Personal injury attorney in Parkersburg, WV
A personal injury practice serving West Virginia and Ohio, handling car, motorcycle, truck, bus, bicycle and pedestrian crashes along with slip and fall and premises liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, dog bites, burn injuries, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, and business litigation. The firm limits its practice to representing injured individuals and works on a no-fee-until-recovery basis with free consultations. It emphasizes courtroom experience and litigation readiness as leverage in settlement negotiations with insurers, and accepts cases only when it believes involvement will improve the client's position.
Jim Leach founded the firm in 1997 after serving as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney handling criminal cases, and has practiced in Parkersburg for more than two decades. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from West Virginia University and is licensed in West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia. His son and sister both work at the firm, which sponsors youth sports, local police, Relay for Life, the Multicultural Festival and the annual Rocks and Docks barbecue.


