Aug 11: Shepherd University’s Scarborough Society hosted a fundraising gala at the Bavarian Inn on August 11. Witha theme of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the event helped fund Shepherd’s library system. Aug 18-19: The 29th Annual Jefferson County African American Cultural and Heritage Festival was held on August 18th and 19th in downtown Charles Town…. Read More
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Skinner Scores Twin Appellate Wins
In his second case before the United States Supreme Court, Stephen Skinner won a victory for his consumer client when the Court refused a debt collection law firm’s appeal. Both the United States Supreme Court and the West Virginia Supreme Court have sided with SkinnerLaw Firm, handing a win to our client. In his second… Read More
Stephen and Julia Travel to New Orleans
Stephen and our marketing director Julia Yuhasz traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, in June to attend a conference on legal marketing. While they got to enjoy the excellent food and festive atmosphere of The Big Easy, they buckled down and focused on learning how to spread the word about the work we do here at… Read More
Huge Opioid Case Settled; New Board Created to Disburse Money
For years, Skinner Accident & Injury Lawyers has represented various counties and municipalities in West Virginia as the state has taken on those companies responsible for worsening the opioid epidemic in the Mountain State. After countless hours of work, the cases are finally resolving. In May, for example, the state settled with the grocery store/pharmacy… Read More
Stephen and Andrew Head to Philly
They don’t call it the “City of Brotherly Love” for nothing: Andrew and Stephen Skinner headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania together in mid-July to attend the annual convention of the American Association for Justice. The AAJ, as it’s known, is over75 years old and is dedicated to Americans’ right to trial by jury. It supports trial… Read More
Hearing Loss and Tepezza
Tepezza, a drug approved in 2020 for the treatment of thyroid eye disease, appears to affect the hearing of up to 65% of the patients who take it, according to a study presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting Hearing-related symptoms were reported in 10% of patients in clinical trials, but the findings of this… Read More
Attorney General Releases Advisory on Youth Mental Health and Social Media
Maybe you came of age during the bobby socks, soda fountain, and juke box era, or perhaps your teen years came during the big hair, neon clothes, MTV period. Maybe you rocked on during the hippie 70s or grunged out in the 90s. No matter your age or taste in music, your parents might have… Read More
Skinner Accident & Injury Lawyers Opens a New Office in Winchester
We are proud to announce the opening of a new office in Winchester, Virginia. Founded in 1969 in Charles Town, West Virginia, Skinner Accident & Injury Lawyers’ team has represented thousands of clients across the tri-state region for more than 50 years. The firm has spent the past two decades increasingly focused on personal injury… Read More
Summer Interns Join the Skinner Team
Skinner is proud to introduce our two stellar summer interns, Isabella Cameron and Matthew Senyitko. “Bella,” our summer marketing intern, is a rising junior at Shepherd University. She is studying communications and new media with a minor in marketing. With her degree, she’d love to pursue legal marketing, but is always open to anything new… Read More
Legalese – EX Parte
“Ex parte” is a Latin phrase that means “from one party “or “on one side only.” It is pronounced like the letter “X” and then “partay.” In the legal world, it means when only one side, or one person, gets to talk to the judge without the other side being present or even knowing about… Read More
