James Humphreys - Lawyer

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James F. Humphreys

James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C.

Email - jhumphreys@jfhumphreys.com
Phone - 304-347-5050
Fax - 304-347-5055

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury
Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Litigation & Appeals
Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA)

Bar Admissions:

West Virginia, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1980

Education:

George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1979
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972 - M.P.A.
Ohio State University, 1970 - M.A.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1969 - A.B.

Past Employment Positions:

Senator John Glenn, Legislative Assistant, 1975
U.S. Senator Donald Reigle, Chief Legislative Counsel, 1977 - 1978

Offices Held:

Elected to West Virginia House of Delegates 1982,
Chairman Constitution Revision Committee,
Vice-Chairman Judiciary Committee,
Chairman Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee,
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.
Kanawha County Bar Association (Member, Law and Medicine Committee, 1988—)
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation)
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.

James F. Humphreys & Associates

James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C.

United Center Suite 800, 500 Virginia Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2125
(Kanawha Co.)

Phone: 304-347-5050
Fax: 304-347-5055

Practice Areas:

Asbestos and Mesothelioma Litigation,
Civil Rights,
Complex and Mass Torts,
Employment Discrimination,
Federal Employers Liability Act,
Medical Negligence,
Personal Injury,
Products Liability,
Wrongful Death.

Year Established: 1982

The personal injury attorneys of James F. Humphreys & Associates, in Charleston, West Virginia and Washington DC, have obtained substantial verdicts and settlements for our clients. We have the resources and means to pursue your lawsuit to the fullest extent. Our experience includes:

Handling FELA cases against all three major eastern railroads - N&W (NS), CSX, and Conrail
Achieving compensation for asbestosis, pleural disease, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and silicosis victims
Successfully litigating jury trials and appeals

We are committed to using new approaches and old fashioned service to build legal solutions for clients. The attorneys of James F. Humphreys & Associates understand what victims and their families can go through when faced with a life changing event and relating legal issues. Our lawyers are dedicated to recovering the compensation needed to secure the future of our clients and their families.

James F. Humphreys & Associates is one of the premier law firms in the region. In addition to our main office based in Charleston, West Virginia, our firm maintains an office in Washington DC. Our personal injury lawyers have also provided legal assistance to clients in Kentucky, Ohio, and more. Firm founder James F. Humphreys has practiced law for over twenty-five years and his team of attorneys has experience in a number of fields.

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.

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