Practice Areas

Charleston, West Virginia, Litigators

At Francis, Nelson & Brison, PLLC, we are trial lawyers representing businesses, government entities and individuals in the Charleston region and throughout southern West Virginia. We are well-prepared to provide our clients with high-quality legal services in complex and difficult cases.

Our attorneys limit their practice to specific areas of law, allowing them to stay abreast of constantly-changing statutes, administrative regulations, case law and regional court practices — our knowledge and experience is key to the successful resolution of our clients' cases.

Our primary areas of practice are:

• Insurance defense: Our firm is the primary panel counsel in West Virginia for several insurance carriers and is approved panel counsel for many others.
• Insurance law: We provide out-of-state and local carriers involved in insurance coverage disputes and bad faith claims with opinion letters and representation in West Virginia's state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
• Construction law: We represent members of the construction industry in general construction litigation, contract drafting and licensing issues.
• Architectural and engineering liability: Our firm litigates claims of error or omission and negligence involving design professionals.
• Corporate defense: We represent both regional and national corporations in complex litigation matters.
• Natural resources law: We represent clients involved in or affected by construction and mining operations.
• State, local and municipal laws: We represent municipal, county and state agencies in a variety of legal matters.
• Government defense litigation: We represent government agencies accused of negligence by employees or the public at large.
• Defense of civil rights claims: Our firm provides defense for public entities, private companies and insurance carriers who are accused of violating the civil rights of employees or clients.
• Education law: We represent school districts, school boards, teachers and other school employees throughout West Virginia.
• Professional liability: We hold doctors, lawyers, accountants, stockbrokers and other professionals accountable when they deviate from expected standards of care.
• Employment law: We have extensive experience handling legal matters involving employment disputes and fair employment practices.
• Environmental litigation: We are well-prepared to handle a broad range of environmental legal matters involving regulatory compliance or sanctions by the EPA or West Virginia state authorities.
• Motor carrier law: Our attorneys provide quality advice and counsel related to trucking and motor carrier law.
• Motor carrier litigation: We have extensive litigation experience in a variety of legal matters relating to trucking and motor carrier issues.
• Motor carrier regulatory compliance: We help members of the trucking industry remain in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Commercial and business litigation: Our goal is to resolve business and commercial disputes efficiently and effectively.
• Sexual abuse and harassment: We have extensive experience handling cases involving accusations of sexual abuse and harassment.
• Divorce: We help individuals with all their legal needs during a divorce including, custody, child and spousal support, visitation and property division.
• Personal injury: Our firm handles a variety of injury-related cases, including those involving medical malpractice Link to medical malpractice, products liability Link to products liability and premises liability Link to Premises liability.

Contact Us

If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, or if you have a question about our services, call us at 304-342-4567 or e-mail our Charleston office to arrange a free consultation. Our lawyers will give you an early and accurate evaluation of liability, damages and the costs of litigating your case. Of course, we will reevaluate those factors if unforeseen circumstances arise.