R. Chad Duffield

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Attorney R. Chad Duffield grew up in the small town of Pine Grove in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. He attended Wheeling Jesuit University and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Product Design and Development.

While working on his undergraduate degree, he was a computer-aid-draftsman for the National Technology Transfer Center, assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs in developing new products. Mr. Duffield then obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he served as the Articles Editor for the Journal of Technology, Law & Policy. While attending law school, Mr. Duffield worked as a certified legal intern for KidsVoice, representing abused and neglected children in the Pittsburgh area. After completing law school and passing both the Pennsylvania and West Virginia bar exams, Mr. Duffield completed a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Louis H. (“Duke”) Bloom of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Mr. Duffield then joined Farmer, Cline & Campbell Personal Injury Lawyers in 2006 as a litigation attorney. Over the years he has represented hundreds of individuals, children, and families who were injured or lost loved ones as a result of automobile, motorcycle, and trucking collisions, coal mining accidents, defective products, and improperly maintained premises.

Mr. Duffield holds a Class A Commercial Driver’s License which allows him to operate some of the largest tractor-trailers on the public roadways. He is a member of the Farmer, Cline & Campbell Truck Accident Team and was named a Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyer in West Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers since 2017. He is also a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He knows the regulations that apply to commercial motor vehicles and how to maximize legal recoveries in these types of cases. He enjoys complex cases. His opponents respect him and his clients appreciate his tenacity in fighting for justice.

The National Trial Lawyers have also recognized Mr. Duffield as a “Top 40 Under 40” attorney in West Virginia from 2012 through 2017, a Top 100 Civil Trial Attorney in West Virginia since 2015, and a Top 25 Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney in West Virginia. In 2014 and 2015 he was also awarded the “Ten Best Under 40 Client Satisfaction Award” by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. Mr. Duffield is also a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.

Mr. Duffield has always devoted time to his community, as evidenced by being named the Katherine Fouts Community Service Medal recipient at Wheeling Jesuit University and a Community Service Award recipient at the University of Pittsburgh. For more than 15 years, he served on the Board of Directors of The Counseling Connection, a nonprofit organization that provides mental health counseling, therapy, education, and advocacy services in West Virginia. He currently volunteers as a youth sports coach. Mr. Duffield also served as an adjunct instructor for Wheeling Jesuit University from 2010 through 2012.