Michael P. Markins

Michael is a partner in Litchfield Cavo LLP’s West Virginia office where he handles several types of litigated matters—from the routine to the extraordinarily complex. As a native West Virginian, he has an understanding of the challenges associated with construction projects in the Mountain State. He uses his geographic knowledge about the area’s topography to help guide his clients through the complexities of their litigation.

Michael’s broad archive of legal skills was gained by representing a multitude of construction defect claims which he tackled from the design professional or contractors’ perspective. His representative experience includes catastrophic geotechnical failures of gas well pads, water impoundment ponds and airport runway extensions. Michael has represented multiple entities involved in blasting claims arising from both mining and construction activities.

Michael has defended personal injury claims, no matter the genesis of the injury, including those concerning mining, timbering, oil and gas, trucking and transportation, and motor vehicle accidents. His clients’ matters have involved not only industrial incidents but also a host of other circumstances where people have been injured, such as premises liability, products liability and claims under West Virginia’s Deliberate Intent statute.  He has routinely handled litigated claims with multiple fatalities, severe traumatic burns and other catastrophic injuries.

While growing his legal practice, Michael developed a deep knowledge of insurance coverage law and now routinely defends and advises carriers on insurance coverage law and issues of bad faith in West Virginia. His counsel goes well beyond the aforementioned construction and commercial transportation fields, and comprises professional and executive liability as well.

Practices

• Construction Liability
• Insurance Coverage
• Professional Liability: Non-Medical
• Toxic Tort
• Trucking Liability