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
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
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D. (1999)
- West Virginia University, B.A. (1996)
Related Links
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 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
- Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
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