Mr. Sellards is an experienced complex litigator with a primary area of practice in medical malpractice/healthcare law. He also has extensive experience in class action/mass tort litigation as well as insurance defense and product liability.
Experience
- Representing hospitals, physicians, healthcare facilities, insurance companies, financial servicing institutions, as well as entities associated with the tax lien industry
- Representing tax exempt community hospitals as outside general counsel
- Representing clients in transactions involving hospitals and other providers of medical services and physicians, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and employment agreements
- Representing physicians and nurses during state medical licensing matters
- Representing clients in medical malpractice litigation for professional malpractice/negligent credentialing and negligent privileging cases
- Registered Lobbyist
- Certified Mediator
- Adjunct Professor, Marshall University
Education
- Marshall University, B.S., Healthcare Management and Business Management, cum laude, 1994
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Distinctions
- Listed by West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2015, 2016
- Selected as one of 12 “Young Guns” by West Virginia Executive, 2016
- Leadership West Virginia Class of 2016
- Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year, 2019
- Lawyers & Leaders 2022
Admissions
- West Virginia Bar
- Kentucky Bar
- Ohio Bar
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- United States Supreme Court of Appeals
Memberships
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Cabell County Bar Association
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- American Bar Association
- American Health Law Association
Community Involvement
- West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Keith Albee Performing Arts Center Board of Directors, Vice Chair
- West Virginia Hospital Association
- Leadership West Virginia Board of Directors