David Pennington of Bensalem, PA, a 1979 West Virginia Wesleyan graduate, recently was named a partner at the Philadelphia law firm Wagenfeld Levine.

Pennington has been a sole practitioner in Valley Forge, PA, since 2001 focusing on workers' compensation litigation. Prior to that, he was with Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler in Philadelphia (1984-2001) as a partner.

From 1982 to 1984, he worked at the United States Department. of Labor, Regional Solicitor's Office, Philadelphia, Pa., as staff counsel, mostly working on litigation of Federal black lung cases.

Pennington received his J.D. from Villanova in 1982 and received his B.A. from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1979 majoring in speech and communication. He is a member of the American Bar Association; Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Section) and Philadelphia Workers' Compensation Claims Association.

Wagenfeld Levine is a firm focused on insurance defense practice in 10 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Missouri, Florida and Washington, D.C.  The firm serves senior management of Fortune 1000 clients and has regional offices in Columbus, Miami, St. Louis and Philadelphia that protect some of the world's biggest and best-known brands. Wagenfeld Levine represents self-insured and large retention clients in a variety of industries with an innovative methodology that combines vigorous defense, proprietary technology and lawyers who are leaders in their respective fields.

West Virginia Wesleyan is a four-year residential college that offers over 40 majors, 40 minors, study abroad, and 18 NCAA II sports teams.  The College was recently selected as a “Best-Value College” by the Princeton Review.