West Virginia Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

227 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV 25303

Bobby Warner founded Warner Law Offices, PLLC in 2000. Since then, he has earned widespread recognition as one of the top trial lawyers in West Virginia and the United States. His firm has grown from a small office serving clients in Charleston, West Virginia to having a second office in Denver, Colorado and serving clients nationwide in 50 states.

Personal Injury Law

3825 Teays Valley Road suite 200, Hurricane, WV 25526, USA

Brian has over 27 years of experience representing victims of asbestos exposure. He has extensive experience handling mesothelioma and lung cancer claims. He devoted his career to helping working men and women who have been injured and has developed a vast knowledge of asbestos-containing products to maximize your recovery. In addition, Brian has represented folks injured by someone’s negligence, be it automobile collisions, chemical exposures or workplace injuries. Outside of work Brian spends as many hours as possible hunting and fishing and enjoys working with cattle and farming. He believes in giving back to the community has a strong history of supporting local county fairs, 4H and FFA programs, local school athletics and educational groups, along with various other local charities.

Environmental Law

3200 Main St, Weirton, WV 26062, USA

Area of Practice: Oil & Gas Law Christopher K. Blair, a Madonna graduate, earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in banking, finance and economics from West Liberty University, where he was also a member and team captain of the nationally ranked West Liberty Men's Basketball team. Mr. Blair graduated with honors earning a Juris Doctorate Degree from Duquesne University School of Law, and additionally earned a Master's Degree in Finance from Duquesne University Graduate School of Business. He primarily focuses his practice on oil and gas law, fighting for the rights of oil, gas and mineral owners in the Appalachian region, and elder law/estate planning/estate administration, where he helps his clients formulate and effectuate a plan to protect themselves and their hard-earned assets. Mr. Blair has been a speaker at the WV Farm Bureau annual meeting on multiple occasions and is a member of the West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania State Bars. Admitted to practice in the Northern and Southern District Courts in West Virginia, he is also an accredited attorney with the Veteran's Administration. Mr. Blair resides in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sierra, and their children, Lincoln and Brynlee.

Estate Planning Law

1426 6th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701, USA

Mr. Anderson is the managing partner and President of Edwards, Klein, Anderson & Shope, LLC, focusing his practice in the areas of estate planning and probate administration as well as federal taxation and business law. Mr. Anderson is licensed to practice law in all courts in the states of Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, in addition to the U.S. Tax Court, and the Southern District Court of West Virginia, Fourth Circuit. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia Bar Associations in addition to being on the Trust and Probate Committee for the State of Ohio and West Virginia, the Greater Huntington Estate Planning Council, and is a frequent speaker on the subject of estate planning. Mr. Anderson has served twice as the Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, has previously served on the Chesapeake, Ohio, School Board by judicial appointment, and is currently the vice-president of the Lawrence County , Ohio Department of Health.

Personal Injury Law

320 Penco Rd, Weirton, WV 26062, USA

Dean Makricostas serves as city judge in Weirton, West Virginia, where he was born and raised. Before taking that bench, he had worked as a city prosecutor and held judgeships in Wellsburg and Beech Bottom. The Herald Star’s account of his appointment described more than 15 years in local government. At the time, he was practicing with Dittmar, Taylor and Makricostas on Penco Road. He told the newspaper that the appointment offered a chance to give back to the hometown that had supported him. His connection to the firm appears under its newer name in West Virginia’s business records. The Secretary of State lists him as a member of Taylor & Makricostas, PLLC, at 320 Penco Road in Weirton. The same record dates the change from Dittmar, Taylor & Makricostas, PLLC, to November 30, 2021. On January 6, 2025, Mayor Dean M. Harris and City Council appointed Makricostas to another term as city judge, covering 2025–2029. A month later, he was among the speakers who met with the Leadership Ohio Valley class during its February 19 government session. The group heard from him at Municipal Court, alongside City Attorney Vince Gurrera, Court Clerk Renee Starr and city code officials. Makricostas also represents District 1 on the West Virginia State Bar’s 2026–2027 Board of Governors. That district comprises Brooke, Hancock and Ohio counties.

Personal Injury Law

112 Capitol Street, Second Floor, Charleston, WV 25301

Led by James F. Humphreys, our firm fights for those who have suffered a serious personal injury or the loss of a loved one due to the wrongful conduct of others. Jim Humphreys has been recognized as one of West Virginia’s Top 100 Lawyers and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the nation by National Trial Lawyers. He has been featured by West Virginia Super Lawyers, named in the top 10% of lawyers by Avvo and James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has been ranked in the top 75 firms in the nation by Shook & Hardy’s survey of the defense bar. With over 40 years of experience handling personal injury, wrongful death and mesothelioma claims, Humphreys fights to get his clients the compensation they deserve for their pain and suffering, medical bills, lost wages and funeral expenses.

Personal Injury Law

963 Market St, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA

Jan Dils is the firm’s founder. She opened Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1994 as the solo attorney/employee. Today, she has a skilled and compassionate team of more than 118 serving clients throughout West Virginia, with offices in Parkersburg, Beckley, Charleston, Huntington and Logan, as well as one additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her passion is fighting for people who are all too often left helpless at the hands of corporations, insurance companies, Big Pharma, and government red tape. Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law, has 25 years of experience in all forms of Social Security and Disability benefits, Veteran’s Benefits and Personal Injury cases.

Personal Injury Law

211 Everhart Dr, Ste 200, Morgantown, WV 26508

Jeff Robinette, National Board Certified Trial Attorney, National Top 100, Super Lawyer Jeffery Robinette is a West Virginia personal injury lawyer who represents individuals who have been seriously injured or killed due to the irresponsible acts of an individual or company or have suffered financial losses due to property damage or professional malpractice. As a partner in a leading West Virginia insurance defense law firm prior to founding the Robinette Legal Group, PLLC in 1999, Mr. Robinette gained valuable insight into the insurance industry claims settlement practices. As a National Board Certified Trial Attorney who has handled hundreds of motor vehicle, injury, and construction defect claims and a leading author on insurance claims settlement issues and difficulties in West Virginia, Jeff Robinette is uniquely qualified to represent your best interest. Prior to law school, Mr. Robinette served as an artillery, intelligence, and psychological operations officer and an accomplished paratrooper (Jump Master Qualified) in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division and is proud to have contributed to the defense of our country. In his legal practice, Mr. Robinette offers his clients the same honor, dedication and discipline. Whether fighting an insurance claim denial or taking a personal injury claim to trial to get the best recovery for a client, he will use the strategic skills and discipline he gained in the Army to fight for your best possible result. Respect, compassion, and integrity is his guarantee to our clients, along with attention to detail and hard work.

Criminal Defense Law

1800 W King St, Martinsburg, WV 25401

Kevin D. Mills is the founding attorney of The Criminal Law Center and has been practicing in the area of criminal defense for his entire 30+ year career. After obtaining his Commonwealth of Virginia general education degree (GED), he received degrees from Radford College (BA) and the West Virginia University College of Law (JD). While in law school he served an 18 month internship with United States Justice Department working at the Kennedy Correctional Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. After graduation, he learned the practice of criminal law working as an associate with attorneys John Flowers Mark, William B. Moffitt, and Nina Ginsberg in the Alexandria, Virginia, firm Mark and Moffitt. In 1989, he accepted a position as a public defender in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and continued concentrating his law practice in the area of criminal defense. In 1991, he founded Kevin D. Mills and Associates, PLLC, which is still today the entity that guides and owns The Criminal Law Center. Having concentrated his practice in criminal defense law since law school and throughout his career, he has tried over 50 jury trials. His benchmark case was a homicide first-degree murder case where it was alleged that the decedent was shot five times in the back by Mills’ client. The State of West Virginia called renowned forensic scientist Henry Lee among many other witnesses. Mills’s cross examination of Henry Lee was key in the jury’s return of a not guilty verdict in less than two hours. Mills has handled a variety of other jury and bench trials as well as thousands of criminal cases involving DUI and driving offenses, sexual offenses, white-collar offenses, and crimes of violence, as well as winning acquittals in each of these areas of the criminal law. Kevin was born in Queens, New York, and grew up on a variety of Marine Corps bases on the East Coast as the son of a U.S. Marine Corps family. He is a grateful father of four, married to the love of his life Laura Lee Mills for the past 23 years, and is happily sharing time with her and his children between Martinsburg, West Virginia, and the nearest beach.

Intellectual Property Law

1060 Snake Hill Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, USA

Immigration Law

705 S Hills Drive, Morgantown, WV 26501

Marianne Monthe leads Monthe Law PLLC as a solo practitioner serving clients throughout the United States of America. Her work spans complex immigration matters — including representation in U.S. Immigration Court, asylum and citizenship guidance, and work, student, and travel visa processes — alongside wills and estate planning for individuals and families. On the business side, Marianne helps clients form entities, navigate licensing and compliance, and structure contracts that hold up under scrutiny. She also conducts title searches for pipeline, highway, and specialized easement projects, and provides legal research and motion drafting on employment, contract, and property law. Whether you're preparing for a hearing, opening a business, or planning for the next generation, you get steady, plain-spoken guidance from an attorney who takes the time to understand the full picture.

Personal Injury Law

1219 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV 25301

Michael J. Del Giudice is an attorney with Ciccarello, Del Giudice & LaFon in Charleston, West Virginia, with a practice that includes civil litigation and criminal defense. His firm profile lists personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice among his practice areas. Super Lawyers describes his personal injury and medical malpractice work as representation of plaintiffs. Del Giudice became a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers on September 25, 2020. The College lists him in its West Virginia chapter, and its directory identifies additional plaintiff-side work in insurance, product liability and professional malpractice. His legal education and initial admissions date to 1985. He graduated from West Virginia University College of Law that year with a J.D. and was admitted in West Virginia and to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. In 1988, he gained admission to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Del Giudice served as president of the Kanawha County Bar Association in 1993–1994. His firm biography also lists affiliations with the Kanawha County Correctional Officers Civil Service Commission, the South Charleston Police Civil Service Commission and the State Bar Committee on Law and Medicine.

Family and Divorce Law

4137 Coal Heritage Road, P.O. Box 490, Bluefield, WV 24701

Estate Planning Law

246 RANDOLPH ST W, LEWISBURG, WV 24901-2519

Richard E. Ford Jr. is a skilled Trusts Lawyer at The Ford Law Firm PLLC, serving the Lewisburg, West Virginia, area. He offers comprehensive legal guidance in areas such as estate planning, trust law, civil litigation, real estate, and probate. Richard also provides expert counsel on limited liability company law, corporate matters, and general business litigation.

Civil Litigation

604 Virginia St E, Charleston, WV 25301, USA

Robert M. Bastress III is an experienced trial attorney. His practice includes representing victims of personal injury, wrongful employment termination, consumer fraud, and wrongful death. From 2012-2019, Mr. Bastress repeatedly has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by the West Virginia Super Lawyers publication in the areas of General Litigation and Personal Injury for Plaintiffs. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2018 and 2019 editions of Best Lawyers in America in the area of Employment Law – Individuals. In 2021, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the same category. Throughout his career, Mr. Bastress has worked on cases resulting in total recoveries of more than $110 million for his clients. Previously, Mr. Bastress served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection/Antitrust Division of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office from 2004 to 2006, where he primarily represented senior citizens who were victims of consumer scams. Also, during those years, he was a frequent guest on the local cable access television show, Legal Journal, and gave talks throughout West Virginia on consumer-related issues. In 2006, Rob left the Attorney General’s Office to serve as law clerk for two years to the Honorable John T. Copenhaver, Jr., United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia. In 2008, Mr. Bastress joined the firm, and in 2013, he became a member of DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC. He has a varied civil practice. In private practice, Mr. Bastress has been appointed as a Special Assistant Attorney General by the Attorney General and the Governor to work on the groundbreaking litigation against the drug distributors who flooded West Virginia with opioids. Mr. Bastress was one of a number of lawyers appointed to serve as class counsel for the former Mountain State University students adversely affected by the revocation of the school-wide accreditation in 2012. In 2015, he was appointed plaintiffs’ liaison counsel by the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel in the LPG Land Litigation. Mr. Bastress has represented coal miners, veterans, doctors, lawyers, newspapers, small businesses, citizens’ groups, injured workers, landowners and a host of other individuals in a wide variety of cases, including in the following fields of litigation: personal injury, wrongful discharge, commercial, consumer fraud, deliberate intent, wage payment, products liability, medical malpractice, contract, insurance bad faith, property, and Freedom of Information Act, where he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Bastress has briefed and argued cases before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, one of which he won in a unanimous, published opinion. Speaking anonymously in a peer review process, his adversaries had this to say about him: “Mr. Bastress excellently represents his clients’ interests . . . . I have witnessed him pursue a pragmatic approach to resolving claims–always with the goal of meeting his clients’ objectives and often pressing financial needs. I’m sure all reviewers would agree that Mr. Bastress embodies a client-first case approach, in contrast to the me-first attitude exhibited by some plaintiffs’ attorneys. . . . . His knowledge of the law and composed manner during trial and oral argument confirm his status as a great attorney here in Charleston, WV.” In 2014, the State Journal named Mr. Bastress to the prestigious “Generation Next” list of 40 top young professionals in West Virginia under the age of 40 for his work achievements and community service. Prior to that in 2010, he received an award for public service from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia for his pro bono work on behalf of a stalking victim. Previously, he served as an attorney mentor for the West Virginia Board of Law Examiners and an officer of the Kanawha County Bar Association. Mr. Bastress has given continuing legal education seminars to the American Bar Association, West Virginia Association for Justice and the West Virginia Employment Lawyers’ Association. He has been on the Friends of Clay Center Board and on reunion committees for his undergraduate and law school alma maters. He also volunteers his time coaching his son’s many basketball and baseball teams. In 2017, Mr. Bastress was elected to a 3-year term on the West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors. Mr. Bastress currently serves as a State Delegate to the American Association of Justice and as a Board Member for the West Virginia Association of Justice.

Personal Injury Law

1 Chapel Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA

Shane Mallett is an attorney listed with Mallett Law Offices in Wheeling, West Virginia, whose documented work includes serving as a children’s guardian ad litem. His National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers profile identifies controlled substances, DUI, federal practice and white collar crime as practice areas. The association also lists him as a life member. His education entries record undergraduate study at WVU in business management and economics in 1999 and a law degree there in 2002. Mallett’s firm has a documented history in the Wheeling area. In August 2017, The Intelligencer reported that Mallett Law Offices had relocated from 80 12th Street in Wheeling to 1 Chapel Road in Bethlehem. Mallett told the newspaper that the former building’s availability for sale prompted the move, and cited parking and visibility as reasons for choosing the new location. The report described the firm’s work at that time as personal injury, oil and gas, wills, estate probate and criminal law matters. It also identified Mallett as an Ohio County Board of Education member in 2017. In the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals’ January 29, 2025 decision in In re A.S. and M.S., Shane M. Mallett appeared as the children’s guardian ad litem. The appeal concerned a Wetzel County order terminating their mother’s parental rights; the court affirmed that order.

Civil Litigation

746 Myrtle Rd, Charleston, WV 25314, USA

Area of Practice: Trial law Stephen B. Farmer - Steve Farmer was born in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received a bachelor of science degree from West Virginia University in 1979 and a degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1984, where he was a member of the Law Review, Moot Court Board and Marilyn E. Lugar Trial Association. He was the recipient of the 1982 Baker Cup Moot Court Award. Mr. Farmer focuses his practice on trial work, including commercial, product liability and personal injury litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Sections on Litigation and Criminal Justice), the West Virginia State Bar, the Kanawha County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel. Mr. Farmer has served as a faculty member of the Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Virginia School of Law since 1988. Mr. Farmer has an AV "Preeminent" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in West Virginia by Thomson Reuters for more than ten years. He is currently recognized as one of the Top Ten Super Lawyers in West Virginia by Thomson Reuters. Mr. Farmer is also a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums.

Personal Injury Law

213 Hale St, Charleston, WV 25301, USA

Tim Bailey centers his practice on the dignity and safety of workers. Born in Mullens and raised in Man, West Virginia, he has first-hand knowledge of the dangers and sacrifices experienced in the heart of coal country. His experience includes trucking cases involving serious bodily injury or death and cases resulting from defectively designed automobiles and mining equipment. He received his J.D. in 1991 from West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his B.S. in 1988 from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Civil Litigation

1108 Third Ave, Montgomery, WV 25136, USA

Tyler B. Smith, a native of Huntington, West Virginia, is a litigation attorney with eleven years of experience. He recently worked as a sole practitioner engaged in a general trial practice. Mr. Smith served as interim Huntington Municipal Judge. A graduate of Marshall University with a Bachelor of Regents Degree, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Toledo College of Law in 2003. He is a member of the West Virginia State Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Smith is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Huntington, West Virginia Area Habitat for Humanity where he served as Vice President and President.

Personal Injury Law

3401 Pennsylvania Ave, P.O. Box 2308, Weirton, WV 26062

Criminal Defense Law

265 High St ste 202, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA

Dayton C. Meadows V is the founding attorney of Meadows Law PLLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he focuses on criminal defense, property insurance, business, and real estate law. A former U.S. Marine, Dayton brings discipline and accountability to every case, defending clients facing criminal charges, catastrophic property damage, insurance bad faith, or complex civil disputes. Recognized among the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers and named an HG Leading Lawyer, he has built a rapidly growing firm that has handled over 700 cases with proven results. Dayton is committed to restoring clients’ rights and defending their peace—holding those with power accountable and ensuring every client understands their options at each step of the legal process.

Criminal Defense Law

1800 West King Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401

Kevin D. Mills is the founding attorney of The Criminal Law Center and has been practicing in the area of criminal defense for his entire 30+ year career. After obtaining his Commonwealth of Virginia general education degree (GED), he received degrees from Radford College (BA) and the West Virginia University College of Law (JD). While in law school he served an 18 month internship with United States Justice Department working at the Kennedy Correctional Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. After graduation, he learned the practice of criminal law working as an associate with attorneys John Flowers Mark, William B. Moffitt, and Nina Ginsberg in the Alexandria, Virginia, firm Mark and Moffitt. In 1989, he accepted a position as a public defender in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and continued concentrating his law practice in the area of criminal defense. In 1991, he founded Kevin D. Mills and Associates, PLLC, which is still today the entity that guides and owns The Criminal Law Center. Having concentrated his practice in criminal defense law since law school and throughout his career, he has tried over 50 jury trials. His benchmark case was a homicide first-degree murder case where it was alleged that the decedent was shot five times in the back by Mills’ client. The State of West Virginia called renowned forensic scientist Henry Lee among many other witnesses. Mills’s cross examination of Henry Lee was key in the jury’s return of a not guilty verdict in less than two hours. Mills has handled a variety of other jury and bench trials as well as thousands of criminal cases involving DUI and driving offenses, sexual offenses, white-collar offenses, and crimes of violence, as well as winning acquittals in each of these areas of the criminal law. Kevin was born in Queens, New York, and grew up on a variety of Marine Corps bases on the East Coast as the son of a U.S. Marine Corps family. He is a grateful father of four, married to the love of his life Laura Lee Mills for the past 23 years, and is happily sharing time with her and his children between Martinsburg, West Virginia, and the nearest beach.

Civil Litigation

48 Donley St suite 501, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA

Tiffany R. Durst was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania in February 1971. She attended Clay-Battelle High School in Blacksville, West Virginia and then West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Tiffany was on the Dean’s List and/or the President’s List for academic honors the entirety of her undergraduate education. In 1993, Tiffany completed her undergraduate education, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology. In the fall of 1994, Tiffany began her legal education at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia. Tiffany earned her J.D. in 1997 from the College of Law. Following admission to the West Virginia State Bar, Tiffany began work with McNeer, Highland, McMunn & Varner, L.C., in Clarksburg, West Virginia as an associate. In 2004, Tiffany became a director with McNeer, Highland, McMunn & Varner, L.C. Tiffany’s practice included defense litigation, representing insurers and corporations in a wide variety of litigation including insurance defense, insurance coverage, insurance extracontractual liability (bad faith), medical malpractice defense, nursing home negligence defense, legal malpractice defense, adoption, and personal injury defense. In addition, Tiffany had an active appellate practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, presenting oral argument before the Court in both appeals and extraordinary petitions on several occasions. In that regard, Tiffany was chief appellate counsel in Strahin v. Sullivan, 230 W.Va. 329, 647 S.E.2d 765, (2007) and Jackson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 215 W. Va. 364, 600 S.E.2d 346 (2004), two seminal cases addressing insurance bad faith and excess verdicts in the State of West Virginia. In March of 2008, Tiffany continued her legal practice when she joined the law firm of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC, as a member, in the firm’s Morgantown office. She has continued her appellate practice and has also developed an active trial practice with over forty trials where she represents clients in a number of different areas of the law, including bad faith, deliberate intent, employment law and medical malpractice. Tiffany is admitted to practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the United States District Court, in both the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Tiffany is also actively involved in the Monongalia County Bar Association currently serving as Secretary. She is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates where she serves as Vice President of the West Virginia Chapter. In addition, Tiffany serves as a Board Member for Panhandle Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. Tiffany currently resides in Blacksville with her husband, James, and their two labs, Loomis and Darby. She enjoys all things WVU Sports and vacationing at the beach. Tiffany is also a member of Mason-Dixon Rotary where she enjoys service-oriented activities in her local community.