William S. Adams
- Biography
I am the founder and owner of Adams Legal Group, PLLC – WV Accident & Wrongful Death Lawyers, a Morgantown WV personal injury law firm. We are primarily a personal injury firm with a focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, industrial accident, and catastrophic injury matters.
We help victims of serious and catastrophic injuries and those who have lost a loved one because of the wrongful and negligent conduct of another, throughout the entire state of West Virginia.
Our Morgantown, WV office also has attorneys practicing in our family law (divorce and child custody), as well as criminal defense practice groups, serving to help clients in Morgantown and the surrounding areas of North-Central West Virginia.
In all cases, we offer free initial consultations and in injury, accident and wrongful death cases we also offer free case evaluations.
For serious and catastrophic injury claims, we will travel to you, anywhere in West Virginia and also offer video consultations and meetings via MS Teams and Zoom, and there is a no-fee-up-front guarantee.
- Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father’s Rights, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Video Conferencing
- Fees
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Free Consultation
Free initial consultation on most cases. -
Credit Cards Accepted
We accept all major credit cards. -
Contingent Fees
We take most personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and car accident cases on a contingent fee basis. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Consultations by appointment only.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania
- Since 2001
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written - Spanish:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Founder and Owner
- Adams Legal Group, PLLC – WV Accident & Wrongful Death Lawyers
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2011 –
2023
- Owner of Adams Legal Group, PLLC, a Morgantown, West Virginia personal injury law firm helping victims of serious injuries throughout WV pursue claims for damages and losses resulting from car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, industrial accidents, brain injuries, medical malpractice and wrongful death. We help accident, injury and families of wrongful death victims pursue claims for monetary damages for West Virginia claims. We get our injury clients the best settlements and awards for their serious injuries and losses, throughout West Virginia.
- Attorney
- Bailey & Glasser
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2007 –
2010
- Medical Malpractice and Insurance Defense, Business and Complex Commercial litigation practice.
- Partner
- MacCorkle Lavender Casey & Sweeney
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2001 –
2007
- A general insurance defense practice, including personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, car accidents, etc.
- Supervising Law Clerk
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
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2000 –
2001
- Associate
- Huddleston Bolen Beatty Porter & Copen
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1999 –
2000
- Education
- West Virginia University College of Law
- J.D. | Law
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1996
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1999 - Honors: Moot Court Honorary Board
- Activities: Lugar Trial Advocacy Group
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- West Virginia University
- B.S. | Secondary Education
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1991
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1996 - (Teaching certificate to teach Mathematics and Spanish)
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- West Virginia University
- B.A. | Spanish
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1991
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1996 - Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- Awards
- Top 100 Litigation Lawyer
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- 2014
- Accredited
- BBB
- 2013
- Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
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2001 –
Current -
- Monongalia County Bar Association
- Member
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2001 –
Current -
- Monongalia County Bar Association
- Member
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2001 –
Current -
- West Virginia State Bar
- Member
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1999 –
Current -
- WV Defense Trial Counsel
- Member
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2001 –
2009 -
- Publications
- A Car Came Out of No Where – Traffic Accident
- hg.org
- May, 2012
- Websites & Blogs
- Contact & Address
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