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Mr. Deitzler also represents clients who are victims of insurance company abuse or misconduct, and persons who have been harmed by professional malpractice. In one of his insurance company misconduct cases, the result was a settlement at $1 million over policy limits. In total, eight of Mr. Deitzler's individual client cases have resulted in client recoveries in excess of one million dollars. His success for clients in serious motor vehicle and insurance cases is complimented by substantial recoveries in cases against manufacturers of defective automobiles, paint, swimming pools, augers, boom trucks, ATVs, industrial equipment, and other dangerous or defective products. Mr. Deitzler and the Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC law firm have also devoted significant resources to neuro-law and the representation of individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injury. More than half of all Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC clients (excepting class action cases) are the victim of brain injury at one level or another. In that regard, Mr. Deitzler has taught and lectured throughout the country regarding brain injury litigation techniques including such brain injury topics as: Deposition of the Defendant's Biochemical Engineering Expert (NCA-Dallas TX), Direct and Cross Examination of the Neuropsychologist (NCA-Aspen, CO), and Brain Injury Cases on a Budget (Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY). Mr. Deitzler has also taught and lectured extensively regarding other aspects of litigation, including: Deposition of the Defendant's Biomechanical Engineering Expert (NCA-Dallas, TX), How to Make the Most Out of Depositions (American Association for Justice-WVU Law School), Alternative Dispute Resolution: What's Happening in the Federal District Courts (NCA-Breckenridge, CO), Elimination of Court Backlog and Delays by the Use of ADR, Mediation, Telephonic Hearings, and Other Techniques (West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting-Charleston, WV), Law Office Management with Computers: Hardware, Office Software, CD ROM, Internet (WVAJ-Charleston, WV), How to Settle a Small Claim (Arkansas TLA-Fayetteville, AK), Jury Selection and the Legal Assistant's Role (WVAJ-Charleston, WV), and Insurance Bad Faith Claims in West Virginia (Lorman-Charleston, WV). Mr. Deitzler and his partners were recognized as "Trial Lawyers of the Year" for work in a precedent setting case involving recovery for victims of C8 groundwater pollution by corporate giant Dupont in the Parkersburg, West Virginia surrounding areas. That settlement, valued in excess of $300 million, resulted in cleanup of six community water systems and the creation of the largest, most in depth, medically verified, community health study in history. Affected residents will be entitled to all necessary medical testing, as established by the study, paid for by Dupont. In addition, any class member whose medical problems are found to be caused by the pollutant chemical (perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as C-8 or C8) will be entitled to claim for full damages from Dupont in further related civil actions. (As a result of his work in the Dupont C-8/PFOA case, Mr. Deitzler was invited to serve as co-chairman of the national Mealeys C-8/PFOA Science, Risks & Litigation Conference at Philadelphia, PA October 24 and 25, 2005.) While his primary litigation focus is upon helping personal injury victims, Mr. Deitzler also continues to carry a very limited high profile criminal law practice. His record of defending high-profile individuals began September 25, 1989 when the lead story in the Miami Herald described Deitzler's defense of a DEA agent accused of money laundering. Subsequently, he successfully defended a nurse accused of murdering her abusive boyfriend (the prosecutor later apologized for indicting her), the secretary of a West Virginia Attorney General who was accused by the Attorney General of extorting money (charges were dismissed and the attorney general resigned), and multiple political figures including two state senators, a mayor, an attorney and a circuit judge. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Deitzler received substantial trial experience as a prosecuting attorney at Wood County, West Virginia, where he presented nearly 100 cases to trial juries. During his last seven years in that position he did not lose any case before a Wood County trial jury. Mr. Deitzler served as president of the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney's Association from 1986 through 1988. At the conclusion of his state's attorney career in 1988, Mr. Deitzler was a Democratic candidate for the office of West Virginia Attorney General. He subsequently practiced at Preiser Law Offices (Charleston) for two years working with brain injury victims and representing injured individuals on product liability and insurance claims. Mr. Deitzler joined the law firm of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC as a partner in 1991. Mr. Deitzler received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University in 1973, followed by a law degree from West Virginia University in 1976. He was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1991 and is a board member of the West Virginia Association for Justice. He is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice and serves as secretary of Public Justice, a national public interest law firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Oakland, California. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association. Mr. Deitzler has been named in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World. Mr. Deitzler lives in Charleston, West Virginia with his wife Kathe, son Brad and two German Shepherds, Shadow and Leyna. His daughter Erin is presently a graduate student at Kent State University, majoring in school counseling. Son Brad is a sophomore and varsity football player at Capital High School. In his spare time Mr. Deitzler enjoys various sports and recreation with his family. He also serves as an elected city councilman at-large for Charleston, West Virginia and on the governing body of his church. Wife Kathe operates "One on One" (an interior design company) and serves as a nurse volunteer at hospice and on the board for the University of Charleston. Please feel free to contact Harry on days, nights or weekends:
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Harry
Deitzler has been a practicing trial attorney since 1976. As a member/partner
of the Law Firm of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC,
Mr. Deitzler's primary field of legal concentration is representation
of people in cases involving severe personal injury or death arising
from negligence, defective product, unsafe workplace, ground water
contamination, or motor vehicle collision. Some of his cases have
also been significant class actions.