Steven L. Thomas

“Webb is excellent, and she's very knowledgeable. She's a solid practitioner in the market.”

- Chambers and Partners USA

Profile

Erin Webb joined Kay Casto & Chaney in 2008. Her primary practice areas include litigation, insurance defense, and employment law.  Within insurance defense, Ms. Webb regularly reviews and analyzes insurance policies from a coverage perspective, as well as stays abreast of West Virginia statutory and common law, which impacts coverage determinations and governs claims handling. She has experience providing insurance coverage opinions for insurance companies and has successfully served as coverage counsel in declaratory judgment actions.

As an employment lawyer, Ms. Webb regularly defends West Virginia employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage payment, and wage and hour matters before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission and our state’s circuit courts. Outside of litigation, Ms. Webb counsels clients to ensure their employment practices are consistent with applicable laws, including providing assistance with Family and Medical Leave Act compliance, disability accommodation, disciplinary issues, performance management, wage and hour compliance, and policy implementation, review, and enforcement.

Ms. Webb is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as being a leader in her field. In the 2022 edition, Ms. Webb was recently recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in the category of Product Liability Litigation (Defendants). She is also honored for her work in the areas of Litigation (Insurance), Litigation (Labor and Employment), and Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants). In 2022, Chambers and Partners honored Webb for her excellent work in the area of Labor and Employment law.

 

Education
West Virginia University College of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence
2008
Order of the Coif
Order of Barristers
Moot Court Board, National Team Member
Moot Court Baker Cup, Best Oralist
Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing
Teaching Assistant, Appellate Advocacy
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Civil Procedure I; Conflict of Laws; and Family Mediation Seminar
West Virginia University P.I. Reed School of Journalism
Bachelor of Science in Journalism 2004
Summa Cum Laude
Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar Award
Top Scholar in Public Relations
Honors Graduate
Practice Areas
  • Commercial
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Insurance Law
    • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
    • Appellate
    • Insurance
    • PersonaΙ Injury – Defendants
Experience
Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC
Attorney (Member, 2016)
2008 – Present
Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC
Summer Law Clerk
2006, 2007

Admitted to practice in state and federal courts in West Virginia and Ohio.

Accolades
  • Super Lawyers “West Virginia Rising Star” 2014 – Present
    Chambers and Partners USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Labor and Employment Law
Involvement
  • Member, Monongalia County Bar Association
  • Bar Exam Mentor – Young Lawyers Executive Committee of West Virginia State Bar (2013)
  • Officer, Kanawha County Bar Association (2011 – 2014)
  • Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Insurance Law Committee, Employment Law Committee)
  • Board Member, Peterkin Camp and Conference Center (2012 – 2015)
  • Volunteer, Lawyer Information Service
  • West Virginia Bar and Legal Aid of West Virginia
Publications
  • Author and Presenter, “How Ethics Applies in Insurance Law” National Business Institute (January 2015)
  • Continued Legal Education Organizer, Social Media and the Law (November 2011)
  • Presenter, Premises Liability and Lease Issues (April 2011)
  • Author, Employee Wellness Programs
    West Virginia Chamber – HR Journal (Winter 200