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Professional Statement:

Ted Martin is an original member of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, P.L.L.C, having been with the firm since its inception in 1991. He has concentrated his practice exclusively in the areas of medical malpractice defense and health care law. As a lead trial attorney, he has successfully defended a variety of medical negligence cases on behalf of physicians and hospitals statewide in both state and federal courts. He also provides counsel to hospitals, hospital medical staffs and health care providers in the area of professional liability risk management.

Practice Concentrations:

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Health Care Law
• Physician Representation
• Health Care Risk Management

Bar Admissions:

• 1987 West Virginia

Court Admissions:

• 1991 United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• 1987 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• 1987 United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• 1987 United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia

Education:

• 1987 - J.D. - West Virginia University College of Law
• 1983 - B.S. - Business Administration West Virginia University

Professional Involvement:

• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• 1993 - West Virginia Hospital Association Tort Reform Evaluation Committee

Teaching & Lecturing:

• 2001 & 2002 - Faculty, Nursing Home Negligence, Charleston, WV, May
• 1998 - Faculty, Litigating the Birth Trauma Case in West Virginia, Charleston, WV, September
• 1997-2003 - Faculty, Risk Management, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Seminar, Myrtle Beach, SC
• 1993-2003 - Faculty, Risk Management for Physicians, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, WV
• 1993-2003 - Faculty, Risk Management for Emergency Physicians, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Emergency Medicine Seminar, Snowshoe, WV
• 1996-2002 - Faculty, Medical Assurance of West Virginia Physician Loss Prevention Seminars, West Virginia
• 1989-1993 - Faculty, CNA Physician Loss Control Seminars, West Virginia
• Speaker, Numerous Continuing Medical Education Seminars sponsored by medical professional societies and hospitals throughout West Virginia on the issue of Professional Liability Risk Management and Medical Malpractice

Awards & Honors:

• Martindale-Hubbell Listing
• Moot Court Board, West Virginia University College of Law
• National Moot Court Team, West Virginia University College of Law
• Mountain, Ranking Honorary, West Virginia University

Legal Experience:

• 1991-present - Member, Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, P.L.L.C.
• 1987-1991 - Associate and Partner, Kay, Casto & Chaney