Background
Poling, Richard Duane was born on November 4, 1955 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of W. Duane and Willadene (Riggs) Poling.
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Richard D. Poling
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AB magna cum laude, West Virginia University, 1978. Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1981.
Career
Worked at Poling & Casey (Charlotte, North Carolina) specializing in Federal and State Litigation in Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death and Serious Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1981, West Virginia. 1986, North Carolina.
1990, United States.
Claims Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Order of Barristers. Listed in Who"s Who in American Law, Who"s Who in the World and The Best Lawyers in America.
Captain, West Virginia University College of Law Intercollegiate Moot Trial Team, 1979-1981.
Member, West Virginia University College of Law Moot Court Board, 1979-1981. West Virginia University College of Law Faculty Teaching Assistant, 1979-1981.
Adjunct Professor, West Virginia University College of Law, 1981-1982. Past Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member, Board of Governors: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Advisory Board, North Carolina Head Injury Foundation. Member, Administrative Board, Myers Park United Methodist Church.
President, 1996-1997 and Master, Bobbitt Chapter, American Inns of Court.
Member: Monongalia County, Mecklenburg County, West Virginia, North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations.
North Carolina State Bar. West Virginia State Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate for North Carolina).
The Firm practices is one which concentrates in the area of seriously injured individuals. The practice is nationwide in scope and the Firm has obtained jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars in three different states.
Achievements
Membership
Member Advocates for a Safer Vaccine, since 1984. Member administrative board Myers Park United Methodist Church, since 1987, United Way Legal Advisory committee, since 1987. Member national council West Virginia University College Law, 1988-1992.
Member advisory board North Carolina Head Injury Foundation, since 1990. Member American Bar Association (law and medicine committee), Association Trial Lawyers American (chairman young lawyers section 1987-1988, North Carolina delegate since 1991), North Carolina Bar Association (health law committee since 1987), West Virginia State Bar (committee on law and medicine 1985-1986), Mecklenburg County Bar Association (law and medicine committee since 1990), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, North Carolina Academy Trial Lawyers (victims rights committee, legislation committee, board governors since 1989), Southern Trial Lawyers Association (board governors since 1988), American Inns of Court (master Bobbitt chapter), North Carolina Society Health Care Atty's., American Society Law and Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha (past president).
Interests
Connections
Married Debra Ann Holstein, February 23, 1985. 1 child, Taylor Brannon.
