Mr. La Neve is a 1989 graduate of the
West Virginia University College of Business and Economics where he
earned a B.S. in business administration. He entered the West Virginia
University College of Law immediately thereafter and graduated in 1992.
Upon graduation, Mr. La Neve was employed in an insurance defense law
firm in Wheeling, West Virginia, during which time he worked for many
major insurance companies in the role of local defense counsel. In 1994
he moved to his current home of Clarksburg, West Virginia, and assumed
the position of House Counsel with Celina Insurance Group, a regional
insurance company with offices in five states. He continued to develop
his case investigation and trial skills while representing both the
company and its insureds in litigation matters in over thirty West Virginia
counties.
In 1997, Mr. La Neve opened La Neve Law Offices and began serving clients
in other areas of need. He began handling criminal matters shortly thereafter
and has developed a reputation as an attorney willing to fight in court
for his clients. Mr. La Neve later focused his practice on the defense
of individuals accused of driving under the influence. La Neve Law Offices
maintains a focus on DUI defense while also representing victims of
accidents.
Mr. La Neve is a member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD),
a national organization that serves to educate and provide resources
to any criminal defense attorney committed to effective, skillful representation
of their clients. He was featured as a guest speaker at the NCDD Winter
2003/2004 meeting on the topic of DUI and pilot's license issues.
Mr. La Neve is a private pilot and aircraft owner and also serves as
a panel attorney for the Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association's
(AOPA) Legal Services Plan for the State of West Virginia. In this capacity,
very similarly to his criminal defense practice, he provides legal representation
to AOPA member pilots who are facing enforcement actions against their
license privileges by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mr. La Neve also enjoys membership in the American Association of DUI
Trial Lawyers (AADTL), a private organization of DUI defense lawyers
in which membership, by invitation only, is limited to two attorneys
from each state.
Mr. La Neve has membership in the National Association of Criminal
Defense Attorneys (NACDL) as well, another nationwide organization for
any attorney who practices in the area of criminal defense. He also
holds a membership in the American Trial Lawyers Association, a national
organization of trial lawyers dedicated to advancing the rights of those
injured by the actions of others.
Mr. La Neve is a member of the Harrison County, West Virginia, Bar
Association, the West Virginia State Bar Association and he is admitted
to practice in all the state and federal courts of West Virginia, as
well as the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Todd F. La Neve