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Hayes, Laura E.

Laura E. Hayes

Member
Vice Chair, Litigation Department

Charleston, W.Va.
304.340.3886
lhayes@spilmanlaw.com

Ms. Hayes' primary areas of practice are insurance litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.

Representative Experience

  • Represented insurance companies before various circuit courts and United States District Courts in West Virginia
  • Counseled and advised insurance companies on matters concerning coverage issues, bad faith litigation, bodily injury and property damage cases, and infant summary proceedings
  • Assisted in the defense of bad faith litigation against insurance companies
  • Represented plaintiffs in bodily injury and property damage litigation
  • Prepared and argued cases in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
  • Assisted in the defense of employer liability cases (Mandolitis)

Education

  • West Virginia University, B.A. in History, 1993
  • West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1996

Admissions

  • West Virginia State Bar
  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia