John F. Cyrus
John Cyrus has been practicing law for more than 28 years in West Virginia. John graduated with honors from Marshall University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. After serving as a captain in the United States Army (1973–1976), he received his Juris Doctorate degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1981, where he graduated 4th out of his 126 member class.
John is a successful and experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury/wrongful death, nursing home and medical malpractice, insurance law and general litigation, and criminal defense. Additionally, John has been called upon by both plaintiff and defense counsel to mediate and/or arbitrate hundreds of civil cases throughout the State. He has also served as special commissioner in several cases upon appointment by various circuit judges. During his more than 26 years of practice, John has successfully argued numerous cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1981 |
- Marshall University, B.A., History, with honors, 1971
- Admitted: West Virginia, 1981
Memberships:
- Best Lawyers in America 2009
- Cabell County Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA)
- President, West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, 2006–2007
- Chairman, Board of Directors, West Virginia Public Defender Corporation for the 6th and 24th Judicial Circuits
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biography:
- Military: Captain, U.S. Army, 1973–1976
- Author, “The Distribution of Marital Real Property Upon Divorce in West Virginia,” “The Need for Legislative Reform,” and co authored “Sample Special Interrogatory Forms,” published in West Virginia Law Review
- Recipient of Patrick Duffy Koontz Award, an honor given to the top six graduating law students who demonstrate "outstanding scholarship, character, and leadership.”
- Member of the Order of the Coif (reserved for students graduating in the top 10% of their class)
Practice Areas:
- Personal injury
- Wrongful death
- Nursing home abuse
- Negligence
- Medical malpractice
- Insurance law
- General civil litigation
- Criminal defense
- Social security
- Mediation/arbitration
