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Heather Heiskell Jones

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

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3842

mobile 304.545.9393

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Community Involvement

Personal Interests

Resources

Results

Ms. Jones' primary practice is litigation, including healthcare litigation, toxic tort matters, medical monitoring and other class actions, product liability matters, employment discrimination and employer liability claims, deliberate intent claims, and insurance bad faith claims. She also is experienced handling cases in the West Virginia Business Court Division and has completed advanced mediation training with the West Virginia State Bar.

Education

West Virginia University, B.A., cum laude, 1984
University of Richmond, T. C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1987
University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, 1996

Experience

Serving as lead attorney for businesses and employers in catastrophic injury and death cases involving alleged deliberate intent
Serving as lead attorney for chemical companies in toxic tort, product liability and medical monitoring class actions
Serving as lead attorney in employment matters, including gender discrimination/harassment claims
Serving as lead attorney for companies in litigation before the Mass Litigation Panel in West Virginia
Serving as lead attorney for manufacturers and distributors in product liability cases, including medical device and pharmaceutical products
Serving as lead attorney for intermediate care facilities in negligence litigation
Serving as lead attorney for businesses in cases involving commercial disputes, breach of contract and tortious interference with a business relationship
Serving as lead attorney for insurers in cases involving bad faith and violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, extracontractual and coverage issues
Serving as lead attorney for the nation's leading collegiate sports marketing company in a dispute involving multi-media rights

Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Litigation Battle Group-Litigation Chemical Deliberate Intent Litigation E-Discovery Education Law Energy Law Health Care Law Insurance Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Insurance Defense Insurance Government Relations & Regulatory Labor & Employment Law Litigation Medical Monitoring Natural Resources Nursing Homes Product Liability Litigation Shale Gas Law Toxic Tort Litigation

Distinctions

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation
Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: General Commercial
Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers^®
AV® Preeminent™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Litigation - Insurance

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 Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Memberships

Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
Past President, West Virginia State Bar Foundation

Publications & Presentations

Presenter, "Jury Selection/Voir Dire," 31st Annual Medical Device Seminar, June 2018
Featured in "Team Chemistry - Cytec Industries Inc. and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC" by Steven Andersen, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, Fall 2010

Community Involvement

Former Member, West Virginia University Alumni Board
Leadership West Virginia, 1996

Personal Interests

Zevon & Heather

Animal lover
Birder
Gardener
Golfer
Lacrosse lover
Artist
Photographer
Online entrepreneur of festive men's jackets

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Experience

Serving as lead attorney for businesses and employers in catastrophic injury and death cases involving alleged deliberate intent

Serving as lead attorney for chemical companies in toxic tort, product liability and medical monitoring class actions

Serving as lead attorney in employment matters, including gender discrimination/harassment claims

Serving as lead attorney for companies in litigation before the Mass Litigation Panel in West Virginia

Serving as lead attorney for manufacturers and distributors in product liability cases, including medical device and pharmaceutical products

Serving as lead attorney for intermediate care facilities in negligence litigation

Serving as lead attorney for businesses in cases involving commercial disputes, breach of contract and tortious interference with a business relationship

Serving as lead attorney for insurers in cases involving bad faith and violation of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, extracontractual and coverage issues

Serving as lead attorney for the nation's leading collegiate sports marketing company in a dispute involving multi-media rights

Distinctions

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society

Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation

Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: General Commercial

Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers^®

AV® Preeminent™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Litigation - Insurance

Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution Appellate Litigation Chemical Deliberate Intent Litigation E-Discovery Energy Law Health Care Law Education Law Insurance Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Insurance Defense Insurance Government Relations & Regulatory Labor & Employment Law Litigation Battle Group-Litigation Medical Monitoring Natural Resources Product Liability Litigation Shale Gas Law Toxic Tort Litigation Nursing Homes

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