Michael Farrell, Tamela White and Erik Legg were named West Virginia Super Lawyers

Michael J. Farrell, Tamela J. White and Erik W. Legg were named West Virginia Super Lawyers in the 2011 edition of the publication. Their listings can be found at www.superlawyers.com.

To be named a West Virginia Super Lawyer, a candidate must pass a stringent screening process that includes peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review, and independent research on candidates.

Michael Farrell is included under the practice area of Business Litigation; Joseph Farrell Jr. and Tamela White are included in the Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Defense practice area; and Erik Legg is included in the Products Personal Injury Defense practice area.

Mike is the founding and managing member of the firm. He is a distinguished trial lawyer, author, lecturer, bar and educational leader. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been recognized by Chambers USA as an outstanding litigator. His current practice concentrates on complex litigation involving products liability, mass torts, commercial and employment litigation.

Tammy is a senior litigator in the firm's medical malpractice and product liability litigation sections and she was the first female trial lawyer from West Virginia to be elected to the International Association of Defense Counsel. With a nursing degree from The Ohio State University, she had ten years of experience as a critical care and oncology nurse and hospital administrator before her distinguished legal career. Tammy recently completed a Masters in Public Health from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University.

Erik is a member of the complex litigation team with primary responsibility for pharmaceutical and medical products liability, medical professional malpractice, workplace exposure and injury litigation, and employment discrimination and wrongful discharge claims. In that capacity, he has managed more than one hundred drug product liability cases.