Chelsea Brown

Practice Areas

Chelsea Brown is a seasoned litigator who represents health care systems and individual providers in any type of litigation arising from the provision of medical care and treatment to patients, including medical malpractice allegations and professional licensing disputes. Her litigation practice also includes high exposure wrongful death claims on behalf of insured clients and direct defense of insurers against claims of unfair trade practices and common law bad faith.

A skilled communicator and strategist, Chelsea has established an impressive body of work highlighted by voluntary claim dismissals, strategic negotiations toward resolution and even multiple summary judgment victories on a wide variety of claims. Chelsea understands the high-stress nature of litigation which impacts upon an entity or individual’s professional reputation and aggressively litigates these cases as if she were in her clients’ shoes.

Chelsea’s practice also includes representation before the professional licensing boards in the State of West Virginia, particularly when a licensing dispute arises or disciplinary actions could affect a professional’s ability to continue working in his or her field. When an individual’s ability to work is in peril, Chelsea will pursue every avenue of defense while working to recommend any mitigation factors available to reach her client’s goals for resolution.

Finally, Chelsea also litigates complex regulatory matters affecting health care systems and their affiliates. Chelsea is dedicated to defending her clients’ interests where onerous legislation or government overreach results in high risk litigation. With the resources of the Bowles Rice Health Care Team, Chelsea can provide a wide range of litigation representation in this area.

In addition to her direct defense work, Chelsea recognizes that the best defense is a good offense and is therefore proactive in counseling her clients on how to avoid costly litigation. She can be retained to perform a provider audit – large or small – to identify potential areas of exposure and make recommendations regarding risk mitigation. Chelsea’s strong communication skills and common-sense approach to these situations can result in all stakeholders walking away feeling like her services have made the practice better protected.

Professional Memberships

•Defense Research Institute, Insurance Committee, Personal Lines Subcommittee

•Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

•Monongalia County Bar Association, President (2022); former Vice President (2021)

•West Virginia State Bar, Board of Governors, District 14 – Marion and Monongalia Counties