Masters Law Firm

What Masters Law Firm does

Masters Law Firm (legally The Masters Law Firm, L.C.) is a West Virginia-based plaintiff-side law firm founded in 1974 by Marvin W. Masters and headquartered in Charleston at 181 Summers Street. The firm represents individuals injured by the wrongful or negligent acts of others, with practice areas spanning personal injury, car and semi-truck accidents, catastrophic injuries, workplace injuries (including coal mining accidents), wrongful death, medical malpractice, and a smaller business litigation book covering fraudulent business practices, construction disputes, and breach of contract matters. Five named attorneys — Marvin W. Masters, Kelly L. Elswick-Hall, John C. Blair, April D. Ferrebee, and Billie Jo Streyle — are supported by paralegals, investigators, legal secretaries, and other staff; the firm also draws on specialized former-government experience (a former Deputy Attorney General and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director, a former state Director of Personnel) for complex and class action matters.

The firm reports cumulative client recoveries of more than $400 million, anchored by the $404 million Tawney v. Columbia Natural Resources verdict for West Virginia oil and gas mineral owners, a $70 million Serzone pharmaceutical settlement, a $35 million Dominion Resources class action, and a $34 million Equitable Production class action. Its primary revenue model is contingency-based: personal injury matters are accepted with no fee unless compensation is recovered, while business litigation may run on contingency, hourly, or flat-fee terms. Client acquisition is sales-led and direct, driven by free case evaluations, a dedicated toll-free and local phone line, a website with practice-area and blog content, social media presence, earned media in regional and national publications, and referral networks.

The firm is privately held, founder-owned, and has no institutional, private equity, or holding-company ownership. Geographic scope is regional, covering Charleston, Beckley, Huntington, Lewisburg, Morgantown, Elkins, and Bluefield across West Virginia. The competitive positioning rests on long-tenured trial credentials (Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent) and on a stated willingness to take cases to trial rather than settle prematurely.

Name

Masters Law Firm

Legal name

The Masters Law Firm, L.C.

Website

https://themasterslawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Masters Law Firm is a West Virginia plaintiff-side personal injury law firm founded in 1974, serving individuals injured by negligent acts across Charleston and the broader state on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

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Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident litigation
• Legal representation
• Wrongful death claims
• Medical malpractice

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston, West Virginia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Personal Injury Legal Services: Contingency fee arrangement for personal injury cases where clients pay nothing upfront and owe no fees unless compensation is recovered. This is the primary revenue model for the firm's main practice area.
2. Business Litigation: Accepts certain business cases on a contingent fee basis, taking a percentage of recovered amounts. May also use hourly billing or flat fees for other legal matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Masters Law Firm, L.C. is a personal injury law firm that provides legal representation on a contingency fee basis to individuals injured by the negligent or wrongful acts of others. The firm handles practice areas including personal injury, car accidents, semi-truck accidents, catastrophic injuries, workplace and mining accidents, wrongful death, and medical malpractice, and also accepts certain business litigation matters on contingency or hourly fee arrangements. No upfront fees are charged to clients; the firm is compensated only if compensation is recovered.

Product overview

The Masters Law Firm, L.C. is a personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice with specialized attorneys handling distinct but related practice areas including Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Semi Truck Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Mining Accidents, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, and Business Litigation. The firm, founded in 1974 and based in Charleston, West Virginia, provides contingency-based legal representation with no fee unless compensation is recovered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $400+ million recovered for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• National Trial LawyersminorOthersProfessional membership organization. Firm attorneys included in Top 100 Trial Lawyer list.
• Super LawyersminorOthersAttorney rating service. Multiple firm attorneys recognized through Super Lawyers.
• Best LawyersminorOthersPeer review directory. Firm recognized in Best Lawyers in America for multiple consecutive years.
• Million Dollar Advocates ForumminorOthersTrial lawyer membership organization limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts.
• Martindale-HubbellminorOthersLegal directory providing peer ratings. Firm received Preeminent rating.
• American Bar AssociationminorOthersNational bar association membership.
• West Virginia State BarminorOthersState bar membership for West Virginia attorneys.
• West Virginia Association for JusticeminorOthersState trial lawyer association. Firm attorneys hold leadership positions including former President.
• American Association for JusticeminorOthersNational trial lawyer association.
• The American College of Trial LawyersminorOthersPrestigious trial lawyer organization. Marvin W. Masters is a member.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MastersLawFirm
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheMastersLawFirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/masters-law-firm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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