Thomas E. Buck

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Thomas E. Buck: Attorney with Bailey & Wyant, PLLC
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Tom Buck is a Member of the law firm of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC, with his office located in Wheeling, West Virginia.

He was admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia in 1993 and in Pennsylvania in 1993. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.


Tom obtained his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh where he also obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Organization and Psychology. He focuses his practice on civil litigation. His practice areas include labor/employment law, insurance defense litigation, state, county and municipal government law, civil rights, products liability, industrial accidents, extra-contractual bad faith claims, and construction actions.


He is a member of the West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio County Bar Associations, the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia and the Defense Research Institute.


Order of the Barristers; Author and Speaker: "Trying the Automobile Injury Case in West Virginia," NBI 2004; "Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients," NBI 2007; "Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims," NBI 2008. Author: "Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims," NBI 2009.
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Areas of Practice (11)

  • General Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Labor and Employment
  • Products Liability
  • Personal Injury
  • State, County and Municipal Governmental Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Unfair Trade Practices
  • Civil Rights
  • Constitutional Law
  • Medical and Healthcare Malpractice

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1989
Law School Attended:
University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, J.D., 1992
Year of First Admission:
1992
Admission:
1992, West Virginia; 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships:
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar.
Birth Information:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1967
Reported Cases:
State ex rel. Marshal County Commission v. Carter,W.Va., S.E.2d, 2010 W. Va. LEXIS 4 (2010); Tustin v. Motorist Mutual Ins. Co., 668 F.Supp.2d 755 (2009); Marcus v. Holley, 217 W.Va. 508, 618 S.E.2d 517; Marlin v. Wetzel County Bd. of Educ., 212 W.Va. 215, 569 S.E.2d 462; State ex rel. Jones v. Recht, 221 W.Va. 380, 655 S.E.2d 126; West v. Tollman-Hundley Management Services, Inc., 19 F.3d 13, 1994 WL 65132; Andreozzi v. Brooke County Com'n, 2007 WL 2317774; Braddock v. Northern Correctional Facility, 2009 WL 381964; Fitzpatrick v. Dufford, 2006 WL 839513; Haynes v. Heightland, 2006 WL 839512; Lackawanna Transport Co. v. Public Service Com'n of West Virginia, 2008 WL 5378318, 72 Fed.R.Serv.3d 573; Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Estate of Fluharty, 2009 WL 347288; Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. Tri-State Mach., Inc., 2005 WL 1334583; Nationwide Property & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Hunter, 2008 WL 4446701; Offutt v. Rubenstein, 2008 WL 2704529; Rader v. Kroger Co., 976 F.Supp. 414; Scible v. Miller, 2006 WL 2079387; Tustin v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co., 2008 WL 5377835; U.S. v. Burns, 2008 WL 5263743, 102 A.F.T.R.2d 2008-7348; Wright v. Bigger, 2008 WL 4900566; Cook v. Rubenstein, 2009 WL 667179; Dailey v. Saint Mary's Correctional Center, 2008 WL 249137; Dailey v. St. Mary's Correctional Facility, 2008 WL 2945517; Delgado v. Rudloff, 2007 WL 4232990; Hearns v. Rubenstein, 2007 WL 2220503; Hearns v. Rubenstein, 2009 WL 484724; Scible v. Miller, 2007 WL 858618; Scible v. Miller, 2006 WL 2079386; Scible v. Steward, 2009 WL 87427; Burton v. CMS Medical Service, 2008 WL 4533911.
ISLN:
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3.5/5.0 (10 reviews)

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    3.4/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    3.7/5.0
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