Summersville Lawyers

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.

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...

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...

Attorney Jonathan R. Mani brings a wealth of legal experience and a competitive drive to his role at Mani Ellis & Layne Accident & Injury Lawyers, where he serves as a founding partner dedicated to securing justice for injured individuals. With over two decades in the legal field, Mani's commitment to personalized representation and impactful advocacy has earned him widespread recognition. Hailing from West Virginia and deeply rooted in Ohio, Jon Mani's legal journey began at West Virginia University, where he obtained his law degree in 2001. His transition from defending corporations to representing individuals marked a pivotal moment in his...

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...

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.

Ellie Hassani, Esq was born and raised in Iran. After graduating from high school, she participated in the University Entrance Exam (Konkur), ranked 344 among thousands of examinees, attended law school, and obtained her Bachelor of Law degree in 2009. She then continued her education, ranked 63 among numerous examinees, and obtained a Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Criminology. She successfully passed the bar exam and practiced law for several years before moving to the United States in 2017. She took the LSAT exam in 2018 in the U.S. and subsequently was admitted to Appalachian School of Law (ASL)...

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

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.

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...

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...

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.