Upshur County Lawyers

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.

Over 35 years experence representing individuals who have been injured as a result of automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, work related accidents and medical malpractice in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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...

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.

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...

Fayetteville Accident Attorney, Greg Hewitt has been a part of the West Virginia community since birth. He attended Oak Hill High School, graduating with honors in 1990. He went on to achieve a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Management from Marshall University, graduating cum laude in 1994. At West Virginia University College of Law, Greg graduated in the top third of his class in 1997. During his time at law school, he participated in the Moot Court Board.

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...

With more than forty years of experience, Attorney Carrie L. Newton provides a high degree of personal attention to every legal problem. She aggressively represents victims of: Motor vehicle accidents; Defective products (such as recalled prescription drugs and medical devices); Workplace injuries: Exposure to toxins, including asbestos; Insurance bad faith (due to wrongful conduct by insurance companies).

As the founder of the Jividen Law Offices, PLLC, Attorney Dave Jividen provides legal representation in criminal and civil law issues. He has 35 years of experience in the legal field, and he has handled cases in over a dozen states. Before the establishing of his own firm, Attorney Jividen spent time as a federal prosecutor and coordinator of the President’s Narcotics and Organized Crimes Task Force. Mr. Jividen received his undergraduate degree from Bethan College and his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University. For more information, please contact his firm today.

SInce 1992 I have focused my practice in the area of civil litigation. I have represented clients in many areas of litigation including product liability, employment, toxic tort, mass tort, medical malpractice and personal injury claims.

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...

Jay Arceneaux is currently Of Counsel with Lewis Gianola PLLC. Prior to 2022 he served as a member with the previous firm Lewis Glasser for over 30 years.

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...