Yurko, Jr. Richard "Dink" M.

Category: Business

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Description: Richard "Dink" Yurko concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law litigation and insurance fraud. Mr. Yurko has tried over fifty jury cases throughout the State of West Virginia and in federal court and has argued appeals in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Yurko serves as the firm’s Education Law Team Leader.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Defended board of education in religious discrimination suit
Defended university in grievances, faculty tenure matters and employment matters
Represented board of education in numerous grievance hearings and various employment matters
Assisted insurance company with investigation of questionable fire and theft claims
Filed numerous summary judgment motions in a variety of employment disputes
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Employment discrimination
Wrongful discharge
Education law
Insurance fraud
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1984 Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Employment Law Committee, West Virginia State Bar
Center for Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association
National Association of College and University Attorneys
Defense Research Institute
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Former member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, West Virginia State Bar
Former member, Board of Directors, Harrison County Bar Association
INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities
Education Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Secretary, Bridgeport Kiwanis
Past Treasurer, Board of Directors, West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities
Past President, City of Bridgeport’s Firemen’s Civil Service Commission
Former member, Harrison County Civil Service Commission for Correctional Officers
Former President, Bridgeport Kiwanis
AWARDS / HONORS

The Best Lawyers in America®
2002 Lawyer Citizen of the Year, West Virginia State Bar Foundation
Senior Student Works Editor, West Virginia Law Review