DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC

What DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC does

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is a privately held West Virginia law firm headquartered in Charleston, operating as a Professional Limited Liability Company. The firm traces its roots to 1951 and was constituted in its current form in 1998, currently operating with approximately 9 lawyers delivering 150+ years of combined legal experience. Its core service offering is contingency-fee personal injury litigation, with practice areas spanning car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, industrial accidents (coal mining, railroad FELA, natural gas), premises liability, and opioid litigation. Beyond personal injury, the firm handles commercial litigation, employment law, civil rights litigation, and serves as Special Assistant Attorney General to the State of West Virginia in high-profile matters including workers' compensation recovery actions, opioid settlements, and the pending Charleston water crisis litigation.

The firm operates on a hybrid revenue model. Personal injury matters are handled almost exclusively on contingency fees, where clients pay nothing upfront and the firm collects a percentage of settlement or verdict. Commercial litigation is typically billed hourly, with some contingency arrangements available. The firm does not disclose revenue, pricing rates, or financial performance, and operates without any external venture capital or private equity investment. Marketing is conducted through educational blog content, free case evaluations, active social media presence, and an extensive community involvement program supporting over 100 local West Virginia organizations. Distribution is entirely regional, serving clients across at least 10 West Virginia counties from the single Charleston office.

The firm's client base is bifurcated between a high-volume individual plaintiff caseload (personal injury victims) and a concentrated set of institutional and government engagements, including the State of West Virginia and its agencies, major media organizations (The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, Daily Gazette Company), and consumer class actions (e.g., former Mountain State University students). The firm has achieved multiple large settlements, including $60M+ in workers' compensation recoveries, $47M+ in opioid litigation, $10M from Purdue Pharma, $50M+ in coal company litigation, and a pending $151M settlement in the Charleston water crisis case. The firm maintains industry recognition including AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, U.S. News & World Report "Best Law Firms" designation, and consistent "Best Lawyers" and "Super Lawyers" recognitions for its attorneys.

Name

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC

Legal name

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC

Website

https://dbdlawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is a privately held Charleston, West Virginia law firm of approximately 9 lawyers specializing in contingency-fee personal injury, commercial litigation, employment law, and government-side litigation as Special Assistant Attorney General to the State of West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Legal services
• Commercial litigation
• Civil litigation
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston, WV

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Personal Injury Cases: The firm operates primarily on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases. Clients pay nothing upfront and only owe fees if the firm successfully secures compensation through settlement or trial verdict. The contingency percentage is agreed upon at the start of each case.
2. Hourly/Traditional Billing - Commercial Litigation: For commercial litigation cases, the firm offers hourly billing arrangements or other traditional fee structures. They also handle some cases on contingency for commercial matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is a West Virginia-based law firm providing legal representation primarily in personal injury matters (car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, industrial accidents, opioid litigation, premises liability), as well as employment law, commercial litigation, and civil rights litigation. The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases, with free initial consultations, and employs a team-based model where multiple attorneys collaborate on each case.

Product overview

DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services primarily focused on personal injury litigation. The firm operates as a unified practice with multiple specialized legal service areas including car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, civil rights litigation, employment law, commercial litigation, industrial accidents, opioid litigation, and premises liability. With over 150 years of combined legal experience, the firm employs a team-based approach where multiple attorneys collaborate on cases. The firm also handles contingency fee arrangements where clients pay nothing unless they win their case.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Accident Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovered more than $60 million in workers' compensation funds from mining companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tiano O'Dell, PLLC: Charleston, WV plaintiff-side personal injury and employment law firm. Comparable as a small, locally rooted WV contingency-fee firm serving similar personal injury, employment, and civil rights clients.
• Allen & McCormick, PLLC: West Virginia-based personal injury firm handling car, truck, and industrial accident cases. Comparable as a small, regional PI firm serving injured individuals in the same WV geography on contingency fee arrangements.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. personal injury law firm, operating on a contingency-fee model with offices nationwide. Direct peer for the firm's core PI, car accident, truck accident, and mass-tort plaintiff work, though at dramatically larger scale and with national advertising spend.
• Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC: West Virginia-based litigation firm with deep personal injury, mass tort, and commercial litigation practice. Direct peer in WV plaintiff work, particularly mass tort and complex litigation, including representation of state-level plaintiff interests.
• The Calwell Practice PLLC: Charleston, WV personal injury and mass tort firm led by Stuart Calwell. Direct peer for West Virginia PI, mass-tort, and plaintiff litigation, with comparable contingency-fee model and state-level plaintiff focus.
• Robinson & McElwee PLLC: Charleston, WV-based litigation firm with substantial commercial litigation, employment, and personal injury work. Closely comparable in scale and West Virginia plaintiff/defendant mix, serving similar corporate and individual clients.
• Cellino Law: National plaintiff personal injury firm best known for auto accident and mass tort work. Comparable as a contingency-fee PI competitor pursuing similar personal injury, mass tort, and plaintiff-side litigation, though operating at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Bowles Rice LLP: West Virginia-founded full-service law firm with deep personal injury, commercial litigation, employment, and energy practices. Directly comparable as a Charleston-rooted WV firm serving state agencies, employers, and individuals across the same practice areas.
• Jackson Kelly PLLC: Largest West Virginia-headquartered law firm with broad corporate, litigation, energy, and labor practice. Comparable as a Charleston, WV-based peer serving many of the same state agency and West Virginia business clients, but operates at materially greater scale across multiple states.
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Large West Virginia-based law firm with significant litigation, energy, labor, and commercial practices. Comparable as a WV incumbent serving overlapping state agency, energy, and commercial clients, though far larger and more corporate-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ditrapano-barrett-dipiero-mcginley-&-simmons-pllc
• Instagraminstagram.com/dsmblawfirm

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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