Elkview Lawyers

For over ten years, my office has been defending West Virginia citizens accused of driving under the influence and assisting disabled individuals secure the Social Security Disability Benefits they deserve.

30 years of litigation experience. Admitted to practice in WV, FL & CA.

Sean McGinley is a trial and appellate attorney. His statewide West Virginia law practice includes personal injury and accident cases, medical malpractice, coal mine injury and accidents, serious workplace accidents, commercial and business litigation, and class actions. During his twenty years practicing law, Mr. McGinley has helped his clients recover tens of millions of dollars. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. McGinley was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, and attended college at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, receiving an A.B. degree in 1987. He studied law at Oxford University (Keble College) in Oxford, England, where he obtained...

I have been a trial lawyer since 1981, with a very broad practice mix. I have tried cases to verdict in many of the counties in West Virginia, and I have handled cases in nearly all of the counties in the state. My practice is now comprised of mediation and designing creative early dispute resolution programs tailored for my clients, all under the name Hicks Resolutions, PLLC. My mediation practice serves all of our region and beyond.

A former Legal Aid lawyer, Sandy Kinney has helped hundreds of people with their divorce, custody, support, and adoption needs across the State . She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Southern District of West Virginia, Civil Division, and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office. She also spent several years in private practice focusing on employment litigation. She has appeared in court countless times, tried cases before juries, and argued appeals before the West Virginia Supreme Court.

In 2017, Sandy was honored by the WVU College of Law and...

Charles "Chad" M. Love, IV, earned a Juris Doctorate from the West Virginia University College of Law. He graduated in economics and French, cum laude, from Denison University. Mr. Love has been acknowledged as being a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine in general plaintiffs litigation area for last seven years. He is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association and the West Virginia Association for Justice. He is right now an individual from the West Virginia Law Institute and also licensed as an Athletic Agent with the State of West...

Attorney Dean Hartley is one of the founding attorneys at Hartley and O’Brien, PLLC. Mr. Hartley received his Bachelor of Sciences degree from East Carolina University in 1978. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1981 from West Virginia University College of Law. Attorney Hartley has a strong passion for personal injury victims and puts his knowledge of the law to use in order to help clients achieve their rightful compensation. Mr. Hartley makes it his personal mission to step in and fight for the rights of those who have been injured on the job due to exposure of toxic...

Brooks West is a West Virginia personal injury lawyer and founder of West Law Firm with over 14 years of experience. Brooks helps people who have been wrongfully injured in car accidents, work injuries, slip and falls, and almost any other kind of situation where a person is injured by another's negligence in West Virginia.

When not practicing law, Brooks enjoys supporting and volunteering for numerous charities including the Kanawha Charleston Animal Shelter, Manna Meal, and Mission West Virginia. When not working, Brooks enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife, children, and dogs.

Since 1999, he has been representing individuals, businesses, and insurance companies in both West Virginia and Ohio in a wide range of matters. He has gathered a vast wealth of experience at every stage of the litigation and appellate process in both state and federal courts and has appeared before numerous state agencies and boards. From pre-litigation activity to the final step of the appellate process, Mr. Sears has both the knowledge and tenacity to be the zealous advocate you are seeking.

What Mr. Sears loves most about the practice of law is both the written and oral advocacy....

Ben Salango is the founder of Salango Law, PLLC. He has over two decades of experience in personal injury litigation and has tried approximately 50 civil jury trials in West Virginia. Mr. Salango has argued numerous cases in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has proudly recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. His cases have been featured nationally on CNN, Headline News, Fox News, ABC News, ESPN, USA Today, People Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review, National Verdict Reporter,...

Barry J. Nace has worked to protect the rights of victims of medical malpractice and other personal injuries, for nearly 40 years.

Ron has, over the last decade, assisted clients by planning and designing settlements to address future needs and ensure any government benefits are protected, by designing trusts and placing financial products. He has been involved in settlements involving personal injury, workers’ compensation, and employment-related claims.

Ron's consulting and legal services also include providing economic expert witness work, reducing future claimed damages to present value, and advising on work-life expectancy.

He also serves as a committee member for the West Virginia State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

With nearly three decades of professional practice, I’ve assisted numerous clients throughout West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky obtain millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements. No matter how complicated the case, my goal is to provide high-quality, results-driven service. I am proud to hold an AV Distinguished® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the most recognized attorney rating service in the country. This peer rating is based upon the comments of more than 20 attorneys and up to 4 judges in our community. I’ve also received Martindale-Hubbell’s® “Premier” Client Review Rating, which is the highest recognition given based upon the comments of my clients...

I take pride in doing a good job for the people i represent and being available to them when they need to speak with me. Just check out what my clients say on lawyers.com. For almost 35 years i have been handling social security disability cases, workers’ compensation claims, long term disability claims, and insurance and accident claims. I graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law, where I was a member of the Board of Editors of the West Virginia Law Review. My workers’ compensation practice covers all of West Virginia and my Social Security disability practice...

Charles M. Johnstone, II (“Sonny”) has been practicing law in the states of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky since graduating from the University of Kentucky in 1988. Sonny has helped thousands of individuals and businesses with their legal needs. His personal injury practice has covered a wide range of case types including, but not limited to, automobile accidents, trucking accidents, logging accidents, mining accident, medical malpractice, industrial accidents and slip and fall accidents. He has successfully tried and settled cases valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

Robert Berthold Jr is a Charleston personal injury attorney and founder of Berthold Law Firm. Robert completed his undergraduate education at West Virginia University in 1973, where he graduated cum laude.

Mr. Chamberlain has extensive civil litigation experience and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, insurance litigation, and labor and employment litigation at state and federal levels. Mr. Chamberlain received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 2012. While in law school, he served as a Senior Editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International law. He also worked as a member of the Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic where he counseled and advised corporate clients on a variety of legal issues. He also holds a Certificate in Trial Skills from the National Institute for Trial...

John J. Balenovich and John J. Balenovich Law Offices, LC, provide aggressive and knowledgeable legal counsel to clients throughout West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Mr. Balenovich's passion is representing his clients to the fullest extent of the law. Mr. Balenovich has tried over 150 cases in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. Mr. Balenovich has been counsel of record in over 2,000 criminal and civil cases in West Virginia and Kentucky. Mr. Balenovich has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the Louisville Courier Journal, and was featured on A&E’s television program After the First 48. Besides...

Tony O'Dell has 20 years of experience helping his clients navigate through some of the toughest times in their lives. He has handled multi-million dollar cases involving auto accidents, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, nursing home neglect and abuse, insurance bad faith and trucking accidents. Tony prides himself on providing diligent and aggressive representation to his clients, while ensuring that he is responsive to their needs and questions. Many clients continue to call him well after their cases are resolved, seeking advice or just to stay in touch. It is for this reason that many of Tonyâs clients and former...

Truman Griffith is a partner with Warner Law Offices and a dedicated advocate for his clients. He has successfully represented thousands of injured men, women and children over the course of his law practice. He chose to practice personal injury law very early in his career because of his strong desire to help the "little guy." Whether these individuals are injured by the actions of corporations that put profits over safety or are simply being offered unfair amounts by the insurance companies responsible for compensating them, Truman is extremely passionate about standing up for those who are facing down these...

A Former TV anchor and investigative reporter now has her own law firm. Kathy Brown struck out on her own this year. Brown represents individuals who have been injured through no fault of their own. Brownâs office, Kathy Brown Law, PLLC, is located in Charleston, WV where she currently resides, but she has a statewide practice. She currently handles cases for clients in Cabell, Kanawha, Ohio, Nicholas and Marshall Counties. Brown was a television newscaster at WSAZ-TV in Huntington-Charleston for nearly 20 years before heading off to law school. She is a 2001 graduate of the West Virginia University...

Attorney J. Michael Prascik received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Sociology magna cum laude in 1999 from West Virginia University. In 2002, he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the West Virginia University College of Law, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Legal Research and Writing Program. Mr. Prascik is a member of the West Virginia State Bar, the Ohio Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. In 2002, Attorney Prascik joined Hartley Law Group, PLLC, where he has represented clients against corporate defendants in complex litigation in fourteen states and a...

The Law Office of David Schles will provide personal representation. If you are facing criminal charges, you need an experienced and aggressive criminal defense lawyer, not a secretary or a paralegal responding for a lawyer who does not communicate directly with you. At the Law Office of David Schles, David Schles will be personally available to keep you fully informed about all aspects of your case and involve you in all important decisions concerning your case. David Schles attended West Virginia University (B.A. Political Science and History, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), George Washington University, and the West Virginia University...

Yvonne graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio with a Personal and Transactional Law degree. Before she went to Dayton School of Law, Yvonne attended Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania studying criminal justice and pre-law. She graduated in 2011. While in law school, Yvonne worked as a clerk for a criminal defense firm. She completed an externship at the Erie County Court of Common Pleas and also volunteered as a CASA Guardian ad Litem. Now she focuses on social security law with the Jan Dils team since June of 2011. Prior to law school, Yvonne worked...

I received my Bachelors Degree in Political Science at Marshall University in 1983. I attended graduate school at Marshall University for the academic year 1983-1984. Beginning academic year 1984 I attended the Ohio Northern University School of Law. In the summer of 1985 I attended the University of Notre Dame’s London summer law program in London, England where I studied international law. While in London, I learned that I had been accepted for transfer to the West Virginia University College of Law, where I received my law degree in May of 1987. I have practiced...

For nearly two decades, Attorney Leslie Anne James has been dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered from mesothelioma. In fact, over 10 years ago, Ms. James helped to create a distinct court deemed specifically to handle lawsuits brought on by mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancer cases. To find out more about the dedicated counsel and passionate representation offered by Attorney James, do not hesitate to contact Hartley Law Group, PLLC today.