Harry G. Shaffer III

Shaffer & Shaffer

Charleston, WV

43+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Harry

Harry G. “Chip” Shaffer III is a West Virginia attorney with 43 years of legal experience, assisting clients with accident and injury cases, insurance claims, coal mining accidents, real estate matters, coal, gas, and timber industry issues, closely held business matters, and wills and estates. He is the third generation of his family to work in the firm, founded by his grandfather in 1909. He also founded the Boone County Community Foundation, which has built a $3 million endowment and issued $1 million in grants.

Licensed States

Education

Juris Doctor

West Virginia University

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

West Virginia University

Awards & Recognition

Honorary Doctor of Public Letters, Alderson Broaddus University

2019

Founded the Boone County Community Foundation; served in leadership roles, including as president

Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America

Vigil Honor - Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts

Doctorate of Commissioner Science, Boy Scouts

Professional Associations

West Virginia State BarWest Virginia Bar AssociationDefense Research InstituteDefense Trial Counsel of West VirginiaRotary InternationalWest Virginia Land and Mineral Owners AssociationWest Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Character Review CommitteeFourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judicial ConferenceWest Virginia Bar FoundationBoone County Bar AssociationAlderson Broaddus UniversityBoy Scouts of America, Buckskin CouncilBoy Scout Troop 289 MadisonMadison Baptist Church