Mr. Gillenwater's primary areas of practice are general litigation defense, professional liability defense, insurance defense, health care, real estate and mediation.
Representative Experience
· Served as outside Risk Manager and litigation counsel for Ohio Valley Medical Center, a community hospital, while the hospital was self-insured, 1985 - 1999
· Served as liaison counsel between excess carrier and hospital for purposes of determining hospital's insurance coverage needs, placement and renewals
· Provided claims management services
· Lead counsel in several cases involving personal injuries, wrongful death, catastrophic injury and professional liability
· Counsel for general hospital, handling a diversity of health care related issues including contract preparation and review, hospital and medical-dental staff bylaws review and revisions, medical-dental staff disciplinary proceedings and employment law
Affiliations
· Ohio County Civil Service Commission, Member, 1975 - present, President, 1975 - 2002
· West Virginia State Bar, Member, Law and Medicine Committee
· American Bar Association, Member
· Defense Research Institute, Member
Other
· Wheeling-Charleston Diocese Catholic Community Services, Board of Directors, 1995 - present; President, 2002 - present