Scott Curnutte Esq
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Scott Curnutte Esq
Biography
Experienced trial attorney who has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout W.Va., and pursued appeals in the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court of Appeals. Focused primarily upon representation of plaintiffs, but business litigation is another area of concentration.
Recent cases:Currently engaged in 40 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a dealership which did not payoff liens against consumers' trade-in's.
Currently engaged in the second round of 26 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a different dealership involving similar facts.
In 2007, represented 21 former employees throughout W.Va. of a big-box retailer who asserted they were victims of age discrimination.
In 2006, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.
In 2005, represented the family of a miner killed in a roof fall in an underground coal mine.
Practice Areas
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Social Security Disability
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Professional Experience
Law Clerk US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Year: 1991 - 1994
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Managing Attorney Curnutte Law
Year: 1994 - Current
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Adjunct Professor West Virginia University College of Law
Year: 2000 - Current
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Adjunct Professor West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics
Year: 2009 - 2009
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Professional Associations
West Virginia State Bar Member (1991 - Current)
West Virginia University, College of Law Member, Visiting Committee (1999 - 2003)
West Virginia Law Institute President (2010 - Current)
West Virginia Association for Justice Board of Governors (2010 - Current)
Publications
Preventing Spousal Disinheritance: An Equitable Solution 92 West Virginia Law Review 441 (1989)
Reforming the Law of Intestate Succession and Elective Share: New Solutions to Old Problems 93 West Virginia Law Review 61 (1990)
Selected Readings and Materials on the Law of Intestate Succession and Statutory Forced Share West Virginia Law Institute (1991)
Recommendations for Criminal Sentencing Law Reform For the State of West Virginia: A Report of the West Virginia Law Institute to the West Virginia Legislature West Virginia Law Institute (January, 2010)
Awards
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Kaufman Award
West Virginia State Bar 1998.0
Education
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Wake Forest University B.A. | Political Science
Year: 1984 - 1988
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West Virginia University College of Law J.D.
Year: 1988 - 1991
Honors: Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review
Websites
Parsons office
201 First Street, Parsons, WV 26287
Philippi office
318 S. Main Street, Philippi, WV 26416
Elkins Office
312 Railroad Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 636-5907