Melissa M. Barr

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia

Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (1999)
  • West Virginia University, B.A. (1996)

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Melissa M. Barr

Shareholder

mbarr@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 304-233-1022


2001 Main Street
Suite 501
Wheeling, WV 26003-2854

Main: 304-233-1022
Fax: 888-811-7144

Profile & Honors

Melissa M. Barr is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. She concentrates her practice in the areas of insurance litigation, including coverage issues and bad faith, agency/broker liability, personal injury, employment law, commercial law, construction law, and toxic torts, with a particular emphasis in insurance defense.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Barr served as a law clerk to Judge Charles E. McCarty, Fifth Judicial Circuit; an assistant prosecutor for Jackson County, West Virginia; and State Farm claim litigation counsel.

Professional Accomplishments

  • The Best Lawyers in America®:  2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants for Morgantown
  • The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013:  Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • West Virginia Super Lawyers® 2013–2016
  • West Virginia Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars 2009–2012
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Super Lawyers

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia

Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (1999)
  • West Virginia University, B.A. (1996)

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Presentations & Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • “Product Law:  What You Need to Know When a Claim is Filed Against Your Product” (Co-Presenter), Pennsylvania and West Virginia CLE, 11/13/2008
Admissions & Licenses

Admissions and Licenses

  • West Virginia Bar Admission
  • Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Memberships & Community

Memberships

  • Defense Research Institute
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Education

Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (1999)
  • West Virginia University, B.A. (1996), summa cum laude, International Relations and German; Phi Beta Kappa