Abingdon, VA

Paul Thomson

Paul Thomson is a personal injury lawyer with over 30 years of experience dedicated to helping people in Virginia and West Virginia recover compensation for serious injuries. He personally handles every case he takes, providing one-on-one attention to his clients.

Richard E. Ladd, Jr.

Rick Ladd is an Officer in PennStuart’s Bristol, Tennessee office and is a member of the firm’s Insurance Defense and Professional Liability practice group. He has represented clients in the TriCities and Southwest Virginia for more than 30 years. As a trial and appellate attorney, Rick has tried numerous cases involving medical malpractice, professional liability, commercial law, railroad law, criminal law, and personal injury. He has successfully represented clients in appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, the 4th and 6th Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeal, and the Appellate and Supreme Courts of Tennessee and Virginia. Rick is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator and represents health care providers and lawyers before various regulatory boards. Prior to joining PennStuart, Rick served on active duty in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Wade W. Massie

Wade Massie is an Officer in PennStuart’s Abingdon, Virginia office and Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group. He has handled some of the firm’s most difficult and complicated cases, including class actions, product liability, pipeline condemnations, and strike violence and misconduct. He has been lead counsel in over 200 cases in federal court in the Western District of Virginia and has appeared in over 20 different state circuit courts in Virginia. Wade has also tried cases in state and federal courts in West Virginia and Tennessee, where he is also licensed. He has briefed and argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and successfully represented clients before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Tennessee. He was selected to be a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2000.

Matthew Felty

Matthew Felty is the owner and attorney at Felty Law Firm, specializing in Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Child Custody, and Civil Litigation. He graduated from New Mexico State University with a B.S. in Business Administration in 2001 and earned his J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Appalachian School of Law in 2007. His extensive experience includes clerking for Chief Justice Cynthia D. Kinser of the Virginia Supreme Court, serving as a Commonwealth’s Attorney in Washington County, Virginia, and managing over 1,000 cases. He has held leadership positions in legal associations, including President of the Criminal Defense Bar of the 28th Judicial Circuit and President of the Washington County Bar. With 16 years of experience, he is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for his clients.

Mark T. Hurt

Mark Hurt is a native Bristolian who obtained his undergraduate degree from University of Virginia. He obtained his law degree from Duke University, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. Prior to returning to the Tri-Cities, Mark practiced with large litigation law firms in Dallas, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Mark has extensive litigation experience, including trying cases in front of a jury, and arguing appeals, in Virginia, Tennessee and federal courts. He has argued twice before the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court. Mark has also successfully reached settlements for his clients in dozens of cases, ranging from multimillion dollar settlements to small fender-bender cases involving a few thousand dollars. I am passionate about representing the rights of the injured and disabled. I focus my practice on serious personal injury, workers’ compensation, and whistleblowing actions. As a proven advocate for my clients, I am a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious association of the top trial lawyers in the United States. Fewer than 1 percent of attorneys in the United States are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Regardless of my client’s matter, I understand the trust given to me and my firm to use our best efforts to help achieve their objectives. In personal injury litigation, this means being relentless in seeking full compensation from all those responsible for injuries. If you are in need of legal counsel, please call me. I look forward to learning about your matter and explaining how my firm and I can help.

Scot S. Farthing

Scot S. Farthing practices in bankruptcy, real estate, wills, small business formation, and personal injury. He was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1999.

Andrew M. Hanson

Andrew Hanson is an Officer in PennStuart’s Bristol, Tennessee office and serves on the firm’s Management Committee. His practice includes both civil litigation and commercial transactional work in Virginia and Tennessee. He has extensive experience in general insurance defense matters, commercial litigation, commercial real estate transactions and financing, and real estate litigation. He regularly handles the defense of personal injury cases, provides guidance related to local government development, opportunity zone projects, and tax increment financing, and assists clients with business entity selection and formation. He also handles bankruptcy matters.