Attorney Profiles

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Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. believes that success in the legal profession requires investigative skill, professional ability, and trial insight.  Our attorneys prepare carefully for trial, gathering the necessary evidence and thinking through the legal strategies to be employed at negotiations or trial. Learn more about their litigation capabilities by reviewing our professional biographies:

Our partners have a nationwide track record of success in complex personal injury litigation.  We take pride in our reputation for dedication to the practice of law, service to clients, and professionalism in the legal field.

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Anthony J. Majestro, Attorney at Law

Email address: Anthony J. Majestro | Phone: (304) 346.2889 or (800) 290.ATTY

Anthony J. Majestro has a proven record of litigating matters of great complexity nationwide, as well as in Palm Cities, West Virginia.  Mr. Majestro is currently the managing partner at Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.  The firm handles complex litigation including the representation of individuals and others who are victims of consumer fraud or are injured by defective products. Mr. Majestro and the firm have extensive experience in representing those injured by defective drugs and medical devices. Mr. Majestro has successfully represented or is currently representing clients with injuries caused by Fen-Phen/Redux, Paxil, Baycol, Propulsid, Oxycontin, Rezulin, Vioxx, hormone replacement drugs, pedicle screws, and breast implants. In addition, Mr. Majestro leads the firm’s extensive consumer protection practice.

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

  • West Virginia, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989

Awards

  • American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers—West Virginia

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1989
    • Georgetown Law Journal, Senior Notes and Comments Editor, 1988–1989  
  • West Virginia University, BS in Economics, summa cum laude, 1986
    • Varsity debate team
    • Elected to Student Administration Board of Governors
    • Honors—Harry S. Truman Scholar

Professional memberships

  • Kanawha County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice

Reported cases

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James C. Powell, Attorney at Law

Email address: James C. Powell | Phone: (304) 346.2889 or (800) 290.ATTY

James C. Powell has been practicing law for almost 30 years.  His areas of practice include: 

Admitted to practice

  • State of West Virginia, 1981
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1981
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1981
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1992
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Awards

  • Outstanding Young Men of America
  • American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers—West Virginia
  • West Virginia Association for Justice
    • Member of the Year (2007)
    • President's Award (2008, 2010)
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Men of Achievement

Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1981
    • Senior Class President
    • M. E. Lugar Trial Association
    • Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
    • Harry S. Truman Scholar
  • West Virginia University College of Engineering, B.S.M.E., 1977
    • Dean's Honor List
    • Professional Status—Engineer in Training
    • Sigma Chi Fraternity

Seminars

James C. Powell, Esq. attends many legal and non-legal seminars, conferences and presentations, both locally and nationally, to maintain his sharp litigation skills and to stay current.  Courses that he has attended include topics in:

  • Class action lawsuits
  • Pharmaceutical litigation
  • Trial tactics
  • Injury evaluations

Professional experiences

  • American Cyanamid, in Willow Island, West Virginia 1977 to 1978
  • Hardman and Powell, in Parkersburg, West Virginia 1981 to 1988
  • Hunt and Powell, L.C., in Charleston, West Virginia 1988 to 1992
  • Powell Law Offices, in Charleston, West Virginia 1992 to 2002
  • Powell & Majestro, P.L.L.C., in Charleston, West Virginia 2002 to Present

Professional memberships

  • West Virginia Bar Association
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Wood County Bar Association (Vice-President, 1983)

Publications

  • "Heavy Trucks are Unsafe for the Heavy Truck Drivers and the Public," The Advocate
  • "Seat Belts in West Virginia Courts," The West Virginia Lawyer
  • "The New Jury, They are Biased," The Advocate

Community activities      

  • JFK Society
  • 1982–1988 Parkersburg Police Civil Service Commissioner
  • 1982 and 1984 West Virginia House of Delegates Candidate
  • Roscoe Pound Institute

Reported cases

  • State v. Tanner, 175 W.Va. 264, 332 S.E.2d 277 (1985)
  • State v. Kelly, 175 W.Va. 337, 338 S.E.2d 405 (1985)
  • State v. Gale, 177 W.Va. 337, 352 S.E.2d 87 (1986)
  • State v. Deskins, 181 W.Va. 112, 380 S.E.2d 676 (1989)
  • Coffman v. Shafer, 186 W.Va. 381, 412 S.E.2d 782 (1991)
  • Dairyland Ins. Co. v. Voshel, 189 W.Va. 121, 428 S.E.2d 542 (1993)
  • Chancellor v. Shannon, 200 W.Va. 1, 488 S.E.2d 1 (1997)
  • Daily Mail v. Ranson, 200 W.Va. 5, 488 S.E.2d 5 (1997)
  • Powell v. Wood County, 209 W.Va. 639, 550 S.E.2d 617 (2001)
  • In re West Virginia Rezulin Litigation, 214 W.Va. 52, 585 S.E.2d 52 (2003)
  • State v. Merritt, 21_ W.Va. ___, 650 S.E.2d 240 (2007), 2007 WL 1201102

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