George J. Joseph, Esq.

George Joseph is a Member in the Charleston office of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC. He obtained his Bachelors Degree from Wheeling College in 1985 and his Juris Doctorate from West Virginia University College of Law in 1988. He was admitted to the West Virginia State Bar that same year. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the West Virginia Bar Association, the Kanawha County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Defense Research Institute, and the West Virginia Defense Trial Council. George focuses his practices in the areas of insurance defense, medical and professional malpractice, product liability and personal injury, governmental liability, labor and employment law, workers compensation and deliberate intent, toxic torts and environmental law. He is frequently retained by clients to represent them in matters involving trucking accidents, and industrial bodily injury and death claims. He is also frequently retained to represent emergency service providers covered under the West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act, and by governmental agencies in matters involving alleged governmental misconduct. George frequently lectures on topics related to various aspects of litigation, including, medical professional liability, deliberate intent, employment law, and insurance coverage. Email: gjoseph@baileywyant.com