West Virginia Lawyers

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 practiced criminal law since 2010.

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...

I take pride in doing a good job for the people i represent and being available to them when they need to speak with me. Just check out what my clients say on lawyers.com. For almost 35 years i have been handling social security disability cases, workers’ compensation claims, long term disability claims, and insurance and accident claims. I graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law, where I was a member of the Board of Editors of the West Virginia Law Review. My workers’ compensation practice covers all of West Virginia and my Social Security disability practice...

Mr. Smith Has Over Twenty three (24) Years Criminal Litigation/Trial Experience As An Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Public And Private Criminal Defense Attorney. With Well More than 4000 Serious Cases Prosecuted and Defended. As Well As Having The Rich Background Experience, Knowledge And Skills Learned From More Than Ten (10) Years In Law Enforcement And Corrections That Includes Field And Supervisory Positions in City, County, and Federal Law Enforcement.

Cinda L. Scales is an attorney practicing in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Ms. Scales was admitted to the practice of law in 1989. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. In additional she has a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Applied Psychology from Shippensburg University. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Shepherd University in Business Administration. She is admitted to practice law in West Virginia and Maryland. In addition to the practice of law, she is an associate professor of business administration at Shepherd University.

Before opening Harwood Legal, I served as a public defender, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and judge all in the place I call home, Logan County WV. I am a hometown attorney and lifelong Southern WV resident who proudly represents and serves the people in my community. Whether you live or work in Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wyoming, or surrounding counties, you can turn to this WV native for smart legal advice.

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...

Shannon is a graduate of Buckhannon Upshur High School and West Virginia Wesleyan College with a degree in Psychology and Government. As an undergraduate student, she participated in the West Virginia Wesleyan College Forensics Team and competed in tournaments across the country. After graduating from West Virginia Wesleyan College, she attended the West Virginia University School of Law and completed her Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1996. During her education at West Virginia University, she was a member of Moot Court and is known for her appellate ability. She began work as an associate...

Mr. Zimmerman provides quality representation to individuals and corporations in various civil matters, including personal injury, real estate transactions, bankruptcy matters, business buy and sell agreements, and civil litigation. Click on the links below for more information.

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.

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).

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...

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...

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...

Attorney Frank E. Simmerman, Jr. has over 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer, and has tried over 100 jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, where he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. He has appeared before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Simmerman is a member of the West Virginia State Bar, the National Panel of Arbitrators, the American Arbitration Association, and the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, Attorney Simmerman was a member of the Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, the Board of Governors...

28 Years of Experience Serving You

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.

Ben Salango is the founder of Salango Law, PLLC. He has over two decades of experience in personal injury litigation and has tried approximately 50 civil jury trials in West Virginia. Mr. Salango has argued numerous cases in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has proudly recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. His cases have been featured nationally on CNN, Headline News, Fox News, ABC News, ESPN, USA Today, People Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review, National Verdict Reporter,...

Your brand is your business’s most valuable asset. I am a trademark attorney experienced in all facets of trademark law, including trademark registration, trademark infringement, trademark licensing, and trademark portfolio management. My goal is to work hard to protect your brand and your business.


I graduated in 2018 from Mitchell Hamline College of Law. I am a member of the West Virginia state bar as well on the Family Law and Intellectual Property Committees.


I grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia, and was a teacher for nine years before obtaining her law degree.

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.

Representing institutional oil and gas clients in complex mineral title examinations and certifications and government relations/lobbying, and serving the general public in residential, commercial and mineral real estate transactions, title certifications, document preparation, title insurance, closings, and alternative dispute resolution/mediation.

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!

Licensed to practice law in Ohio and West Virginia All State Courts Federal Courts of WV Federal Court for the Northern District of Ohio United States Supreme Court Member of the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors 2011-2014 Over 32 years of experience Representing individuals charged with DUI/OVI on a weekly basis

Stephanie E. Scales-Sherrin joined the firm in May of 2008. Ms. Scales-Sherrin graduated from the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina, with a law degree in 2007. Ms. Scales-Sherrin also holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University. She is admitted to practice in West Virginia and handles cases in family law, criminal defense and personal injury.

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...

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.