Brent P. Copenhaver

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Brent P. Copenhaver: Attorney with Linkous Law, PLLC
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Brent P. Copenhaver, a native of Charleston, West Virginia and a 1987 graduate of the WVU College of Law, has over 25 years of litigation and trial experience in defending physicians, nurses, hospitals and nursing homes in medical malpractice and health care negligence claims and lawsuits in West Virginia and Ohio, with extensive first chair trial experience. Additionally, Brent served as Deputy General Counsel for Health Sciences for West Virginia University from 2014 to 2018, during which he worked directly and closely with the University’s senior leadership at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and provided a wide range of legal services to meet the needs of the five schools that comprise the WVU Health Sciences Center in a wide range of practice areas, including: medical malpractice litigation management; risk management and credentialing issues; peer review issues; healthcare compliance and regulation matters; human resource and employment issues; conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; contractual issues; educational seminars to faculty, residents and medical students; involvement with Title IX investigations of retaliation, hostile work environment and discrimination claims; all matters involving the WVU Office of Graduate Medical Education; and employment, academic and professionalism issues involving faculty, residents and students of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and School of Public Health. Additional information about Brent’s experience and the nature of his practice is available upon request. For several years, Brent has held an “AV Rating” from Martindale-Hubbell’s highly regarded system that periodically solicits anonymous surveys from fellow members of the bar and judicial officials.

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Areas of Practice (38)

  • Appellate Practice
  • Business Litigation
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Liability
  • Contracts
  • Employment Contracts
  • Independent Contractor
  • Leases and Leasing
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Employment Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Hospital Law
  • Insurance Bad Faith Defense
  • Professional Licensing Defense
  • Dental Malpractice Defense
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Nursing Malpractice Defense
  • Mediation
  • Hospital Risk Management
  • Physicians Risk Management
  • Nursing Home Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Hospital Premises Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Chiropractors Malpractice
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Malpractice
  • Hospital Negligence
  • Nursing Home Negligence
  • Medical Negligence
  • Legal Negligence
  • Local Government Litigation
  • Municipal Litigation
  • State Litigation
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Denison University, B.A., Economics, 1983; West Virginia University, M.B.A., 1987
Law School Attended:
West Virginia University, J.D., 1987
Year of First Admission:
1987
Admission:
1987, West Virginia; 1989, Ohio; 1995, Pennsylvania
Memberships:
West Virginia State Bar; Ohio State Bar Association.
Birth Information:
Charleston, West Virginia, September 10, 1960
ISLN:
908199233

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Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (32 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.4/5.0

  • Communication

    4.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 10/15/12 in Medical Malpractice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/08/12 in Defense Litigation

    Mr. Copenhaver is an excellent lawyer. He is always prepared and advocates at the highest level for his clients. At the same time, he has been a gentleman in all my dealings with him over the years.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/24/12 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/24/12 in Medical Malpractice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/12/09 in Medical Malpractice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/09/09 in Personal Injury

    Very decent and civil. He was a pleasure to work with, even on the other side

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/09/09 in General Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/27/09 in Medical Malpractice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/24/09 in Personal Injury

    Brent is a top litigator and can handle plaintiff's and defense cases capably. He knows rules and law and procedure. He can be relied upon to give top advice to clients. He is ethical and deserves a top rating. I have observed Brent perform depos... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 09/24/09 in Medical Malpractice Defense

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304-974-0870  Phone

www.linkouslawpllc.com

www.shumanlaw.com

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