Member in Charge of Huntington Office | Chair, Medical Malpractice Group
Huntington, WV

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