Kathleen J. Fantazzi focuses her practice in the area of medical malpractice. In addition to her legal knowledge and background, she brings more than 20 years of experience as registered nurse to our firm, making her the ideal advocate to handle these types of issues.

Prior to joining Gold, Khourey & Turak, Ms. Fantazzi worked as a registered nurse in Philadelphia for 19 years and for two years in West Virginia . She excelled in her specialty as a Recovery Room Nurse and earned certification in Critical Care Nursing.

While preparing to attend law school, Ms. Fantazzi joined the firm as a nurse-legal assistant in 1990, which provided the perfect transition from nurse to attorney. Upon graduating from law school in 1995, she became an associate with Gold, Khourey & Turak. Her depth and breadth of medical and legal knowledge are invaluable assets in assisting our clients..

In addition to her numerous professional credits, Ms. Fantazzi is an active leader in many local civic and church organizations. She has two children, Amy and Lori, and lives at home with her English sheepdog, Scooch

Licensed to practice in West Virginia and Ohio

 

 

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1995
• Philadelphia University , B.S., 1987
• Philadelphia General Nursing School , R.N., 1970

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• Supreme Court of Ohio

Professional Associations

• West Virginia State Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar Law & Medicine Committee
• West Virginia Trial Lawyers
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• ATLA Professional & Medical Malpractice Section
• American Bar Association
• Marshall County Bar Association (V.P. 2001 & 2002, President 2003)
• Blackstone Club

Civic Associations

• Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Co-Chairman (2005, 2006)
• Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Chairman (2007)
• Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Foundation, Inc. (board member 2003-Present)
• West Virginia Legal Services (volunteer)
• Literacy Volunteers of Marshall & Ohio Counties, Inc. (former board member)
• New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue

Kathleen can be reached by calling 845-9750 or by email at kjf@gkt.com.