Clarksburg, WV

Michael J. Romano

Michael J. Romano is a certified public accountant and attorney representing individuals and small businesses throughout West Virginia and surrounding states. His practice focuses on complex litigation in state and federal courts, including bodily injury, insurance disputes, and business litigation. He previously served as a federal officer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Romano is also active in politics, serving as a West Virginia State Senator for the 12th District and a former County Commissioner. With 25 years of experience, he has received numerous accolades, including being named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in 2006, and Trial Lawyer Member of the Year by the West Virginia Association For Justice in 2005 and 2011. He has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Tim Miley

Tim Miley, the founder of The Miley Legal Accident Injury Lawyers, was born in Clinton, MD, but has spent most of his life in the Clarksburg, WV, area. After earning his undergraduate degree in finance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, Tim attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, where he received his Juris Doctorate. Tim is admitted to practice in all courts in West Virginia and is currently a member of the American Association for Justice, the West Virginia American Association for Justice, the West Virginia Bar Association and the Harrison County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce. When Tim began practicing law, his first several years were spent representing large corporations and insurance companies against injured people. By 2001, fed up with the disturbing tactics that insurance companies would use to deny or delay claims for injured people, Tim made a commitment from then on to only represent injured people. Ultimately, on June 1, 2006, Tim opened his own firm - The Miley Legal Accident Injury Lawyers - and finally had the type of firm he always envisioned - a law firm on the cutting edge, dedicated to providing excellent legal service to injured people. Tim has participated in more than 40 jury trials in cases such as auto accidents, medical malpractice, and trucking accidents. He has helped his clients achieve more than $100 million in settlements and verdicts. More importantly, Tim has helped people put their lives back together after they’ve suffered a devastating accident or loss. In keeping with his commitment to his community and the people of West Virginia, Tim has been active in state government since 2004 when he ran for and won, a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing Harrison County and part of Marion County. In December of 2006, Tim was appointed as Chair of the West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee, and in 2014 Tim was elected as Speaker of the House. He served in that role until 2015 and served as the Minority Leader until 2020 when he chose not to run for office. Tim’s experience in the Legislature has helped him gain keen insight and understanding of West Virginia law and how it applies to particular cases.

Doug Miley

Doug was born in Washington D.C., raised in Clinton, Maryland, and currently resides in Bridgeport, West Virginia. He attended the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1990. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law in Dayton, Ohio in 1993. Doug is admitted to practice law in West Virginia and Ohio (inactive), as well as federal courts in both states. In the past he has belonged to the Dayton Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Ohio Association for Justice. Doug has lived and practiced in West Virginia since 2008. He is currently a member of the American Association for Justice, the West Virginia Association for Justice, the West Virginia Bar Association, and the Harrison County Bar Association. Doug is also a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and other groups that provide skills to assist our clients with their cases. Having practiced law for 32 years, Doug began his career as a result of his passion to help those in need. He has spent his entire legal career championing the interests of citizens who have been victimized. Specifically, he served as an assistant county prosecutor in Dayton, Ohio convicting dangerous criminals who threatened the community. He also has worked very hard throughout his career seeking justice for those harmed as a result of the careless and thoughtless acts of others. For more than twenty-four years of his career, he has practiced personal injury law representing thousands of injured clients and helping them receive millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. He has participated in more than 65 jury trials in cases involving issues such as automobile collisions, animal attacks, dangerous premises and motorcycle collisions. Over the years he has helped his clients achieve in excess of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) in settlements and verdicts. While no amount of money is worth what his clients have been through, it has helped them achieve and maintain a quality of life and receive the future care they may require. Doug is married to the former Heidi Wissler of Germantown, Ohio, and he and his wife have a son, Hunter, and daughter, Madelyn. When he’s not in the office, Doug enjoys spending time with his family, working in the yard, and sports of all kinds. He also enjoys reading as well as watching movies.

Frank Simmerman

Frank Simmerman has over 40 years of experience as a trial lawyer. His diverse background includes working as a UMWA coal miner and bank examiner. He has tried over 100 jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has appeared before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and three of his cases have reached the United States Supreme Court. He was selected for the initial class of West Virginia’s Super Lawyers and is AV® Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®. He has obtained million-dollar settlements in medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, product defect, and automobile injuries, and has obtained defense verdicts in toxic torts and complex construction matters. He is also a trained mediator.

Alex Risovich

F. Alex Risovich, a partner at Rokisky, McCune, Wilharm, Blair & Risovich PLLC, is a trial attorney specializing in personal injury, family law, criminal law, education law, and general litigation, with a strong track record of successful jury trials, including securing $2.3 million for Brooke County teachers. F. Alex Risovich is a 2001 graduate of the Linsly School. He is a 2005 graduate of Marietta College with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a 2008 graduate of West Virginia University College of Law. In law school, Alex was the president of the West Virginia Student Trial Lawyers Association, was a member of the Marilyn E. Lugar Trial Association, and received a CALI award in Healthcare Law. After graduation from law school, Alex clerked for the Honorable Thomas H. Keadle, Judge of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit in West Virginia. In 2009, Alex joined his father, Fred Risovich II, at Risovich Law Offices, PLLC in Weirton. He is licensed in the State of West Virginia and is also admitted in the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. Alex has focused his career on trial work and litigation. He is a member of the West Virginia Association of Justice. Alex has successfully tried numerous cases in front of a jury during his career. In 2022, Alex was able to recover over $2.3 million dollars for Brooke County teachers when he was hired by WVEA to represent the largest teachers' union in the State of West Virginia. He focuses his practice on personal injury law, family law, criminal law, education law, and has a general litigation practice. Alex joined Rokisky, McCune, Wilharm, Blair & Risovich PLLC as a partner in 2024. He resides in Weirton with his wife, Alaina, and two children, Luke and Amelia.

Daniel L. McCune

Daniel L. McCune, a Madonna graduate, attended the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School and West Virginia University, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and his law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law. He has served on the Board of Governors of the WV Trial Lawyers Association, and is licensed to practice in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as the US District and Federal Appeals Courts. He has argued cases in front of the WV Supreme Court of Appeals and the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. McCune is an Officer on the Board of Directors at the Hancock County Sheltered Workshop, as well as numerous other boards in our community. Mr. McCune has earned recognition as a Super Attorney in the state of West Virginia. His practice centers on personal injury, nursing home injury, and automobile/truck accidents. He and his wife Patricia reside in Weirton and have two adult children.

Sam Madia

Sam grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Following graduation from Notre Dame High School, Sam attended West Virginia University and earned a bachelor’s of science in Economics. Thereafter, Sam graduated from West Virginia University’s College of Law. After graduating from law school, Sam worked at West Virginia’s largest litigation defense law firm. As a defense lawyer Sam defended some of West Virginia’s largest industrial employers and national trucking companies. In total, Sam defended more than 500 civil lawsuits including over 30 wrongful death lawsuits. Sam also had the opportunity to represent country music star Jason Aldean in a lawsuit filed in Charleston, West Virginia. As a defense lawyer Sam developed a “niche” in lawsuits involving serious injury or death at work-sites. Sam also developed a “niche” in lawsuits with serious injury or death involving tractor-trailers. In 2013, when the market for the exploration of natural gas spiked in North Central West Virginia Sam moved to Morgantown to focus his practice on personal injury/wrongful death lawsuits involving gas well sites. In February 2015, Sam and his uncle created Shaffer Madia Law. Shaffer Madia Law was dissolved in 2024, when Sam’s uncle was elected to Harrison County Circuit Court Judge. Since 2015, Sam dedicated his practice to representing people and families instead of large insurance companies and trucking companies. Since 2015, Sam has represented over 475 individuals who have been injured, wronged or harmed in a variety of lawsuits. Sam has also represented the estates of 44 individuals who were killed as the result of wrongful conduct of third parties/entities. Allow Sam to use his experience as a defense lawyer to prosecute your case against the type of clients that he formerly defended.