John D. “Jack” Hoblitzell

 Attorney
 (304) 345-8900, ext. 103 | Download V-card

“Jack is responsive, attentive and provides a sound strategy for each case assigned to him. He combines up-to-date legal knowledge with practicality and assertiveness which results in pleased clients.”

- Avvo.com

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Jack Hoblitzell is a member of the firm whose primary practice areas include construction litigation, architect, engineers, and design professional liability, municipal law, deliberate intent litigation, directors’ and officers’ liability, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, business litigation, and labor and employment. He also leads the firm’s data privacy and security practice group.

Education
Trinity College – Hartford, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts, History
Phi Beta Kappa
General Honors
Departmental Honors		 2000
West Virginia University College of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Order of the Coif
Clinical Law Program
Patrick Duffy Koontz Award
Mountain Honorary		 2003

Admitted to practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.

Practice Areas
  • Commercial
    • Construction Law
    • Labor and Employment
    • Privacy and Data Security Law
    • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Litigation
    • Architects & Engineers Liability
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Directors & Officers liability
    • Insurance Defense
    • Labor and Employment
    • Municipal
    • PersonaΙ Injury – Defendants
    • Professional Liability
Experience
Member: Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC 2010 – Present
Juris Member: Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC 2003 – 2010
Involvement
  • West Virginia State Bar
  • West Virginia Bar Association
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • The Charleston Ballet – Member, Board of Directors
  • The First Presbyterian Church of Charleston – Elder
Accolades
  • AV-Rated (Preeminent) – Martindale Hubbell
  • West Virginia Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
  • The Best Lawyers in America – Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Insurance Litigation, and Labor/Employment Litigation
Publications
  • “Learn from the 2013 holidays: Avoid cyber-crimes”
    The State Journal of West Virginia
    February 21, 2014
  • Ethical Considerations for Email Usage – October 2017 WVU College of Law Technology
  • Cyber Security CLE & 2018 CJA Panel Attorney Seminar & CLE