Washington Lawyers

I have been practicing law for almost 30 years. I spend most of my professional time representing people who have been injured, and their families, in matters arising out of auto accidents, mining or industrial accidents, or other accidents. If you or a loved one has been injured, you may call me without obligation, and I will be happy to talk to you about your claim.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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.

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.

Dolance Law Office, PLLC, represents clients for a range of legal concerns, including those pertaining to personal injury and wrongful death, aggressive criminal defense, and select family law issues. Located in Wayne, West Virginia, Dolance Law Office helps individuals and families throughout the State of West Virginia, but primarily in Wayne County and Cabell County. Injury, accidental death, medical malpractice, employment law, and many other cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. This means NO FEES unless YOU WIN. Attorney Jack C. Dolance is dedicated to obtaining the best possible outcome for you.

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....

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.

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,...

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...

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.

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.

Bill Schwartz has been representing workers and families for many years. The National Trial Lawyers Association lists him as one of the top 100 lawyers in West Virginia and the publication Benchmark Litigation selected him as a litigation star. He represents injured workers and mesothelioma victims.

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.

Brandon Shumaker is a Morgantown, West Vriginia, attorney offering DUI/DWI and Criminal Defense, representation of WVU Students charged with violating the WVU Student Code of Conduct, and personal injury, automobile accident, and trucking accident representation.

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

A formidable authority on U.S. Immigration laws with global clientele. An approachable attorney who is strategic and effective.

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...

Are you dealing with the painful retributions or a serious personal injury? Are you unsure where to turn now that you have garnered catastrophic injuries at the fault of another? If so, then you can't wait any longer to bring your situation to the keen eyes of a quality Morgantown personal injury lawyer. The team at Cranston & Edwards has more than 43 years of combined experience, as well as an honest care and concern for those in need. You don't want to watch as your future falls apart due to the financial heartache of medical bills. Rather, allow Cranston...

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.

Over 40 years experience. Licensed in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Representing the victims of attorney negligence. Commercial litigation, construction litigation and business transactional matters. Representing mineral owners including: Coal, oil and gas lease and sales negotiation. Production royalty disputes. Quiet title and partition actions. Marketing, purchase and sale of mineral interests.

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.

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...

Eva Segert-Tauger is working as a staff attorney for Legal Aid of West Virginia. She was in private solo practice focusing on family law, Social Security Disability/SSI, and immigration law in 2007-2011. She worked for Legal Aid of West Virginia previously from 2002 to 2006. She served as an adjunct instructor and supervising attorney for the West Virginia University College of Law Immigration Clinic in Spring 2008. She also taught courses on Eastern Europe at West Virginia University in 2008-2010.

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...

Attorney Scott Brown has been successfully representing clients with tenacity and compassion since graduating from the West Virginia College of Law in 1996. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech in 1986, Scott worked in a research laboratory, as an investigator with the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and as an office manager at a physician's office, a job he continued throughout law school.

From his offices in Wheeling, West Virginia, Scott vigorously represents and defends clients in West Virginia and eastern Ohio who have been charged with a crime or are facing potential criminal...