Attorney Profiles

James Karney Tinney
Charleston, West Virginia

Partner
phone	(304) 720-3310
fax	(304) 720-3315
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Admitted to practice in 2002, Jim Tinney assisted in the founding of the firm. During the three years that Jim spent in Ann Arbor, MI, he also became admitted to practice in the State of Michigan and obtained his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Jim returned to practice in Charleston in 2007, focusing on all varieties of civil litigation. His recent cases include, wrongful death claims, bad faith insurance matters, defense of professional malpractice claims, and other matters on behalf of both civil plaintiffs and civil defendants.

Areas of Practice:: Appellate Advocacy; Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation-Defense; Civil Litigation-Plaintiff

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 2003; West Virginia, 2002; U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 2002; U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 2002; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2003

Education:: University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2002
J.D.
Honors: Trial Advocacy Institute
Honors: International Rescue Committee; West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1999
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: University Honors Scholar
Honors: Presidential Scholarship
Major: Economics

Representative Cases:: 263 Towing, Inc. v. Marcum Trucking Co., Inc., 222 W. Va. 80, 662 S.E.2d 522, 2008 WL 696899 (W.Va. 2008); McConaha v. Rust, 219 W.Va. 112, 632 S.E. 2d 52, 2006 WL 1984594 (W.Va. 2006); U.S. v. Sanders, 251 Fed.Appx.161, 2007 WL 3024031 (C.A.4 (W.Va.) 2007); U.S. v. Sanders, 179 Fed.Appz. 181, 2006 WL 1222695 (C.A.4 (Va.) 2006); U.S. v. White, 74 Fed.Appx. 296, 2003 WL 22113629 (C.A.4 (W.Va.) 2003); Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. v. McGraw, 71 Fed.Appx.967,2003 WL 21958324 (C.A.4 (W.Va.) 2003); Ellis v. Grant Thornton, LLP, Slip Copy, 2010 WL 1379795 (S.D.W.Va. 2010); Wright v. Sutton, Slip Copy, 2009 WL 4675793 (S.D.W.Va. 2009); White v. American General Life Ins. Co., 651 F.Supp.2d 530, 2009 WL 2742647 (S.D.W.Va. 2009); Brantley v. Williams, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 3852153 (S.D.W.Va. 2008); Pettry v. La-Z-Boy, Inc., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2008 WL 2003448 (S.D.W.Va. 2008); Curran v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2008 WL 472433, 86 U.S.P.Q.2d 1784 (S.D.W.Va. 2008); Massey Energy Co. v. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2007 WL 2778239 (S.D.W.Va. 2007); C & O Motors, Inc. v. General Motors Corp., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d,2007 WL 2156587 (S.D.W.Va. 2007); Grant Thornton, LLp V. F.D.I.C., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2007 WL 4981324 (S.D.W.Va. 2007); Thorton v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp., Not Reported in F. Supp.2d, 2007 WL 391571 (S.D.W.Va. 2007); Thorton v. F.D.I.C., Not Reported in F. Supp.2d,2004 WL 5499512 (S.D.W.Va. 2004); Grant Thornton, LLP v. F.D.I.C., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2004 WL 5495709 (S.D.W.Va. 2004); Grant Thornton, LLP. v. F.D.I.C., 297 F.Supp.2d 880, 2004 WL 40562 (S.D.W.Va. 2004); Curran v. Amazon.com, Inc., 36 Media L. Rep. 1641 (S.D.W.Va. 2008)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American IMS of Court, 2007 - Present; Member; American Bar Association, 2006 - Present; Member