim Representative for Nationwide Insurance
· Former Claims Specialist and Representative for State Farm Insurance Companies