Mr. Arbogast's primary areas of practice are litigation, asbestos litigation, deliberate intent, toxic tort, product liability, medical monitoring, and mass tort litigation.

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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