Mr. Arbogast's primary areas of practice are litigation, asbestos litigation, deliberate intent, toxic tort, product liability, medical monitoring, and mass tort litigation.
Education
- West Virginia University, B.A., Political Science, 1997
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2000
- Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Virginia, 2006
Experience
- Representing clients in complex toxic tort and mass consolidation cases
- Defending clients in litigation matters in state and federal courts in West Virginia and Pennsylvania
- Litigating cases before West Virginia's Mass Litigation Panel
- Experience in aviation-related matters, including advising clients on Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) record-keeping, post-accident investigations, and insurance claims and negotiation
- Litigating cases to verdict in state courts
- Defending clients against personal injury, wrongful death and products liability claims, including deliberate intent and premise liability lawsuits in toxic tort litigation
- Representing a manufacturing client in FAA airspace safety negotiations related to construction at facility
- Defending manufacturers, suppliers, employers and premise owners in asbestos litigation in West Virginia since 2005
Distinctions
- Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Litigation: Mass Torts
- Nominated by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Memberships
- Leadership West Virginia, Class of 2008
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel
- American Bar Association
Personal Interests
- Instrument-rated, private pilot and co-owner of a high-performance, complex, piston-engine aircraft