
Melissa A. Dodd Veltri
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Mrs. Dodd Veltri spends the majority of her professional time defending medical malpractice claims. She routinely represents a major hospital system in West Virginia and defends physicians, nurses, and other hospital employees. She has also defended numerous cases involving podiatric malpractice. Melissa has also represented physicians in professional licensure complaints before the West Virginia Board of Medicine and has defended assisted living facilities in wrongful death cases brought pursuant to the West Virginia Medical Professional Liability Act.
In addition to her medical malpractice experience, Mrs. Dodd Veltri has obtained vast experience as a trial lawyer representing national and regional clients in areas including personal injury defense, contractual disputes, employment issues, commercial litigation, mass litigation, and general corporate defense. She has also represented a major utility company in a variety of matters including premises liability, personal injury, occupational injury, property disputes and fire loss claims. Her depth and breadth of experience make her popular with clients who have diverse needs.
Practice Areas:
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- JURIS DOCTOR, 1997, West Virginia University College of Law
- MASTERS OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY, 1994, West Virginia University
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Business Administration, 1993, West Virginia University
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- West Virginia
- All West Virginia Circuit Courts and Magistrate Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Affiliations:
- Dress for Success River Cities (2010 – 2016)
- Board of Directors
- Vice President
- Junior League of Huntington (2014 – present)
- Board of Directors (2015 – 2016)
- Touch-A-Truck and the soup drive, Co-Chair
- Education Alliance, Board of Directors (2012 – 2015)
- Goodwill Industries, Good Guide Mentor (2010 – 2011)
- State Scholars Initiative, Volunteer
- Represented third-party lenders in claims regarding the West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act, Federal Truth in Lending Act and various other federal acts.
- Obtained several dismissals and summary judgment awards in favor of physicians in medical negligence cases. Successfully represented physician before the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of the client in a motor vehicle collision case.
- Successfully defended various mining companies, state and local government agencies, and construction companies in excess of 50 blasting claims throughout West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky.