Daniel G. Murdock
Dan grew up on Long Island, New York, and has lived in Charleston, West Virginia since 2001. He has a degree in History from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He previously served in government as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of West Virginia in the Attorney General’s Employment Programs Division, and as Associate Counsel for the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, where he worked on drafting legislation and regulations related to the privatization of West Virginia’s workers’ compensation system. His practice is focused on state workers’ compensation and Federal Black Lung litigation, and assisting clients with insurance regulatory matters. He is admitted to practice law in West Virginia state courts, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Biographical Information:
Born in Niskayuna, New York and resides in Charleston, West Virginia.
Education:
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Lexington, Virginia
Juris Doctor
1987 — 1990
State University of New York at Binghamton
Binghamton, New York
Bachelor of Arts, History
1985 — 1989
Professional Experience:
Fulton, Devlin & Powers LLC
Charleston, West Virginia
2024 — Present
Fogle, Keller, Walker, PLLC
Charleston, West Virginia
2010 — 2024
Ferreri & Fogle
Louisville, Kentucky
Partner (1997 - 1998)
Associate (1991 - 1996)
1991 — 1998
State of West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Associate Counsel
West Virginia Attorney General's Office
Assistant Attorney General
2006 — 2010
American International Group
New York, New York
Claims Examiner, Directors and Officers Insurance
2005 — 2006
Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, PLLC
Charlestown, West Virginia
2003 — 2005
Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter & Copen
Charlestown, West Virginia
2001 — 2003
Professional Memberships:
West Virginia State Bar
2002 — Present
United States District Court —
Northern District of West Virginia
Southern District of West Virginia
2002 — Present
United States Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
2024 — Present
Professional Activities & Accomplishments:
Claims Management, Inc. Adjuster Training Conference
Walmart World Headquarters, Bentonville, Arkansas
Guest Speaker
2004
West Virginia OIC Workers’ Compensation Adjuster Training Conference
Charleston, West Virginia
Conference Faculty
2008
Seminar: Advanced Workers’ Compensation in West Virginia Sterling Education Services
Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2009
West Virginia Black Lung Clinics Program Statewide Meeting
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2009
West Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Annual Conference
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2009
West Virginia OIC Workers’ Compensation Adjusters Training Conference
Charleston, West Virginia
Conference Faculty
2009
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges 2009 Retreat
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2009
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges Fall Workshops
Charleston and Morgantown, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2009
West Virginia Black Lung Clinics Program Statewide Meeting
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2010
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
International Workers’ Compensation Foundation and West Virginia OIC
Charleston, West Virginia
Conference Faculty
2010
Seminar: Workers’ Compensation Law and Practice
Sterling Education Services
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2010
Seminar: Advanced Workers’ Compensation
Sterling Education Services
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2011
Sterling Education Services
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2012
Seminar: Black Lung and Pulmonary Impairments in the Law
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy, Virginia
Guest Speaker
2013
Seminar: ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation
Sterling Education Services
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2016
Seminar: Workers’ Compensation from A to Z
National Business Institute
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2018
Seminar: Worker’s Compensation and Fundamentals, Medicare Set-Asides and Ethics
National Business Institute
Charleston, West Virginia
Guest Speaker
2019
Published Decisions:
Simpson v. West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner,
678 S.E.2d 1 (W. Va. 2009)
Bowers v. West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner,
686 S.E.2d 49 (W. Va. 2009)
2019