A serious injury can impact your entire life. The injury itself may be physically painful, and the cost of medical care and time lost at work while you recover can result in financial distress. Your inability to perform your job or complete your day-to-day activities in the same manner as before you were injured may also add to your mental and emotional suffering.

Finding the right personal injury attorney to represent you may be the most crucial decision you make regarding your personal injury case.
 

Contact DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC today if you or a loved one has been injured and needs legal assistance with any of the following:

• Car Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Injuries
• Coal Mining and Industrial Injuries
• Injuries Caused by Defective Products
• Slip and Fall Injuries
• Railroad Injuries and Accidents
• Mesothelioma Cancer Caused by Asbestos Exposure
   

DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC can aslo assist you with:

• Employment Law
• Commercial Litigation

If you or a loved one needs the help of an experienced West Virginia Personal Injury lawyer, call DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC today at 304-566-8733, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange your free initial consultation.

Professional Profile

If you or a loved one needs the help of an experienced West Virginia Personal Injury lawyer, call DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC today at 304-566-8733, or complete the contact form provided on this site to arrange your free initial consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC
604 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-566-8733
Hours: M-F, 8:00AM-5:00PM
 

Attorney Sean P. McGinley

Raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Sean McGinley is an experienced trial and appellate attorney.  He joined DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC in October of 1995.

After earning his law degree at Keble College at Oxford University in 1990, Mr. McGinley served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia through 1993. During his tenure there, he clerked for Chief Justice Thomas E. McHugh and Justice Thomas B. Miller. In 1994 and 1995, Mr. McGinley clerked for the Hon. Charles H. Haden, II, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Since joining DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC, Mr. McGinley has substantial experience as a litigator and has successfully prosecuted many appeals to the Supreme Court of West Virginia. He has also lectured media organizations on First Amendment and defamation issues.

Jurisdictions:

• West Virginia, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1996
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1999

Education:

•  B.A. Honours, Jurisprudence, Oxford University, 1990
• A.B., Oberlin College, 1987

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• West Virginia Law Institute, 2001–Present
  • Member, Governing Council
• West Virginia State Bar, 1991–Present
• American Bar Association
  • First Amendment and Media Litigation Committee American Association for Justice
• American Inn of Court
  • Master
• Kanawha County Bar Association