Dunbar, West Virginia Business Lawyers

Sean McGinley Esq.
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Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(304) 342-0133 604 Virginia Street East
 Charleston, WV 25301
Free ConsultationBusiness, Antitrust, Appeals and Securities
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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...
Christopher Sears
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CHARLESTON, WV Business Law Attorney with 19 years experience
(304) 341-0500 500 Lee Street
Suite 900
 CHARLESTON, WV 25311
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
West Virginia University College of Law
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Christopher J. Sears is a partner in the firm's Charleston office. 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.

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Charles Johnstone II
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Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 30 years experience
(304) 343-7100 1125 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Kentucky College of Law
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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.
(866) 228-4692 Charleston, WV 25301
George E. Chamberlain
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Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney
Jackson Kelly PLLC
P.O. Box 553
 Charleston, WV 25322
Business, Education, Employment and Insurance Defense
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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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...
Madeline G. George
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Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer
(304) 553-0830 1125 Virginia Street East
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Construction, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
West Virginia University College of Law
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Madeline “Maddie” George joined Johnstone & Gabhart, LLP in August of 2013. In 2008, Maddie graduated from Rhodes College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. While at Rhodes, Maddie was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and also a senior representative of the Panhellenic counsel. Following graduation from Rhodes College, Maddie moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked for a lobbying firm for two years. Maddie received her Juris Doctorate degree from the West Virginia University College of Law 2013. As an Associate at Johnstone & Gabhart, Maddie focuses...
Christopher Thomas Nace
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Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(304) 741-8079 3501 MacCorkle Avenue SE
 Charleston, WV 25304
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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Harry Bell Jr
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Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(800) 342-1701 30 Capitol St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Products Liability
West Virginia University College of Law
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John G. Byrd CPA, Esq.
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Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(304) 414-0646 P.O. Box 40360
 Charleston, WV 25364
Business and Estate Planning
Washington & Lee University
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John Joseph Meadows Esq
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CHARLESTON, WV Business Law Attorney with 15 years experience
(304) 353-8154 PO Box 1588
 CHARLESTON, WV 25326
Business and Energy
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James Cooper Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 51 years experience
(304) 344-3542 108 Hills Plaza
 Charleston, WV 25312
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
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Richard Owen Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Employment
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Philip Hereford Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(304) 346-1800 405 Capitol St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Elizabeth Elmore Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(304) 344-2232 121 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Estate Planning
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Stephen Weber Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 52 years experience
(304) 345-8900 707 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Divorce, Employment and Family
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Robert Coffield
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CHARLESTON, WV Business Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(304) 347-3791 200 Capitol Street, P.O. Box 3843
 CHARLESTON, WV 25338
Business and Health Care
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Jessica Lane Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(304) 340-0310 201 Brooks St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Bankruptcy
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Joseph Michael Ward Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Mark Kelley Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(304) 342-1141 109 Capitol Street
Suite 700
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Personal Injury
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Stephen Hoyer Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 27 years experience
(304) 344-9821 22 Capitol St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Bankruptcy and Personal Injury
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John Fowler Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 51 years experience
(304) 343-1300 500 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Environmental, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
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Spencer Elliott
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer
(304) 345-2000 300 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Bankruptcy
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Martin Glasser Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 49 years experience
(304) 345-2000 300 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Mark Sadd Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(304) 345-2000 300 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Tammy Johnson Owen Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Real Estate
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Henry Jernigan Jr
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 42 years experience
(304) 357-0900 900 Lee St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Products Liability
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Anna Burck Williams Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 13 years experience
(304) 343-7721 500 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Environmental and Insurance Defense
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Richard Gottlieb Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 41 years experience
(304) 345-2000 300 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Shawn Romano Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(304) 414-0222 813 Quarrier St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Otmer Gay Elmore Jr
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(304) 344-2232 121 Summers St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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William Bragg Jr
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Stephen Gaylock Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 30 years experience
(304) 346-9999 205 Capitol St
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business and Real Estate
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Larry Kopelman Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 43 years experience
(304) 345-2889 9 Pennsylvania Ave
 Charleston, WV 25302
Business and Personal Injury
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Monika Hussell Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(304) 357-9924 900 Lee St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, IP and Patents
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Andrew LeSage Ellis Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(304) 357-9948 900 Lee St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
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Charles Johnson Jr
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(304) 357-0925 900 Lee St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Health Care and Real Estate
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Rudolph DiTrapano Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 67 years experience
(304) 342-0133 604 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business, Criminal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Leah Perry Macia Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 20 years experience
(304) 345-6555 1527 Virginia St E
 Charleston, WV 25311
Business, Criminal and DUI
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Susan Wittemeier Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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Mark Sorsaia Esq
Winfield, WV Business Law Lawyer with 34 years experience
(304) 586-0205 3389 Winfield Rd
 Winfield, WV 25213
Business and Real Estate
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Carte Patrick Goodwin Esq
Charleston, WV Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(304) 346-7000 300 Summers Street
Suite 1500
 Charleston, WV 25301
Business
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