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Phone: Address: 419 11th Street, 25701 Coordinates: 38.420770,-82.440300 Education: Ohio University, B.B.A., Honors: cum laude - member of Ohio's Varsity baseball team Achievements: Selected for membership into The National Trial Advocates: Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2014 National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. – Diploma 1998) Appointed to Governor Bob Wise’s Judicial Advisory Committee (2000-2004) Appointed to Governor Joe Manchin’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations (2005) Generation Next Recipient – West Virginia’s 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 – The State Journal (2007) Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. – Diploma 1998) Appointed to Governor Bob Wise’s Judicial Advisory Committee (2000-2004) Appointed to Governor Joe Manchin’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations (2005) Generation Next Recipient – West Virginia’s 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 – The State Journal (2007) Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Appointed to Governor Bob Wise’s Judicial Advisory Committee (2000-2004) Appointed to Governor Joe Manchin’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations (2005) Generation Next Recipient – West Virginia’s 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 – The State Journal (2007) Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Appointed to Governor Joe Manchin’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations (2005) Generation Next Recipient – West Virginia’s 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 – The State Journal (2007) Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Generation Next Recipient – West Virginia’s 40 Best & Brightest Professionals Under 40 – The State Journal (2007) Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (2008) Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Appointed to the WV Public Defender Corporation Board of Directors for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits in 2008 Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in WV in 2009 Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Selected for inclusion into the West Virginia Super Lawyers in 2010 Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Appointed by Governor Manchin to the West Virginia Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011; Elected to the West Virginia Law Institute, Governing Council in 2011 Bio: Bert Ketchum is a partner at Greene, Ketchum, Bailey & Tweel LLP in Huntington, West Virginia, and a veteran plaintiff’s trial lawyer whose practice concentrates on medical malpractice and personal injury in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. His work also encompasses wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims, motor vehicle collisions, defective products, premises liability and workplace injuries. Mr. Ketchum has extensive trial experience in both State and Federal courts throughout West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. He has tried numerous cases to jury verdict including medical malpractice, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents and workplace injury matters. His skilled trial advocacy has resulted in unprecedented jury verdicts for several of his clients. On appeal, Mr. Ketchum has presented cases to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Licensed in West Virginia and Georgia, he is admitted to: The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia The Supreme Court of Georgia The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit A native of Huntington, Mr. Ketchum earned his B.B.A. cum laude from Ohio University, where he was a member of the varsity baseball team. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. After law school, he returned to Huntington in 1994 to enter practice with his father. His professional contributions and legal achievements have been recognized by several honors, including selection to the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. In 2007, Mr. Ketchum named one of West Virginia’s 40 Best and Brightest Professionals Under 40. He earned a diploma from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), held at Northwestern University School of Law, in 1998. Mr. Ketchum is active in the legal and civic community, serving on the Board of Governors of the West Virginia Association for Justice, the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia, and the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Public Defender Corporation for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits.