Professional Experience:
Mr. Foreman has been a practicing trial lawyer for over 15 years and is licensed in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He has tried cases and handled appeals in all three states. He has an active trial practice covering Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.
He has a broad range of experience in many legal disciplines, and has handled cases in bankruptcy, antitrust, products liability, long term health care, criminal law, business representation, insurance coverage, subrogation, worker's compensation, and many other areas of the law.
Mr. Foreman is the co-author of the firm's Med Mal Bulletin and the principal author of the Nursing Home and Long Term Care Bulletin. You can enroll to receive these free, breaking-news publications by writing to Mr. Foreman at sforeman@wglaw.com.
He has an active trial practice involving primarily medical malpractice defense, representation of the nursing home and long term care industry, and general liability insurance defense matters.
Education:
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1994.
Bethany College, B.A. in Politics and Public Policy, 1991.
Professional Memberships and Activities:
Mr. Foreman is admitted to practice in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and has tried cases to juries in all three states.
Mr. Foreman is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and Pennsylvania Defense Institute.
Selected Reported Cases:
Riddick v. Modeny, 250 Fed. Appx. 482 (3d Cir. 2007)
Young v. Beard, 227 Fed. Appx. 138 (3d Cir. 2007)
Butler v. Meyers, 241 Fed. Appx. 818 (3d Cir. 2007)
Brown v. Sebrannigan, 137 Fed. Appx. 453 (3d Cir. 2005)
Williamson v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., 131 Fed. Appx. 888 (3d Cir. 2005)
Schroeder v. Estate of Jaquiss, 861 A.2d 885 (Pa. 2004)
Recent News:
2009-04-07 :: Weber Gallagher Attorneys Prevail in Pa. Supreme Court Decision
2008-01-25 :: Jury Decides in Favor of Surgeon in Failure-to-Diagnose Case
2007-01-16 :: Samuel H. Foreman Gains Defense Verdict in Medical Professional Liability Trial
2006-11-15 :: David J. Rosenberg and Samuel H. Foreman Author IADC Newsletter Article
Speaking Engagements and Presentations:
2009-09-21 :: Firm Attorneys Speak at Pa. Health Care Association Conference