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

Rist Law Offices represents 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

Rist Law Offices represents 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.

How is Rist Law Offices 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.

We also have substantial experience with the inside workings of insurance companies throughout the United States. Thomas Rist worked as an insurance defense lawyer for numerous well known insurance companies in West Virginia and California before opening Rist Law Offices. Past clients have told us that this experience clearly made a huge difference when it came time to settle or try their case. Read more about Rist Law Offices here.

How Can We Help You Today?

To get more information about how Rist Law Offices 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.


Latest News from the Injury Victim Blog

DuPont Belle Fatality Linked to “Fraying” Chemical Hose

An investigation into the death of a DuPont worker at the Belle, West Virginia chemical plant by the federal Chemical Safety Board has found that a chemical hose that leaked showed signs earlier in the week of “fraying” and “wear.”  The Charleston Gazette ran a story about the investigation here. The federal Chemical Safety Board is [...]

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DuPont Worker Dies After Chemical Exposure

A worker from the DuPont Belle plant has died as a result of being sprayed by phosgene gas while at work.  According to a story in the Charleston Gazette, Carl “Dan” Fish of Gallagher, West Virginia died at CAMC hospital.  Mr. Fish had been exposed to the phosgene, a chemical used as a weapon during [...]

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West Virginia Product Liability Case Settles

Rist Law Offices was hired by a family in southern West Virginia to represent them in a product liability case against the manufacturer and installer of a freestanding gas stove.  Shortly after the stove was installed in their home, black soot was found covering the walls throughout the home.  The family also began having serious [...]

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