Michael Crim
West Virginia
Crim Law Office, PLLC
842 S Chestnut St.
Clarksburg, WV 26301
United States
Tel: 304-918-1001
Email:
mdcrim@wvlawyers.com
Web:
www.wvlawyers.com
Leading product liability lawyer Michael Crim is the founding member of Crim Law Office PLLC and is a native and lifetime resident of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Michael has been a trial lawyer for more than 25 years and has had the opportunity to try more than 40 cases to verdict. Michael counsels and represents individuals, professionals, and businesses in a wide range of personal, corporate and insurance-related matters, with a particular focus on consumer and industrial products; medical and nursing home litigation; trucking litigation; legal malpractice and catastrophic injury and death cases.
Michael is frequently retained by individuals and corporate clients and insurers to protect their interests in West Virginia’s most dangerous jurisdictions. While his practice is most heavily focused on product liability, professional liability, toxic, environmental, and mass torts, he has substantial experience litigating cases in a wide variety of practice areas, including matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death.
Michael maintains membership in a number of legal organizations. He is most proud of his membership in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) where he served on its Board of Directors from 2017 to 2020. One of Michael’s crowning achievements was being selected to serve as an instructor at the prestigious IADC Trial Academy held at Stanford Law School in 2018.
Michael maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Attorney Peer Review Rating. He has also been recognized by Who’s Who Legal and SuperLawyers in the field of Product Liability for several years.
Education
- Fairmont State University, B.A. (1991)
- North Carolina Central University, J.D. (1994)
- Defense of product manufacturer in case involving death from pipeline explosion/gas explosion at a residential structure involving multiple fatalities
- Deliberate intent claim resulting from employee fall at a power station resulting in death
- Defense of manufacturers, distributors, and employers in numerous chemical exposure cases
- Defense of product manufacturers in many instances involving industrial machinery and heavy equipment
- Defense of propane distributor in multiple wrongful death lawsuits resulting from the explosion
- Defense of insurance carriers in numerous cases involving coverage, extra-contractual, and bad faith litigation of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in cases involving death from alleged inadequate care
- Defense of international testing facility in mass tort litigation alleging harmful chemical exposure
- Defense of lawyers and accountants in numerous lawsuits alleging professional negligence
- Ongoing defense of multiple clients in asbestos litigation
- Ongoing defense of employer in Black Lung litigation
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) – A peer-reviewed, invitation-only professional association for corporate and insurance defense lawyers. Michael currently serves on the IADC Board of Directors.
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV)
Crim Law have vast experience helping people injured by a wide range of harmful products fight back and get compensation for their injuries. The attorneys at Crim Law work tirelessly and fight aggressively to get you the compensation you deserve and guide you through the legal process with experience and compassion.
Dangerous and defective products injure people in West Virginia and worldwide every day. Whether it is a malfunctioning kitchen appliance, a children’s toy that does not work as advertised, or another consumer product that does more harm than good, these products can cause severe and even life-threatening injuries.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective product, contact Crim Law to discuss your case.
Crim Law is a West Virginia litigation firm whose trial lawyers help people and businesses navigate a wide range of legal issues. We often handle complicated and complex cases, whether it is a long-running dispute involving multiple businesses or a lawsuit for the family of a person who has suffered catastrophic injuries.
Firm founder Michael Crim has over three decades of experience representing individuals and businesses in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. Our attorneys have dedicated their careers to helping clients in Clarksburg and across the region. We provide personalized representation services, taking the time to understand your specific situation and needs and tailoring a strategy to your goals.
At Crim Law, we treat all of our clients with personal attention and respect. That means being honest with the people and the businesses that we represent about the strength and weaknesses of their cases. We will be straightforward with you about your rights and options every step of the way.
Our office is conveniently located in Clarksburg, and we are pleased to serve clients throughout the region.