Personal Injury
Our firm represents individuals who have been injured in accidents such as automobile, motorcycle or truck accidents, mining and other work accidents, and people injured by defective products; we help people who have been injured by exposure to asbestos and other toxic or dangerous substances,(sometimes called toxic torts), or by harmful pharmaceutical and medical products. We also handle cases involving employment such as unlawful discharge and discrimination. We help people with questions about issues like medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Social Security
People are often in the difficult position of being disabled and unable to work because of physical or mental illness or injury. For decades we have represented the disabled in their claims for social security benefits. Our attorneys know what evidence is needed and how to present it. We work with your doctors and other professionals to prepare your case so that the Social Security Administration fully understands your own unique situation. We handle cases from the time they are filed all the way through the federal courts.

Insurance Law
Our firm concentrates in insurance coverage issues, first party bad faith claims, suits under the West Virginia Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act and regulatory matters and transactions involving insurance and reinsurance companies before state and federal courts as well as the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

Medical Malpractice Law
Our attorneys are experienced in medical malpractice law and can help clients determine whether or not malpractice has occurred where someone is injured as a result of negligence or misconduct of individuals in the medical fields, including doctors, hospitals and nursing homes.

Coal, Oil and Gas
Our firm has a long history of counseling clients in the coal, oil and gas industries. Our attorneys are skilled in drafting and negotiating contracts and leases for both acquisitions and sales. Shaffer and Shaffer is well-known for its experience in title examinations and protecting and defining mineral rights.

Mediation
Mediation is a confidential, practical way to resolve problems with the help of an impartial third party. We take a non-adversarial approach to resolving legal problems where we facilitate communication between the parties, and assist them in focusing on the real issues in dispute and options for settlement. The mediation attorneys at Shaffer and Shaffer bring all of their litigation experience to the mediation table. Shaffer and Shaffer is routinely called upon by judges and other attorneys around West Virginia to assist with the most difficult cases.

Real Estate Law
Our firm represents both commercial clients and individuals in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property-land and the structures attached to it-including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.

Workers' Compensation Law
Our attorneys represent people who are injured on the job. We can help with claims for lost wages and medical treatment expenses. We can help with rehabilitation and related disability issues like social security and long and short term disability questions.

Business and Commercial Law
We provide a wide variety of services to our business clients from assisting in selecting the type of organizational entity under which to operate, preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of businesses, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and employee relations, to dissolution.