Matewan Lawyers

Robert Berthold Jr is a Charleston personal injury attorney and founder of Berthold Law Firm. Robert completed his undergraduate education at West Virginia University in 1973, where he graduated cum laude.

Ben Salango is the founder of Salango Law, PLLC. He has over two decades of experience in personal injury litigation and has tried approximately 50 civil jury trials in West Virginia. Mr. Salango has argued numerous cases in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has proudly recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. His cases have been featured nationally on CNN, Headline News, Fox News, ABC News, ESPN, USA Today, People Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review, National Verdict Reporter,...

General practice of law, with focus on Social Security, Workers Compensation, FELA, and personal injury.

John J. Balenovich and John J. Balenovich Law Offices, LC, provide aggressive and knowledgeable legal counsel to clients throughout West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Mr. Balenovich's passion is representing his clients to the fullest extent of the law. Mr. Balenovich has tried over 150 cases in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. Mr. Balenovich has been counsel of record in over 2,000 criminal and civil cases in West Virginia and Kentucky. Mr. Balenovich has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the Louisville Courier Journal, and was featured on A&E’s television program After the First 48. Besides...

Attorney with over two decades' experience in a variety of fields, including criminal defense, family and personal injury. Former judge and assistant prosecuting attorney.

I received my Bachelors Degree in Political Science at Marshall University in 1983. I attended graduate school at Marshall University for the academic year 1983-1984. Beginning academic year 1984 I attended the Ohio Northern University School of Law. In the summer of 1985 I attended the University of Notre Dame’s London summer law program in London, England where I studied international law. While in London, I learned that I had been accepted for transfer to the West Virginia University College of Law, where I received my law degree in May of 1987. I have practiced...

Attorney J. Michael Prascik received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Sociology magna cum laude in 1999 from West Virginia University. In 2002, he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the West Virginia University College of Law, where he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Legal Research and Writing Program. Mr. Prascik is a member of the West Virginia State Bar, the Ohio Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. In 2002, Attorney Prascik joined Hartley Law Group, PLLC, where he has represented clients against corporate defendants in complex litigation in fourteen states and a...

With more than forty years of experience, Attorney Carrie L. Newton provides a high degree of personal attention to every legal problem. She aggressively represents victims of: Motor vehicle accidents; Defective products (such as recalled prescription drugs and medical devices); Workplace injuries: Exposure to toxins, including asbestos; Insurance bad faith (due to wrongful conduct by insurance companies).

Truman Griffith is a partner with Warner Law Offices and a dedicated advocate for his clients. He has successfully represented thousands of injured men, women and children over the course of his law practice. He chose to practice personal injury law very early in his career because of his strong desire to help the "little guy." Whether these individuals are injured by the actions of corporations that put profits over safety or are simply being offered unfair amounts by the insurance companies responsible for compensating them, Truman is extremely passionate about standing up for those who are facing down these...

Yvonne graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio with a Personal and Transactional Law degree. Before she went to Dayton School of Law, Yvonne attended Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania studying criminal justice and pre-law. She graduated in 2011. While in law school, Yvonne worked as a clerk for a criminal defense firm. She completed an externship at the Erie County Court of Common Pleas and also volunteered as a CASA Guardian ad Litem. Now she focuses on social security law with the Jan Dils team since June of 2011. Prior to law school, Yvonne worked...

Jay Arceneaux is currently Of Counsel with Lewis Gianola PLLC. Prior to 2022 he served as a member with the previous firm Lewis Glasser for over 30 years.