Nitro, WV

Harvey D. Peyton

Born in 1949 to the late Tom H. Peyton and Anne T. Peyton, Mr. Peyton is a lifelong resident of West Virginia. A native of St. Albans, West Virginia, Harvey D. Peyton was admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia immediately upon graduation from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1974. After a one-year clerkship with Chief Judge Robert E. Maxwell of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Mr. Peyton began practicing in the law office of Andrew J. Goodwin with a concentration on insurance defense trial work. In 1977, Mr. Peyton began practicing in Nitro, West Virginia, representing a wide range of civil litigants. Currently, he concentrates his practice on plaintiffs’ civil and criminal defense trial work in the Circuit Courts of Kanawha, Putnam and Mason Counties of West Virginia, and in local federal district courts. He is a member of the Putnam County Bar Association, the West Virginia State Bar, the West Virginia Bar Association, the West Virginia Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. He is a past president of the West Virginia Association for Justice (formerly the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association) and the West Virginia Bar Association. During a career that has now spanned almost 50 years of active practice, Mr. Peyton has completed well over two hundred jury trials involving wrongful death, serious personal injury, business disputes, claims under the Federal Employers Liability Act and criminal matters ranging from burglary and robbery to first degree murder. Mr. Peyton believes that one’s highest goal is to help others who may be less fortunate. With his latest gifts to WVU and other institutions, the value of Mr. Peyton’s charitable gifts has exceeded a million and a half dollars.

Thomas H. Peyton

Tom has significant trial experience in both West Virginia and Ohio, where he has represented a variety of individuals and small businesses against large corporations or insurance companies. While primarily working as a trial lawyer, he also provides sound legal advice to help folks make informed decisions in everyday life. His practice areas include personal injury and wrongful death, criminal defense, social security, civil litigation as well as wills and estates. Tom currently resides with his wife and two children in Hurricane, Putnam County, WV. Tom is a member of the American Association for Justice and sits on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Association for Justice. He is also involved in various activities around the community, including President of the Board, Dumont Tri-County YMCA. After graduating from St. Albans High School in 1994, Tom attended both Marshall University and West Virginia University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Marshall University in 1998 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from West Virginia University in 2001.

Joshua Martin graduated from Marshall University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics in 2002 and received his law degree from the Appalachian School of Law in 2008. He began his career with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office and has extensive trial experience in medical malpractice, auto accidents, personal injury, and workers' compensation. He is the lead attorney at The Martin Law Firm and has over 12 years of legal experience.