Sean Mcginley

Mr. McGinley is rated by his colleagues as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in the areas of personal injury litigation and commercial litigation. Mr. McGinley also is placed “AV” Preeminent® by his colleagues in the Martindale-Hubbell® legal directory. This is the best rating an attorney can achieve and is attained through ratings by members of the judiciary and bar. Mr. McGinley also is a “2017 West Virginia Super Lawyer.”

Mr. McGinley regularly represents individuals and families of accident victims with personal injuries sustained in auto, truck as well as industrial accidents, including coal miners, and victims of medical malpractice.

Mr. McGinley also represents businesses in commercial litigation, and has represented professionals such as doctors and lawyers in administrative proceedings before license boards. He has lectured media companies and press organizations on First Amendment matters.

Mr. McGinley was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia and earned his law degree at Keble College at Oxford University in 1990. Following graduation from Oxford, he served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Appeals, West Virginia, from 1990 through 1993. During his service, he clerked for Chief Justice Thomas E. McHugh and Justice Thomas B. Miller. From 1994 through 1995, he clerked for the Hon. Charles H. Haden, II, the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. He makes his home in Charleston with his wife, Ana, and their two sons, Liam and Colin. He is passionate about coaching youth baseball and basketball, and is active in the community.