DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress law firm’s own J. Timothy DiPiero was recently featured in Marshall Magazine, a publication issued by the Marshall University Alumni Association for the university alumni community. You can find the article featuring Mr. DiPiero in the Summer 2022 edition of Marshall Magazine.

The article, titled “Marshall vs. Notre Dame,” begins with the line: “Tim DiPiero will utilize whatever transportation is necessary to get to South Bend, Indiana, on Sept. 10.” This upcoming date in fall 2022 marks the first meeting of the football teams of Marshall University and the University of Notre Dame.

The law office of DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is honored to sponsor a pickleball tournament to benefit The EVAN Foundation, an organization that supports families through childhood cancer diagnoses. The tournament will be held in Charleston, WV on May 21–22, 2022. DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is especially grateful to attorney J. Timothy DiPiero for the level of skill and enthusiasm for the sport of pickleball he brings to our office.

Our personal injury law firm DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC prides itself on establishing and nurturing close relationships with our Charleston community. Thus we didn’t hesitate when an opportunity to sponsor West Virginia State University’s 8th Annual Black and Gold Gala presented itself earlier this month.

Once a year, the West Virginia Supreme Court visits the West Virginia University of Law in Morgantown. During its most recent visit on April 5, 2022, law students were given the opportunity to witness real cases as they were presented to the Supreme Court of Appeals. This annual tradition is an invaluable opportunity for law students to gain a fuller and more rounded insight into the importance of their chosen profession.

With the help of Robert M. Bastress III from DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC, the mother of a severely disabled student at Milton Middle School sued Cabell County Schools. She claims the school failed to protect her son from sexual abuse from his aide.

Gregory Bee, a timekeeper in the patient care services department at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, says he’s the whistleblower in the string of patient killings at the facility. Bee worked at the facility from 2015 until April 2019.

According to the lawsuit filed in the North District of West Virginia, Bee is alleging he was wrongfully suspended for reporting a number of suspicious deaths. He is seeking reinstatement of employment and to be back paid wages and compensatory damages, along with several other monetary compensations.

While he was employed at the VA, Bee was responsible for updating standard operating procedures in the patient care department. In August 2018, he was instructed by the hospital to amend various policies regarding insulin. This included the security, storage, and administration of insulin, as well as the language concerning hypoglycemia. At one point, Bee was pressed by a supervisor on why the changes were taking so long. Bee didn’t understand why the changes were so important and claims he was the only employee outside of upper management at the facility who knew about the changes.

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is proud to announce our lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in multiple areas of litigation in Charleston, West Virginia for 2021. Best Lawyers uses a rational and transparent methodology to determine the consensus opinion of leading lawyers within the same geographical locations and legal practice area.

After being charged in September with misdemeanor battery, West Virginia Delegate Mike Caputo recently cited a piece of state code that gives him immunity from criminal charges.

At DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC, we’re proud of what we can accomplish for both our clients as well as for our local legal community. So far in 2018, our trial lawyers have been honored with multiple awards in various West Virginia organizations.

During the June 2018 60th Annual Conference and Seminar, J. Timothy DiPiero was honored with the Stanley E. Preiser West Virginia Association for Justice Member of the Year Award.

This award was given to Tim not only based upon his years of providing excellent representation to clients in civil and criminal matters, but in particular based upon his efforts to take positive actions to improve his community and to help others in need. This award is the highest award given out by the West Virginia Association for Justice.

On June 20, 2018, at 7:00 AM, suspended Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was arrested and indicted on 22 federal charges in Charleston, West Virginia. The Judicial Investigation Commission originally filed 32 charges against Loughry on June 6, 2018.

His charges, which violate the state judicial code, include 16 counts of mail fraud, three counts of making false statements to a federal agent, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of witness tampering.

If Loughry is found guilty and convicted, he faces up to 395 years, a fine of up to $5.5 million, and three years of supervised release.

While the courts originally called for the suspension of his license to practice law, it has only been deferred. This, however, will become a secondary issue, as the federal indictment will take precedence over the final decision on his law license.