R. Carter Elkins

Member - Retired

Practice Areas

Bad Faith Defense
Insurance Coverage Disputes and Litigation
Civil Rights Law
Insurance Litigation
Commercial Vehicle Litigation
Appellate Practice
Governmental Entity Defense
Insurance Coverage

Carter Elkins, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, received a baccalaureate degree from Marietta College. He received his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Elkins then served as a law clerk to United States District Judge Robert J. Staker of the Southern District of West Virginia.

Mr. Elkins has an active trial practice and is engaged in the defense of insurance companies on a direct basis, as well as for their policyholders. This trial practice includes civil rights, where he defends governmental agencies or officials, commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes and the defense of bad faith actions brought directly against insurance carriers. He is routinely called upon to defend commercial motor vehicle operators by their insurers or employers.

Mr. Elkins is currently a member of the West Virginia State Bar and was formerly a member of the Defense Research Institute and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is currently recognized as a West Virginia Super Lawyer and Best Lawyers of America and has been so recognized for more than 10 years.

Education

B.A., Marietta College, 1978

J.D., Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 1982

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Memberships

West Virginia Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers of America

West Virginia State Bar