Charlotte Ann Hoffman Norris - Huntington, WV

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1990
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Agnes Scott College, Decatur
    B.A., History – 1987
    Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, Of Counsel, September 2016 - Present
• Farrell, White & Legg PLLC, Member, February 2011 - August 2016
• Farrell, Farrell & Farrell, PLLC, Member, May, 2003 - January 2011
• River Park Hospital, General Counsel, 2001 - August, 2003
• Farrell, Farrell & Farrell, L.C., Member, 1998 - 2000
• Farrell, Farrell & Farrell, L.C., Associate, 1995 - 1997
• Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kayes, Farrell, Associate, 1990 - 1995
• Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kayes, Farrell, Law Clerk, 1989

Classes and Seminars

• “Privacy Issues and Production of Medical Records- A Review of State and Federal Law,” West Virginia Mental Health & the Law Seminar, PESI, Charleston, West Virginia (August 2015)(Presenter/Co-Author)
  
• “Employment Verification: What Employers Need to Know About 1-9 Compliance and E-Verify,” Fundamentals of Employment Law Seminar, Sterling Education Services, Huntington, West Virginia (June 2014)
  
• “The Nuts and Bolts of Employment Law Claims: Getting Started- Bringing the Claims/Defending the Claims,” National Business Institute, Charleston, West Virginia (March 2014)
  
• “Insurance Claims Handling and the West Virginia Human Rights Act: What to Expect if the June 11, 2010 Decision in Michael v. Appalachian Heating, LLC Stands,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia-Insurance Law Committee (September 2010)
  
• “Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em, Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run: Employment Risk Management Issues for Health Care Professionals,” C.E. Alliance Seminar, Huntington, West Virginia (July 2004)
  
• Co-Presenter “An Update on Employment Law for the West Virginia Employer” - Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, Huntington, West Virginia (March, 2004)
  
• Co-Presenter “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for West Virginia Judicial System: A Practical Guide to Promote Order and Avoid Potential Chaos” West Virginia Fall Judicial Conference- Morgantown, West Virginia (October, 2003)
  
• “Physician Risk Management: End of Life Decision Making,” Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (January 2000)
  
• “Physician Risk Management: Physician/Patient Communications,” Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (September 1999)
  
• Co-Presenter “Medical Malpractice: Primary Care Malpractice- Lay and Nursing Staff Issues,” Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (September 1995)

Pro Bono Activities

• Facing Hunger Food Bank, Board Member, 2014 - Present
• Prestera Centers for Mental Health Services, Board Member, 2016 - Present

Representative Cases

• Medical Assurance of West Virginia, Inc. v. U.S., 233 Fed Appx. 235 (4th Cir. 2007)
• Huff v. J.H. Fletcher & Co., 112 F3d 1232 (4th Cir. 1997)
• Baber v. Hospital Corp. of America, 977 F2d 872(4th Cir. 1992)
• Atchison v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, CA 3:11-0039, 2012 WL 851114 (S.D.W.Va., March 13, 2012)
• Osborn v. King, 570 F. Supp.2d 839 (S.D.WV 2008)
• Moore v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 3:95-0873, 1998 WL 917817 (S.D.W.Va,. Sept. 29, 1998)
• Burnworth v. George, 231 W.Va. 711, 749 S.E.2d 604 (2013)
• Rose v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 215 W.Va. 250, 599 S.E.2d 673 (2004)
• Harrison v. Davis, 197 W.Va. 651, 478 S.E.2d 104 (1996)
• Staten v. Dean, 195 W.Va. 57, 464 S.E.2d 576 (1995)
• Boyle v. Boyle, 194 W.Va. 124, 459 S.E.2d 401 (1995)
• Birthisel v. Tri-Cities Health Services Corp., 188 W.Va. 371, 424 S.E.2d 606 (1992)

Published Works

Articles

• “EMTALA in the 21st Century: The Cornerstone of Care for Uninsured and Underinsured,” DRI For the Defense Vol. 47, No. 11 (November 2005)
  
• Co-Author, “Aided in Agency Relationship Doctrine: How Narrow is the Opening to Pandora’s Box of Employer Vicarious Liability?” International Assoc. of Defense Counsel Employment Law Newsletter (June 2004)
  
• Co-Author, “The Privacy Standards Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: A Practical Guide to Promote Order and Avoid Potential Chaos” West Virginia Law Review Volume 106, Number 3 (Spring 2004)
  
• “Medical Monitoring Claims in West Virginia”- 50 State Survey of Medical Monitoring: A Report of the Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals Subcommittee of the Product Liability Committee, American Bar Association- Section of Litigation (November 2001)
  
• Co-Author, “Psychiatric Malpractice: Defense Considerations When the Patient Commits Suicide,” International Assoc. of Defense Counsel Medical Negligence Newsletter (July 1997)
  

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1990
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1990
• U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998
• Supreme Court of Kentucky, 2015

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Cabell County (WV) Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)