Fitzsimmons Law Firm is pleased to announce that Mark Colantonio, a top personal injury and insurance litigator, has joined the firm. Colantonio comes to Fitzsimmons Law Firm from a plaintiff's litigation firm in Weirton, West Virginia where he was a partner for over 30 years.
Colantonio adds his extensive experience as a trial lawyer in personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance matters to the Fitzsimmons Firm's strong practices in these fields. Colantonio earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University, where he graduated cum laude at the top of his engineering class. Colantonio obtained his Juris Doctorate from West Virginia University, where he graduated second in his class and was a member of the West Virginia Law Review. At West Virginia, Colantonio also earned the distinction of Order of the Coif.
Drawing upon his experience, Colantonio will continue to represent clients who have been injured or killed as a result of workplace accidents, product liability, explosions, defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, and personal injury claims. Colantonio will also continue to handle insurance disputes, complex civil litigation, class actions as well as represent businesses in complex commercial litigation. Colantonio is licensed to practice law in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and has tried cases to verdict in various courts in all three states.
"I am excited to be working with a group of lawyers who are not only extraordinarily talented, but also great people," said Colantonio. "I also look forward to continuing to represent people and businesses in the community and to continuing the tradition of success of the Fitzsimmons Firm."
Bob Fitzsimmons, who is the founding member of the Firm, said of Colantonio: "Mark is one of the most brilliant attorneys I know and has been a great friend of ours for years. We have worked with Mark on many cases and it was a natural fit for him to join us. He'll be a great asset to the Firm."
During the course of his 30 year career, Colantonio has handled numerous complex injury and wrongful death cases and obtained many verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million, including a $33 Million settlement on behalf of the families of three workers killed in an industrial explosion in a case which garnered national attention. Colantonio has successfully argued cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He has also been selected as a West Virginia Super Lawyer by his peers every year since 2010.
Fitzsimmons Law Firm is a plaintiff's litigation firm headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. With over $1 Billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of its clients,and 172 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million, The Fitzsimmons Firm has earned its reputation by its results. The Firm represents plaintiff'sin a wide variety of cases in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and across the country.