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Keborah Knott-Wessells v. Amy Bowman and the Estate of Tom Knott
Charles Town, West Virginia lawyer represented the Defendants in a well contest case. On August 4, 2023, Ms. Knott-Wessels filed her Petition & Complaint in the circuit court. The complaint generally sought to invalidate the Will on the basis that it did not contain appropriate language to make it a valid Will. The complaint further asserted that Ms. Bowman concealed Mr. Knott's death fro... More... ( 07-03-2025 - WV) |
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Tammy L. Gilhuys v. Hardy County 911 Center
Moorefield, West Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory. e petitioner is the deputy director of the Office of Emergency Management/Hardy County 911 Center (Center). As deputy director, the petitioner is an administratively exempt, salaried county employee. She assists and reports to her supervisor, the director of the Cente... More... ( 07-03-2025 - WV) |
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Charleston, West Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory. Luna’s relationship with Gryphon was documented in an Independent Contractor Agreement between The Texan and Gryphon. The Agreement explained in its opening paragraph that it was “entered into . . . between GryphonESP, LLC (the ‘Company’) and The Texan LLC (‘Contractor’).... More... ( 07-03-2025 - WV) |
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United States of America v. Rashun Rafael Suncar, a/k/a Blackie
Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a career offender. Rashun Suncar was convicted and the district court’s decided to apply the career offender enhancement to his federal drug conviction. The court did so because Suncar had two prior Pennsylvania state convictions for delivery of a controlled substance, in violation of 35... More... ( 07-03-2025 - WV) |
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United States of America v. Dehaven Darnell Craig
Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The Defendant entered into a plea agreement with the Department of Justice but claimed that the Government breached the parties’ plea agreement by successfully seeking two Sentencing Guidelines enhancements based... More... ( 07-02-2025 - WV) |
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Juanit Cavendish, on behalf of amie Cavendish v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, et al.
Charleston, West Virginia disability lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for black lung benefits. Jamie Cavendish, a retired coal miner, filed a claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied Cavendish’s claim, finding that he had failed to establish that he was “totally disabled” under th... More... ( 06-13-2025 - WV) |
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United States of America v. DAvid Keith Nutter
Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. In August 2021, Nutter was indicted for violating § 922(g)(9), which prohibits individuals with convictions for "misdemeanor crime[s] of domestic violence" from possessing, "in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition." § 922(g)(9). The term "misdemeanor crime... More... ( 05-27-2025 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Phillip Gray
Beckly, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Phillip Gray, age 41, of Oak Hill, West Virginia was charged with conspiring with other individuals to obtain methamphetamine and distribute it within the Southern District of West Virginia from on or about November 27, 2022, until on or about ... More... ( 04-18-2025 - WV) |
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West Virginia Parents for Religious Freedom, et al. v. Dr. Matthew Christiansen, et al.
Wheeling, West Virginia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against a state mandate for vaccination of children. The Plaintiffs herein seek appellate relief from an abstention ruling made against them in August 2023 in the Northern District of West Virginia. See W. Va. Parents for Religious Freedom v. Christiansen, 685 F. Supp. ... More... ( 01-03-2025 - WV) |
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Gregory K. Clinton v. Wolfe
Martinsburg, West Virginia pro se Defendant sought to overturn his conviction. Gregory K. Clinton, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice Clinton’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, in which Clinton sought to challenge the validity of his convictions. We affirm. Under 2... More... ( 12-19-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Darrell S.
Parson, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree sexual assault and six counts of first-degree sexual abuse. In 2020, the petitioner was indicted for one count of first-degree sexual assault and six counts of first-degree sexual abuse. The indictment named the petitioner's cousin, C.S., as the victim and alleged C.S.... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Randall Lewis Utt
Philippi, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "kidnapping, wanton endangerment involving a firearm, and use or presentment of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The Defendant was accused of kidnapping, restraining with electrical tape, and sexually assaulting a victim at gunpoint. He was indicted on one count of kidnapp... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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Olin Matrice Gaskins v. Jonathan Frame
Charles Town, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus. In 2018, Mr. Gaskins was convicted of one count of felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of West Virginia Code § 61-7-7(b)(2), after an officer discovered an operable handgun among his belongings during a routine traffic stop and dete... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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DeAndre Moore v. Jonathan Frame
Charleston, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus. On July 7, 2016, David Stewart drove his girlfriend, Kaylie Gibson; and others, including the petitioner and C'Audre Boxley, to an apartment complex located in Charleston, West Virginia. Upon arrival, the petitioner fatally shot Mr. Stewart, apparently over a prior d... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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William H. Cecil, III v. Jonathan Frame
Lewisburg, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking writ of habes corpus. On the evening of August 30, 1981, three-year-old M.J.R. was reported missing. At that time, the petitioner rented a room in a mobile home owned by Kenard R. and Vicky R., which was located across the street from M.J.R.'s home. The day after the child went missing, the p... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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Rimdaugas K. v. Gerda K.
Glenville, West Virginia family law lawyer represented the Defendant divorce. The parties, who were divorced in South Carolina in 2018, are parents to three children: M.K., born in 2005; A.K., born in 2008; and E.K., born in 2011. In that South Carolina action, a temporary custody order was entered in 2016, prior to the final resolution, after the petitioner took t... More... ( 11-26-2024 - Wv) |
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State of West Virginia v. Joshua Blair Pugh
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. The petitioner, who was then nineteen years old, was arrested and indicted on one count of first-degree sexual assault in September 2020 after admitting to law enforcement that he put his tongue on his six-year-old niece's vagina. At the request of defense coun... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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In re N.W. and N.W.
Fairmont, West Virginia family law lawyer represented father's parental rights. The DHS filed a petition in November 2022, in which it alleged that the father's incarceration following his arrest for murder constituted abandonment and rendered him unable to care for the children. The petitioner later stipulated to the allegation at an adjudicatory hearing in February 20... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Michael Faulkner
Webster Springs, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of probation action. The Defendant was convicted of one count of obtaining money, goods, or services by false pretenses in 2018. The circuit court placed him on five years of probation and ordered restitution and community service. By order entered June 7, 2022, the court re... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Samuel Ellison
Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and sexual assault. In 1986, the Defendant was convicted of various crimes related to the kidnapping and sexual assault of a twenty-three-year-old woman. Of relevance to the instant appeal, the circuit court imposed a sentence of not less than one nor more than ten years of ... More... ( 11-26-2024 - WV) |
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United States of America v. Ronald Shaw
Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protected location. Defendant pleaded guilty but challenged the sentence.... More... ( 11-25-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Sean Allen Taylor
Spencer, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony driving while license revoked for driving under the influence, third offense. Sean Allen Taylor[1] entered a conditional guilty plea to the felony offense of driving while license revoked for driving under the influence, third offense, allowing him to appeal the court's den... More... ( 11-20-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Kyle John Schober
Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver after a traffic stop revealed marijuana, THC extract, and cocaine in his vehicle. ... More... ( 11-15-2024 - WV) |
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State of West Virginia v. Keith Jason Walker
Philippi, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and displaying obscene material to a minor. Keith Jason Walker was convicted on two counts of sexual assault in the first degree, three counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, five counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or cu... More... ( 11-15-2024 - WV) |
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In re I.J., O.J., A.J., and S.J.
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