State, Local & Municipal Law

Charleston, West Virginia, Municipal Law Attorney

At Francis, Nelson & Brison, PLLC, our clients include the cities of Charleston, South Charleston and Parkersburg, the Calhoun County Commission, the West Virginia Department of Highways, regional jails, sheriff's deputies, state prisons, municipal agencies and the insurance carriers who cover them. Our attorneys handle cases involving liability of state, local and municipal agencies for alleged civil rights violations, premises liability and employment law claims (including those under the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Reform Act, the Federal Civil Rights Act (section 1983), statutes regulating workplace safety and constitutional claims).

Central and southern West Virginia have diverse communities that present complex issues to the people who govern them. Every public entity must function in the face of increasing pressures that result from residential and commercial construction. Our attorneys' services for state, county and municipal agencies include representation in matters involving condemnation, trespass and land use, in addition to government defense litigation.

Loss prevention and litigation avoidance

As experienced litigators with a record of success at trials and in appellate courts, our attorneys advise and educate municipalities on loss prevention, speaking at seminars and open meetings about actions that agencies can take to minimize the frequency and impact of lawsuits. Issues on which we advise clients include satisfaction of mandatory training requirements, workers' compensation, satisfaction of open-government requirements, law enforcement liability, premises liability, sexual harassment, discrimination, wage-and-hour laws, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements.

Our well-established insurance defense practice serves as primary or local counsel to numerous carriers. We welcome the opportunity to serve as local counsel for out-of-state insurance carriers and businesses involved in West Virginia cases for their public entity policyholders.

If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, or if you have a question about our services for state, local and municipal agencies, call 304-932-0788 (toll-free at 866-325-5032) or e-mail our Charleston law office to arrange a complimentary consultation. Our lawyers will give you an early and accurate evaluation of liability, damages and the costs of litigating your case, and will reevaluate those factors if unforeseen circumstances arise.