Chair, Federal Black Lung Practice Group | Member
Charleston, WV
office 304.340.3851
mobile 304.545.5742
Ms. Weingart’s primary areas of practice are federal black lung, workers' compensation and general litigation.
Education
- Youngstown State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1986
- The University of Akron School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1995
Experience
- Defending employers in workers’ compensation claims related to occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis, hearing loss and injury
- Representing employers in appellate proceedings before the Office of Judges, Workers’ Compensation Board of Review and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, including oral arguments before the Supreme Court
- Defending employers at all levels of litigation related to Federal Black Lung claims
- Providing advice and training to third-party administrators, insurance companies and self-insured employers regarding West Virginia workers’ compensation law, claims administration and litigation
- Coordinating defense of mass filings of workers’ compensation occupational disease claims related to asbestos exposure filed with the Ohio Industrial Commission
- Drafting legislation for workers’ compensation reform before the West Virginia Legislature in 2003
- Defending class action product liability and toxic tort lawsuits
- Serving as defense liaison counsel in asbestos litigation in both a national counsel and local counsel capacity
- Taught legal communications, written and oral advocacy, at The University of Akron School of Law
Distinctions
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as "Lawyer of the Year" 2013 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers in Charleston, W.Va.
- Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Ohio inactive
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania inactive
Memberships
- American Bar Association