CURRICULUM VITAE CHARLOTTE A. HOFFMAN NORRIS

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE CHARLOTTE A. HOFFMAN NORRIS The Farrell Building P.O. Box Fifth Avenue Phone: 304/ (304/ direct dial) Facsimile: 304/ Website: PROFESSIONAL: FARRELL, WHITE & LEGG PLLC Member (February 2011 to Present) FARRELL, FARRELL & FARRELL, PLLC Member (May, 2003-January 2011) RIVER PARK HOSPITAL General Counsel ( August, 2003) FARRELL, FARRELL & FARRELL, L.C. Member ( ) Associate ( ) JENKINS, FENSTERMAKER, KRIEGER, KAYES, FARRELL & AGEE Associate ( ) JENKINS, FENSTERMAKER, KRIEGER, KAYES, & FARRELL Associate ( ) Law Clerk (1989) AREAS OF PRACTICE: < Litigation Defense, General Advisory/Risk Management, and {F }Page 1

2 Appellate Advocacy in the following areas: Employment, Healthcare, Commercial Law, Product Liability, Insurance Coverage EDUCATION: WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Lexington, Virginia Juris Doctorate 1990 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE Decatur, Georgia Bachelor of Arts 1987 BAR ADMISSIONS: < West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1990) < United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (1990) < United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia (1995) < United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1991) < United States Court of Appeal, Sixth Circuit (1996) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Bar Association < Litigation Section < Labor and Employment Law Section < Business Law Section < Health Care Law Section American Immigration Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute < Employment Law Committee < Drug and Medical Device Committee < Product Liability Committee < Appellate Advocacy Committee < Medical Liability Committee Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia < Employment Substantive Law Committee < Chair ( ) < Vice Chair ( ) {F }Page 2

3 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: < Medical Liability Substantive Law Committee < Product Liability Substantive Law Committee < Professional Liability/Ethics Substantive Law Committee < Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee < Insurance Law Substantive Law Committee < Business/Commercial Substantive Law Committee West Virginia Bar Association Cabell County Bar Association Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church < Hospitality Ministry ( to present) < Lazarus Ministry (2006 to present) St. Joseph s Grade School < Parent Teacher Organization (2009 present) Huntington Museum of Art < Museum Accessibility Committee ( ) Hospice of Huntington, Inc. < Ethics Committee ( ) < Board of Directors ( , ) < Chairman (1995, 1996) < Treasurer (1993, 1994) Autism Services Center < Board of Directors ( ) Hospital Hospitality House of Huntington, Inc. < Board of Directors ( ) St. John s Free Clinic, Inc. < Board of Directors (1993) Leadership Tri-State (1993) Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce ( ) {F }Page 3

4 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS: The Best Lawyers in America < Employee Benefits Category (2008, 2009, 2010) Martindale-Hubbell Rating: BV-Distinguished (4.4 out of 5) HONORS: Bachelor of Arts with High Honors Phi Beta Kappa Charles A. Dana Scholar Honor Scholar Mortar Board Danforth- I Dare You Award SEMINARS AND WRITINGS: How Do I Keep From Being Sued? Pondering An Employer s Legal Dilemmas, United Way Directors Association Meeting, Huntington, West Virginia (January 2011) Navigating Turbulent Waters: A Discussion of Employment Law from a Defense Perspective, Tri-State Day Care Directors Association Seminar, (May 2010) Co-Author, Employment Law Update- March 2009-March 2010, Defense Trial Counsel West Virginia Annual Notebook of Articles (May 2010) A Primer on Advance Directives, River Park Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia (December 2006) EMTALA in the 21st Century: The Cornerstone of Care for Uninsured and Underinsured, DRI For the Defense Vol. 47, No. 11 (November 2005) Co-Presenter, Complying With the New HIPAA Standards: What West Virginia Paralegals Need to Know, Institute for Paralegal Education, Charleston, West Virginia (October, 2004) Know When to Hold Em, Know When to Fold Em, Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run: Employment Risk Management Issues for Health Care Professionals, C.E. Alliance Seminar, Huntington, West Virginia (July 2004) {F }Page 4

5 Co-Author, Aided in Agency Relationship Doctrine: How Narrow is the Opening to Pandora s Box of Employer Vicarious Liability? International Assoc. of Defense Counsel Employment Law Newsletter (June 2004) Co-Author, The Privacy Standards Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: A Practical Guide to Promote Order and Avoid Potential Chaos West Virginia Law Review Volume 106, Number 3 (Spring 2004) Co-Presenter The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: A Practical Guide to Promote Order and Avoid Potential Chaos West Virginia Continuing Legal Education - Charleston, West Virginia (April 29, 2004) Co-Presenter An Update on Employment Law for the West Virginia Employer - Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, Huntington, West Virginia (March, 2004) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for West Virginia Lawyers - Mercer County Bar Association- Princeton, West Virginia (January, 2004) Forensics: A Primer River Park Hospital, (January, 2004) Co-Presenter The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for West Virginia Judicial System: A Practical Guide to Promote Order and Avoid Potential Chaos West Virginia Fall Judicial Conference- Morgantown, West Virginia (October, 2003) Answering the Wake-Up Call: Managing the Troubled or Impaired Professional - Farrell, Farrell & Farrell, L.C. Firm Retreat Seminar, (November 2002) The Privacy Provisions of HIPAA - Understanding Their Language: Medical Terminology in West Virginia- Lorman Business Center Inc. Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (December 2001) The Discovery Process - Understanding Their Language: Medical Terminology in West Virginia- Lorman Business Center Inc. Seminar, Charleston, West Virginia (December 2001) Medical Monitoring Claims in West Virginia - 50 State Survey of Medical Monitoring: A Report of the Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals {F }Page 5

6 Subcommittee of the Product Liability Committee, American Bar Association- Section of Litigation (November 2001) Physician Risk Management: End of Life Decision Making, Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (January 2000) Physician Risk Management: Physician/Patient Communications, Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (September 1999) Physician Risk Management: Physician/Patient Communications, Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, Huntington, West Virginia (September 1997) Confidentiality: Managing Health Information in a Changing Environment, Medical Legal Update 1997, Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, (September 1997) Mandatory Reporting of Elder and Child Abuse, Medical Legal Update 1997, Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, (September 1997) Co-Author, Psychiatric Malpractice: Defense Considerations When the Patient Commits Suicide, International Assoc. of Defense Counsel Medical Negligence Newsletter (July 1997) Legal Issues in Mental Health Care: The Hospital as Acute Care Center and Committing Facility, St. Mary s Hospital of Huntington, Inc. (November 1996) Co-Presenter Sexual Harassment: How to Avoid the Hostile Work Environment, Ashland (Kentucky) Dental Society (February 1996) Co-Presenter Medical Malpractice: Primary Care Malpractice- Lay and Nursing Staff Issues, Marshall University Medical School Residency Program, (September 1995) Co-Presenter Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Cabell County (West Virginia) Dental Society (February 1995) Legal Issues in Mental Health Care, River Park Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia (November 1994) Confidentiality of Medical Records, Panel Discussion, Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, (April 1992) {F }Page 6