Member
Wheeling, WV
office 304.230.6975
Mr. Lofstead’s primary areas of practice are civil litigation, construction litigation, real estate law, corporate law, and commercial law, as well as insurance defense litigation.

Education

  • Lafayette College, A.B. Government and Law, 1990
  • Temple University—James E. Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1997

Experience

  • Representing parties in civil litigation, including commercial and property litigation
  • Representing commercial contractors in major construction litigation
  • Advising clients on corporate organization, including non-profit organization
  • Advising clients on commercial transactional work and real estate transactions
  • Representing clients in bankruptcy matters
  • Serving as a mediator in West Virginia
  • Serving as an in-house trial lawyer for an insurance company, representing insureds throughout northern West Virginia
  • Representing employers in deliberate intent and employment discrimination actions
  • Defending trucking and other motor vehicle accident claims
  • Providing real estate title insurance

Distinctions

  • Nominated by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law

Admissions

  • West Virginia State Bar
  • Ohio State Bar
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
  • United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
  • United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio

Memberships

  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council

Community Involvement

  • NAMI Greater Wheeling Inc. Board of Directors, 2016 – present
  • Wheeling Amateur Hockey Association, Inc. Board of Directors, 2006 – present
  • President, Wheeling Amateur Lacrosse Association, Inc. Board of Directors, 2015 – present, Member, 2013 – present