Andrew J. Thomas

Andrew J. Thomas

Cipriani Law Offices, L.C.
  • Elder Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law
  • West Virginia
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Biography

Andrew (A.J.) Thomas graduated from West Virginia University in 2011 with a B.A. in Political Science and minors in Sociology and Philosophy. He received his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 2014, where he graduated in the top one-third of his class. While in law school, A.J. served as a student-attorney for the WVU College of Law Clinical Law Program and received a CALI award for outstanding achievement in the study of Elder Law. A.J. is from Wellsburg, WV, and graduated from Brooke High School in 2007. A.J. currently serves as Fiduciary Commissioner for Brooke County, where he oversees the administration of decedents' estates and provides recommendations to the county commission concerning estate disputes. A.J. focuses much of his time as an attorney on Elder Law, Nursing Home Planning and Asset Protection. Being from a town with an aging population, he is passionate about these areas of law, and has seen the benefits of Asset Protection Planning first-hand.

Practice Areas
    Elder Law
    Estate Planning
    Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
    Real Estate Law
    Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Additional Practice Area
  • Asset Protection and Nursing Home Planning
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
West Virginia
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Associate Attorney
Cipriani Law Offices, L.C.
- Current
Fiduciary Commissioner
Brooke County
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Research Assistant
West Virginia University
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Education
West Virginia University College of Law
J.D. (2014) | Law
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Honors: CALI Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Elder Law
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West Virginia State University
B.A. (2011) | Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology
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Professional Associations
West Virginia State Bar Elder Law Committee
Member
- Current
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West Virginia State Bar  # 12576
Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
The Misunderstood Transfer on Death Deed
Avvo
The Transfer on Death Deed Comes to West Virginia
Avvo
Websites & Blogs
Website
Cipriani Law Offices
Contact & Map
Cipriani Law Offices, L.C.
634 Charles Street
Wellsburg, WV 26070
Telephone: (304) 737-1610