West Virginia Lawyers Representing Injury Victims, Crime Victims, and Employees

Forman & Rist represent victims of crime, injured parties, and employees throughout the state of West Virginia. We know from experience that the traumatic injuries our clients have suffered can be both physically and emotionally devastating. When a client chooses our law firm to represent them, we work tirelessly to provide extraordinary results for every client on every case.

West Virginia Personal Injury Cases

We handle all types of West Virginia personal injury cases, including car accidents, semi and coal truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, coal mining accidents, burn injuries, wrongful death or fatality, insurance disputes, product liability, and other serious injury claims. We work with clients and/or their families where an injury victim has suffered death or fatality, traumatic brain injuries, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, paralysis, neck injuries, and back injuries.

Crime Victim Cases

Our work with crime victims is unique to West Virginia. We help the victims of violent crimes and their families to seek justice in civil court. When a serious crime such as murder, rape, DUI causing death or injury, stabbings, shootings, or other crime causes substantial injuries or a fatality, we work to identify parties who should have taken steps to prevent a crime from occurring. Read more about how we help crime victims seek civil justice here.

West Virginia Employment Law Cases

Forman & Rist represent employees in West Virginia who have been the victim of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, or workplace discrimination. Read more about our employment law practice here.

West Virginia Coal Miner Injury Lawyers

Our firm has a history of helping the hard working coal miners of West Virginia when they are seriously injured in the mines. We proudly represent West Virginia Coal Miners and their families when a miner is injured or killed by roof falls, rib rolls, crib failures, electrocution, explosions, equipment malfunctions, blasting errors, and other serious coal mining accidents. Forman & Rist are known for their fights against the coal companies in West Virginia whose negligence has injured or killed a WV Coal Miner.

We also represent construction workers, coal truck drivers, and other employees who are injured at their workplace due to the negligence of an employer. Read more about our workplace injury practice here.

How are Forman & Rist Different?

Our past and current clients praise our ability to communicate with them about their cases. We only accept a limited number of serious cases each year, so we are able to give close attention to every single case. All of our clients have the email and cellular phone number of everyone who works on their case. This way, when a client has a question about their case, we can respond the same day or the next day at the latest.

Our history reflects a passion for the people of West Virginia. Roger Forman has worked for nearly three decades helping the people of West Virginia with serious cases. He has worked on a number of important cases in the employment, injury, civil rights, environmental, and constitutional law fields. His cases have been well documented in state and national media.

Thomas Rist also shares Roger's passion for representing the people of West Virginia. His work in crime victim advocacy is unique to the state of West Virginia and has made a substantial difference in the lives of families that have been shattered by serious crimes.

Both Roger and Tom give back to the community through various service activities and work on a variety of pro bono cases in the area of environmental law and civil rights. When the people of West Virginia need help from a caring and passionate law firm, Forman & Rist are here to help.

How Can We Help You Today?

To get more information about how Forman & Rist can help you with a case, call us toll free at 866-982-5299 or fill out our online case review form to have a lawyer contact you. We offer free consultations to all injury, employment, and crime victim clients. We will take the time to thoroughly examine all aspects of your case and will provide you with an opinion as to whether we can help you.


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