Lusk

Neva G. Lusk

Member | Co-Chair, Medical Monitoring, Product Liability Litigation, and Toxic Tort Litigation Practice Groups | Chair, E-Discovery Practice Group

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3866

mobile 304.549.0388

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Community Involvement

Resources

Ms. Lusk's primary area of practice is general litigation with emphasis on product liability, toxic torts, class actions and commercial litigation.

Education

Marshall University, B.A., 1977
West Virginia University, J.D., 1980

Experience

Litigating numerous trials in circuit courts and United States District Courts
Serving as trial counsel for corporate clients in mass toxic exposure matters, including class actions and medical monitoring
Serving as lead counsel for corporate clients in consolidated product liability matters
Defending medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers
Serving as liaison counsel for manufacturers in mass tort litigation in federal and state courts
Serving as lead counsel in commercial disputes
Defending hospitals, individuals and corporations in health care litigation, both civil and criminal
Litigating cases regarding hospital privileges
Representing clients in Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse cases
Serving as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1981 - 1991

Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Litigation Chemical Compliance, Privacy & Investigations Consumer Finance Deliberate Intent Litigation E-Discovery Energy Law Health Care Law Litigation Battle Group - Litigation Medical Monitoring Natural Resources Product Liability Litigation Shale Gas Law Toxic Tort Litigation White Collar Criminal Defense & Compliance

Distinctions

Recipient of the 2019 DRI Mary Massaron Award for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense - White Collar
Recognized as a Leading Commercial Litigation Attorney in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers
West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow
American Inns of Court, Judge John A. Field, Jr. Chapter, Master of the Bench, emeritus

Admissions

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

Memberships

DRI:
- Past National Director
- Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy External Policy Groups Committee
- Past Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy Lawyers for Civil Justice Committee
- Public Policy Committee
- Past Board Liaison to Drug and Medical Device Substantive Law Committee
- Past Member, Women in the Law Steering Committee
- Past Member, State Representatives Task Force
- Past Member, Minority Scholarship Committee
- Past State Representative for West Virginia
International Association of Defense Counsel:
- Vice Chair of Communication, Trial Tactics and Techniques Committee
- Faculty Member, IADC 2011 Trial Academy
- 2014 Mid-Year Meeting CLE Steering Committee
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Lawyers for Civil Justice
Past President, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Former Member, West Virginia Bar Foundation Board of Directors
Former Member, West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors
American Bar Association

Community Involvement

Fund for the Arts, the Kanawha Valley's United Arts Fund, Past President of Board of Directors and Past Vice President of Allocations

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 4, 2019 67 Spilman Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 2, 2019 Spilman Ranked in Chambers USA 2019 Spilman Attorneys Named to 2019 WV Super Lawyers List Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 1, 2019 Spilman Member Lusk Receives Award for Role in Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession Product Lines - Issue 2, 2018 66 Spilman Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers Product Lines - Issue 1, 2018

Experience

Litigating numerous trials in circuit courts and United States District Courts

Serving as trial counsel for corporate clients in mass toxic exposure matters, including class actions and medical monitoring

Serving as lead counsel for corporate clients in consolidated product liability matters

Defending medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Serving as liaison counsel for manufacturers in mass tort litigation in federal and state courts

Serving as lead counsel in commercial disputes

Defending hospitals, individuals and corporations in health care litigation, both civil and criminal

Litigating cases regarding hospital privileges

Representing clients in Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse cases

Serving as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1981 - 1991

Distinctions

Recipient of the 2019 DRI Mary Massaron Award for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense - White Collar

Recognized as a Leading Commercial Litigation Attorney in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers

West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow

American Inns of Court, Judge John A. Field, Jr. Chapter, Master of the Bench, emeritus

Memberships

DRI:

Past National Director
Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy External Policy Groups Committee
Past Chair, DRI Center for Law and Public Policy Lawyers for Civil Justice Committee
Public Policy Committee
Past Board Liaison to Drug and Medical Device Substantive Law Committee
Past Member, Women in the Law Steering Committee
Past Member, State Representatives Task Force
Past Member, Minority Scholarship Committee
Past State Representative for West Virginia

International Association of Defense Counsel:

Vice Chair of Communication, Trial Tactics and Techniques Committee
Faculty Member, IADC 2011 Trial Academy
2014 Mid-Year Meeting CLE Steering Committee

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Past President, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Former Member, West Virginia Bar Foundation Board of Directors

Former Member, West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors

American Bar Association

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