Metz Lawyers

Born in a small Central Kentucky town, my family moved to West Virginia chasing the dream of self-employment. I went to college at Marshall University where I graduated cum laude, and then attended the University of Kentucky College of Law. Country roads brought me home to WV with a fresh law degree and a job at a respected regional defense firm. There I handled a wide variety of cases, including: car accidents, commercial truck accidents, wrongful death, property damage, workers' compensation, deliberate intent, asbestos litigation, insurance coverage, debt collection, and appellate work. I was able to learn from some of...

Drew Capuder has been practicing law for 30 years, Mr. Capuder focuses on employment litigation and consulting, mediation, medical industry license and litigation issues, commercial litigation, and business litigation. Mr. Capuder has extensive trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts in West Virginia and formerly Texas.

Vanessa Lynn Rodriguez has deep family roots in Marion County and has not only the experience needed to assist you in family law matters (divorce, paternity, child custody, and mediations), adoptions, and personal injury cases, but also, Vanessa has a vast working knowledge of the West Virginia court system. Prior to attending law school, Vanessa pursued an education degree with English and journalism specializations at Fairmont State. Then she went on to West Virginia University to get her master's degree in English. Vanessa then decided to attend law school after two people from her graduate school...

Ms. Fantasia is a member of Capuder Fantasia PLLC, and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Ms. Fantasia's cases include corporate, real estate and transactional matters, including business formation, contract preparation, representation of lenders in commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as consultation on human resources and employment matters. She has represented clients in a full range of corporate legal matters, including regulatory compliance; contract review and compliance; real estate purchase, financing and leasing matters; insurance and risk management matters. She has served as coverage and monitoring counsel for primary, excess and reinsurance companies, and has also been...

28 Years of Experience Serving You

Jeffery Robinette is a West Virginia personal injury lawyer who represents individuals who have been seriously injured or killed due to the irresponsible acts of an individual or company, or have suffered financial losses due to property damage or professional malpractice. Auto collisions, catastrophic work injuries, traumatic brain injury, and wrongful death are the focus of our Robinette Legal Group attorneys. Jeff Robinette is a National Board Certified Trial Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, National Top 100, Super Lawyer, and was designated as a National Top 1% Personal Injury Lawyer and a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates. Mr....

I am the founder and owner of Adams Legal Group, PLLC - WV Accident & Wrongful Death Lawyers, a Morgantown WV personal injury law firm. We are primarily a personal injury firm with a focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, industrial accident, and catastrophic injury matters. We help victims of serious and catastrophic injuries and those who have lost a loved one because of the wrongful and negligent conduct of another, throughout the entire state of West Virginia. Our Morgantown, WV office also has attorneys practicing in our family law (divorce and child custody),...

Attorney Travis Mohler concentrates his practice on representing individuals who have been injured or killed by the negligence or carelessness of others. He has experience in litigating claims involving wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, “deliberate intent” (workplace accidents), construction accidents, industrial accidents, and tractor trailer accidents. Travis also focuses his practice on representing consumers injured by defective products in product liability actions. In addition, Travis routinely represents clients in claims involving trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other personal injury claims. Since joining Colombo Law in 2007, Travis has served as co-counsel on many wrongful death and catastrophic injury verdicts...

Tim Miley is a lawyer and the owner of The Miley Legal Group(MLG). Tim began the firm because he became fed up with the disturbing tactics that insurance companies would use to deny or delay claims. He made a commitment that The MLG would only represent injured people. The Miley Legal Group is dedicated and committed to providing excellent legal service to injured people. Tim Miley and the staff at Miley Legal Group uses their expertise to guide you through the maze so that you don't worry about dealing with the insurance company and can focus...

Mr. Campbell's practice involves representing clients in litigation matters involving personal injury and wrongful death. He spends the majority of his professional time representing clients and families of those who have been victims of tractor-trailer and other commercial motor vehicle collisions. Mr. Campbell is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He has attended The Legacy Corporation International tractor-trailer training and instruction for legal professionals and holds a West Virginia Class A CDL. Mr. Campbell also represents clients and their families in the aftermath of catastrophic injuries or...

Small Town rurul kid; 4-H Clubs, Methodist Youth Fellowship;Linsly Military Institute. WV Wesleyan College, WV Univ. College of Law; USAF JAG Corp. Small Town lawyer in North Central WV for 38 years.

I have been successfully trying cases throughout the state of West Virginia for over 30 years. I have argued numerous cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and other courts throughout the state.

For more than sixteen years, R. Chad Duffield has had the honor of representing hundreds of individuals and families who were injured or who lost loved ones as a result of tractor-trailer, automobile, and motorcycle collisions, coal mining accidents, defective products, and improperly maintained premises. He has been selected as a Top Ten Civil Attorney in West Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers every year since 2015 and has been with Farmer, Cline & Campbell since 2006. While he handles a multitude of personal injury cases, Mr. Duffield focuses a substantial part of his practice on tractor-trailer and...

Hey, I’m Kevin! I am proud to be the managing partner of Kaufman & McPherson, PLLC, where I’ve dedicated my career to serving clients' legal needs in North Central West Virginia. Growing up in Bridgeport, I graduated from high school as a National Merit Scholar, which led me to West Virginia University, where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, an MBA, and my law degree. After law school, I began my career with Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, eventually joining the law department of Columbia Natural Resources. In 1987, I co-founded the Charleston firm Pierson & Kaufman, where I...

Jeremy Donham has a practice focused in the field of Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination and Workplace Privacy. Mr. Donham is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania and West Virginia State Courts. He is admitted to all Federal District Courts in Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also admitted to the Federal District Courts of Northern West Virginia. Mr. Donham was a prosecutor in Pennsylvania before opening a practice in employment and workplace civil rights. Mr. Donham gives personal attention to his clients by providing technologically based client interaction portals where clients can view and upload...

As co-founder of Antion McGee Law Group, Scott concentrates on representing victims and their families injured by exposure to asbestos. Antion McGee helps those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other asbestos diseases. We also actively participate in various community service projects in Morgantown and throughout West Virginia.

Frank Walker is one of the most sought-after criminal defense attorneys in Western Pennsylvania. He stands by his motto of delivering real talk, real experience, and real results. Fearless in the courtroom and tenacious when fighting for his clients, Attorney Walker is highly regarded in criminal defense circles. He has handled many high-profile crimes and serious offenses, developing a proven track record of victories. In addition to criminal defense, Attorney Walker also focuses his practice on civil litigation. Attorney Walker is active in the community and frequently gives talks on education, leadership, and legal matters.

For more than a decade, attorney Allison J. Farrell has practiced “dirt law” in the Appalachian Basin. This Buffalo native earned her stripes as an oil, gas, and coal attorney litigating complex title and natural resource development issues in both state and federal courts for industry clients. Over the years, Allison has represented clients in a wide variety of property-based legal matters, including quiet title actions, lease litigation, eminent domain actions, partition claims, surface use disputes, easement and right-of-way disputes, estate contests, land contract enforcement and foreclosure, estate disputes, and judicial sales of real estate, to name a few. She...

With an AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, an Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, and selection to the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Top 10 Under 40, few Morgantown criminal defense lawyers have the reputation of Attorney Jared D. Moore. His understanding of West Virginia laws has helped him obtain favorable resolutions on behalf of his clients in cases of employment law, criminal defense, and personal injury. At the Moore Law Firm, PLLC, you can schedule a free consultation about what to do next and get started on your case. Don’t fight your legal battles alone. Call now.

In practice since 1980, over 37 years experience. Former Judge. Former Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Former General Counsel for District 31, United Mine Workers. Wide range of experience in civil litigation, criminal defense and divorce/family law. Licensed in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Christian E. Turak is an oil and gas lawyer and partner at Gold Khourey & Turak. Because he focuses his practice on oil and gas law, Christian provides his clients with a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to oil and gas issues. Whether he is representing a client in a lease negotiation, pipeline negotiation, or a multi-million-dollar royalty dispute, Christian makes sure that he gives each and every client and their case the personal attention they deserve. After all, Christian’s job is not just about obtaining the very best result possible, it’s about making the...

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,...

Michelle Marinacci is a medical malpractice and insurance dispute lawyer at Gold Khourey & Turak. Whether a person is in a dispute with their insurance company or has suffered an injury as a result of a medical error, Michelle knows how to obtain results for her clients. Because Michelle began her legal career at a defense litigation firm, she gained invaluable insight as to how insurance companies, healthcare providers, and their attorneys think. Michelle now uses that insight to fight for her clients and hold insurance companies and healthcare providers accountable. With over 25 years of litigation...

Abigail Benjamin has a focused practice in Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, Environmental Law and Real Estate Law in Central West Virginia. She has won a large settlement against a Fortune 500 Company and an environmental concession against a natural gas company with a state monopoly. Abigail Benjamin is an Instructor of Environmental Law and Policy at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

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...

Chris Regan's practice focuses on complex litigation, jury trials, and appellate work. He has obtained substantial jury verdicts, including multi-million dollar results, in cases of workplace injury, insurance bad faith, trucking wrecks, negligence, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and professional negligence. Several of his cases have resulted in awards of punitive damages, attorney's fees and litigation sanctions against the defendants. Chris focuses his attention on the worst corporate actors, involved in intentional wrongdoing toward citizens both in and out of the courtroom. Notable jury verdicts in Chris' cases include Kilgore v. Bedi ($890,000.00, Medical Malpractice, 2013), Doe...

Taylor D. Potts is a Social Security and Veterans Affairs disability lawyer at Gold Khourey & Turak. From a young age, Taylor saw that the law could be used as a tool to help those who needed it most. That is what attracted him to becoming a lawyer and is the same thing that makes him a natural fit to represent those seeking social security or VA disability benefits. Taylor understands that people seeking disability benefits are unquestionably at one of, if not the most, difficult times of their life. He takes that understanding to heart...

In practice since 1978, Dan Ringer has represented thousands of clients in virtually every type of legal matter, simple and complex, including personal injury, property damage, business issues, estates, and state and federal criminal matters. Dan also produced and hosted the West Virginia Public Television program "The Law Works." A weekly television program which addressed legal issues.

Nationally recognized attorney and author Sharon Eubanks joined the Bordas & Bordas team in July 2015. She focuses on complex civil litigation. In 2000, Eubanks served as lead counsel on behalf of the United States in United States v. Phillip Morris USA, et al., - the federal tobacco litigation. This was the largest civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) enforcement action ever filed. Following the nine-month trial, it was determined by the federal district court that the major U.S. cigarette companies violated the civil provisions of RICO and committed fraud. The Court ordered the companies to change their...

United States Marine Corps Veteran. Legal Advisor for “Locked Shields” International Exercise, hosted through The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers American Immigration Law Association Ready - Reliable.

Tyler K. Cottrill founded TKC Law Firm, a Morgantown-based criminal defense and personal injury law firm. We believe every person should have the best representation possible. TKC Law Firm is here to help you, from our personal service to our knowledgeable and aggressive representation. TKC Law Firm represents clients facing serious charges, such as DUI, assault, and drug crimes, or for injured people following an accident. We have built our business practice on referrals and client satisfaction. There are many lawyers available to help anyone with legal issues. Not all lawyers are created equally. TKC Legal Firm prides itself on providing...

30+ years experience with Family Law and Social Security Disability claims and great consideration to each individual case and/or claim. Our goal is to ultimately assist our clients in reaching settlements and agreements that will be to their greatest benefit possible

If you have been injured in a car accident, truck accident or injured due to a dog bite, you need an experienced West Virginia personal injury attorney to seek the compensation you deserve. Contact our firm today to schedule a consultation with us!

Experienced trial attorney who has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout W.Va., and pursued appeals in the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court of Appeals. Focused primarily upon representation of plaintiffs, but business litigation is another area of concentration. Recent cases: Currently engaged in 40 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a dealership which did not payoff liens against consumers' trade-in's. Currently engaged in the second round of 26 cases on behalf of people defrauded by a different dealership involving similar facts. In 2007, represented 21 former employees throughout W.Va. of a big-box retailer who asserted they were victims of age...

Attorney Clayton Fitzsimmons concentrates his practices on representing workers injured on the job and family members of workers who have been killed in a workplace injury. He has experience in litigating "deliberate intention" claims against employers, as well as coal mining accidents, oil and gas accidents and explosions, construction accidents, industrial accidents, and workplace accidents.