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| | Address | | United Center Suite 800, 500 Virginia Street East | | Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2125 | | (Kanawha Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| James F. Humphreys
& Associates, L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Asbestos Litigation, Civil Rights, Complex and Mass Torts, Employment Discrimination, Federal Employers Liability Act, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death. | | Year Established: 1982 | Firm Profile:
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C., represents victims of product defects, asbestos exposure, and other personal injuries. Our attorneys serve clients in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and throughout the eastern United States. The reputation of the firm is built upon providing aggressive representation for our clients. Each member of the firm is enthusiastic and caring for victims and their families. We serve our clients in an effective, efficient and prompt manner. Our attorneys have the training, dedication and experience to guide victims through the legal system. They continue to educate themselves by not only attending, but participating in legal education programs at the state and national level. The firm successfully represented over 5,000 plaintiffs in the largest consolidated trial in the history of the United States. The founder of the firm, James F. Humphreys, began practicing law in 1979 as a member of the West Virginia Legislature. He served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1990 until 1992 and was named on numerous public boards as well as committees established to advise the State Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the highest State Court in West Virginia. | | Firm Size: 11 | References:
Bank One; United National Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Other Office Locations of James F. Humphreys
& Associates, L.C.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
| | James F. Humphreys (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, November 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1969); Ohio State University (M.A., 1970); Princeton University (M.P.A., 1972); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1979). Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator John Glenn, 1975. Chief Legislative Counsel to U.S. Senator Donald Reigle, 1977-1978. Elected to West Virginia House of Delegates 1982, Chairman Constitution Revision Committee, Vice-Chairman Judiciary Committee, Chairman Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, and Chairman Committee on the Judiciary, West Virginia Legislature. Appointed to State Senate, 1989, elected 1990. Chairman, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal's Committee on Family and Domestic Law, 1992. Member, West Virginia Water Quality Committee and Governor's Special Commission on Water Standards. Member: Kanawha County, West Virginia (Member, Law and Medicine Committee, 1988—) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; Law Institute of West Virginia University Law School; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Sections on: Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical, Torts, Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury, Railroad Law); PIABA; Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: State Ex Rel Harper v. Zegeer, 296 SE 2nd 873; Abbott v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas 444 SE 2nd 285. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Asbestos Litigation; Federal Employers Liability Act; Tobacco Litigation. Email: James F. Humphreys | | ASSOCIATES | | James A. McKowen (Associate) born Latrobe, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia; 1984, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha. Best WVU Debater, 1978. Dean's List, Georgetown University Law Center. Member: 1980 World Championship Team, Jessup Cup, International Moot Court Competition; Barrister's Council; American Criminal Law Review, 1979-1981. Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas B. Miller, Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1983-1985. Instructor, Legal Research, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989 and Torts, 1989, University of Charleston. Member: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Norfolk & Western Ry. Co. v. Ayers, 538 U.S. 135 (2003); U.S. Dept. of Labor v. Triplett, 494 U.S. 715, 1990; In re Allen, 106 F.3d 582, 4th Cir. 1997; Berkley v. Common Council of City of Charleston, 63 F.3d 295, 4th Cir., 1995; Slight By and Through Slight v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., 979 F.Supp. 433, S.D. W.Va., 1997; Dickenson v. Townside T.V. & Appliance, Inc., 770 F.Supp. 1122, S.D.W.Va., 1990; Ball v. Joy Mfg. Co., 755 F.Supp. 1344, S.D. W.Va., 1990; State ex rel. Clark v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia, Inc., 203 W.Va. 690, 510 S.E.2d 764, W.Va., 1998; Harris v. Matherly Machinery, Inc., 187 W.Va. 234, 417 S.E.2d 925, W.Va., 1992; Brown v. Crum, 184 W.Va. 352, 400 S.E.2d 596, W.Va., 1990; Michael v. Henry, 177 W.Va. 494, 354 S.E.2d 590, W.Va., 1987; Lilly v. CSX Transp., Inc., 186 F.Supp.2d 672 (S.D.W.Va., 2002); Lamphere v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 210 W.Va. 303, 557 S.E.2d 357 (2001); Chesser by Hadley v. Hathaway, 190 W.Va. 594, 439 S.E.2d 459 (1993); Funeral Services by Gregory, Inc. v. Bluefield Community Hosp., 186 W.Va. 424, 413 S.E.2d 79 (2001); Cargill v. Balloon Works, Inc., 185 W.Va. 142, 405 S.E.2d 642 (1991); Berger v. Berger, 177 W.Va. 58, 350 S.E.2d 685 (1986). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Toxic Torts; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Asbestos; Products Liability; Federal Appellate Practice; State Appellate Practice; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Premises Liability; Wrongful Death; Chemicals and Cosmetics; Class Actions. Email: James A. McKowen | | Cindy J. Kiblinger (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, July 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Gamma Beta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Athenians Honorary, Vanderbilt University. Gourley Cup Moot Court Competition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Member: Kanawha County Bar; West Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Products Liability; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Tobacco Litigation. Email: Cindy J. Kiblinger | | J. David Cecil (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, November 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., History, 1963); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1970). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Appeals, of West Virginia, 1972-1974. State Director, West Virginia Legal Services, 1974-1977. Special Attorney General to West Virginia Public Energy Authority, 1988-1990. Member: Kanawha County Bar, West Virginia State Bar(Member, Judicial Improvement Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Special Agencies: West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals; West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals. Reported Cases: State ex rel. Payne v. Walden, 156 W.a. 60, 190 S.E.2d 770 (1972); Shaffer v. Holbrook, 346 F.Supp. 762 (S.D. W.Va., 1972); Miller v. Board of Educ. of Lincoln County, 450 F.Supp. 106 (S.D. W.Va., 1978); Bailey v. Boilermakers Local 667 of Intern. Broth. of Boilermakers, 480 F.Supp. 274, 21 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 874, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30, 811 (N.D. W.Va., 1979); Brooks v. ACF Industries, Inc., 537 F.Supp. 1122, 28 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1373, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32, 863 (S.D. W.Va., 1982); O'Connor v. Margolin, 170 W.Va. 762, 296 S.E.2d 892 (W.Va., 1982); Bailey v. Southeastern Area Joint Apprenticeship Committee, 561 F.Supp. 895, 31 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 752, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33, 604 (N.D. W.Va., 1983); Douglas v. Galloway, 568 F.Supp. 966 (S.D. W.Va., 1983); England v. Rockefeller, 739 F.2d 140 (4th Cir. W.Va., 1984); State ex rel. Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha County v. Casey, 176 W.Va. 733, 349 S.E.2d 436, 35 Ed. Law Rep. 590 (W.Va., 1986); State ex rel. Bd. of Educ. for Grant County v. Manchin, 179 W.Va. 235, 366 S.E.2d 743, 45 Ed. Law Rep. 1288 (W.Va., 1988); McCarty v. Harless, 181 W.Va. 719, 384 S.E.2d 164, 29 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 753, 114 Lab. Cas. P 56, 196 (W.Va., 1989); State ex rel. Sowards v. County Com'n of Lincoln County, 196 W.Va. 739, 474 S.E.2d 919 (W.Va., 1996); State ex rel Allman v MacQueen, 209 W.Va. 726, 551 s.E.2d 369 (2001); In re West Virginia Asbestos Litigation, 215 W.Va. 39, 592 S.E.2d 818 (2003); State ex rel Mobil Corp. v. Gaughan, 211 W.Va. 106, 563 S.E.2d 419 (2002); Baker v. Board of Educ., County of Hancock, 207 W.Va. 513, 534 S.E.2d 378 (2000); Barefield v. DPIC Companies, Inc. (Amicus) 215 W.Va. 544, 600 S.E.2d 256 (2004); Wise v. Travelers Indem. Co., 192 F.Supp.2d 506 (N.D.W.Va. 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education; Toxic Torts; Products Liability. Email: J. David Cecil | | Bronwyn I. Rinehart (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in West Virginia). Education: Fairmont State College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); West Virginia University (M.S.W., LGSW, 2002); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Oklahoma City University School of Law: National Director, Public Relations for the National Women Law Students Association, 2004-2005; National Assistant Director, Promotion and Solicitation for the Sojourner Truth Moot Court Competition, National Women Law Students Association, 2003-2004; Justice 2004-2005 and Member since 2002, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity; New Member of the Year, Phi Alpha Delta, 2002-2003; Treasurer, 2003-2004 and President, 2004-2005, Equal Justice Works; Student Member, William Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court; Oklahoma City University School of Law Ambassador, 2004-2005; Student Member, American Bar Association; Vice President and SBA Representative, 2003-2004, President, 2004-2005, Pro Bono Student Organization; Volunteer for Oklahoma Lawyers for Children, 2003-2005; Volunteer as a Certified Mediator for Oklahoma and Cleveland County Courts, 2004-2005. West Virginia University: Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society; Graduated in Top 1%; President's Academic List - Every Semester; Community Service Coordinator, Graduate Social Work Organization; Completed 900 hour Clinical Field Placement at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Psychiatric Hospital; Co-Presenter, 2002 National Association of Social Workers Conference, Cognitive Therapy workshop. Fairmont State College: Pi Gamma Mu, Honor Society for Social Sciences; Psi Chi, Honor Society for Psychology; Member and Vice-President, Sigma Tau Delta, Honor Society for English; Who's Who Among American College Students, One of Ten Recipients at FSC; Published Literary Work in Tracts, a Scholarly Journal; One of the Founders of Writer's Block Newspaper by English Honor Society; Published Work in Writer's Block; FSC Student Ambassador, 2 Years and Vice-President 1 Year; Freshman Counselor, 3 Years; Delta Zeta Sorority, 3 Years and President 1 Year. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow, Summer 2004. Law Clerk for the Honorable Jay M. Hoke, Circuit Court of Lincoln County. Member, National Association of Social Workers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Asbestos Litigation. | | Wesley M. Jarrell, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: New College, Oxford University (Honors Program Graduate, International Law and Shakespeare, Michaelmas Term 2002); West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Summer 2005 (federal whistleblower litigation, administrative appeals). Member: West Virginia Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Administrative Law. | | Craig B. Giffin (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, West Virgina, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virgina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Shepherd College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Lugar Trial Association. Member, West Virginia Journal of Law and Technology Law Review. Author: "West Virginia's Seemingly Eternal Struggle for a Fiscally and Environmentally Adequate Coal Mining Reclamation Bonding Program," 107 West Virginia Law Review 1 (Fall 2004); "Regulating Volatile Organic Compounds in West Virginia Through the Use of Control Standards and Technologies," 2 W.Va. J.L. & Tech. 2.2 (June 10, 1998) http://www.wvu.edu/~law/wvjolt/Arch/Giffin/Giffin.htm. Intern, Congressman Bob Wise, 2nd Congressional District, West Virginia. Attorney, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Legal Services. Practice Areas: Asbestos; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury. | | Christopher W. Luzier (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A. Sociology/Anthropology, magna cum laude, 2001; B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude, 2001); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2004). Eberly College of Art & Science Outstanding Student. Member, and Executive Publications Editor, Law Review, 2003-2004. Member: American Association for Justice; West Virginia Association for Justice; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Pharmaceutical Products Liability; Personal Injury; Employment Law; Wrongful Death; UCC/Magnuson-Moss. | | R. Ray Lovejoy, II (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, August 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 1993; M.S., 1996; J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. President, West Virginia Student Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; West Virginia State Bar; Lincoln County Bar; Judge John A. Fields American Inn of Court; Kanawha. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Law; Wrongful Death; Workplace Injury; Civil Litigation. | | Samuel D. Elswick (Associate) born Ironton, Ohio, February 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2003, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Published Member, Law Review. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Occupational Diseases; Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). Email: Samuel D. Elswick | | David B. Richardson (Associate) born Huntington, West Virginia, August 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 2002, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Marshall University (B.A., 1998); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Washington, D.C. Office: 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 510, 20036. Telephone: 202-223-1555. Fax: 202-223-3595.
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