Mr. Zickefoose’s primary areas of practice are health care law and defense litigation, both general and complex.

Experience

• Representing several of West Virginia’s largest hospital systems and other medical professional liability insurance carriers’ insureds in defense of medical malpractice lawsuits
• Defending clients in claims including complex litigation and premises liability in both West Virginia and Kentucky
• Advocating for a spectrum of health care providers before their respective professional licensure boards
• Advocating on behalf of West Virginia’s hospital systems’ interests in appellate-level issues through amicus curiae briefs before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Education

• Marshall University, B.A., History, 2009
• West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2014

Distinctions

• CALI Award—Business Transactions Drafting

Admissions

• West Virginia Bar
• Kentucky Bar
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

Memberships

• West Virginia Bar Association
• Board Member, Mountwest Community and Technical College

Community Involvement

• Assisted with formulation of organizing documents for PROACT, a collaboration of health care institutions in the greater Huntington, WV area whose mission is to address the clinical, behavioral and spiritual issues associated with substance use disorder
• Former United Way Ambassador
• Regularly provides pro bono legal representation