Daniel Robert Bieger, PLC conducts a diverse practice which includes general representation and litigation in all state and federal courts. The firm has an established practice in personal injury, worker’s compensation, social security, domestic relations, criminal defense and employment law. The firm serves a geographical area of eight counties in southwest Virginia and upper east Tennessee.
Dan Bieger had tried more than 100 jury trials and has briefed and argued appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia and Tennessee.
Litigation Percentage
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Criminal Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Bar Admissions
Virginia, 1979
Tennessee, 1993
Ohio, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio
Juris Doctor – 1978
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
B.A., Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude – 1975
Major: Philosophy
Published Works
Representing Criminal Defendants at Sentencing Hearings, AmJur Trials, p. 459, Vol. 44, 1992
Pre-existing Conditions: Weakness or Weapon, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 16, No. 7, 1993
Odometer Law: Guaranteed Damages and Attorney Fees, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Jan./Feb., 1997
Representative Cases
Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc., 779 F.Supp. 839 (W.D.Va. 1991)
Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc., 832 F.Supp. 169 (W.D.Va. 1993)
U.S. v. Shelton Coal Corp., 647 F.Supp. 264 (W.D.Va. 1986)
Humphreys v. Pierce, 512 F.Supp. 1321 (W.D.Va. 1981)
Russell v. Bray, 116 S.W. 3d 1 (Tenn Ct. App. 2003)
Souleyrette v. Conway, 8 F. Supp. 554 (U.S. Dist Ct. W.D. Va. 1998)
Keith v. Ball Metal Beverage, 45 Va. App. 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2005)
Classes/Seminars
Pre-Existing Conditions & Subsequent Accidents, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Specialist, 1984 – Present
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Criminal Trial Specialist, 1984 – Present
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 – Present
Past Employment Positions
Humphreys Enterprises, Inc., General Counsel, 1978 – 1983
Dan Bieger had tried more than 100 jury trials and has briefed and argued appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia and Tennessee.
Litigation Percentage
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Criminal Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Bar Admissions
Virginia, 1979
Tennessee, 1993
Ohio, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio
Juris Doctor – 1978
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
B.A., Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude – 1975
Major: Philosophy
Published Works
Representing Criminal Defendants at Sentencing Hearings, AmJur Trials, p. 459, Vol. 44, 1992
Pre-existing Conditions: Weakness or Weapon, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 16, No. 7, 1993
Odometer Law: Guaranteed Damages and Attorney Fees, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Jan./Feb., 1997
Representative Cases
Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc., 779 F.Supp. 839 (W.D.Va. 1991)
Molinary v. Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc., 832 F.Supp. 169 (W.D.Va. 1993)
U.S. v. Shelton Coal Corp., 647 F.Supp. 264 (W.D.Va. 1986)
Humphreys v. Pierce, 512 F.Supp. 1321 (W.D.Va. 1981)
Russell v. Bray, 116 S.W. 3d 1 (Tenn Ct. App. 2003)
Souleyrette v. Conway, 8 F. Supp. 554 (U.S. Dist Ct. W.D. Va. 1998)
Keith v. Ball Metal Beverage, 45 Va. App. 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2005)
Classes/Seminars
Pre-Existing Conditions & Subsequent Accidents, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Specialist, 1984 – Present
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Criminal Trial Specialist, 1984 – Present
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 – Present
Past Employment Positions
Humphreys Enterprises, Inc., General Counsel, 1978 – 1983