EXPERIENCE
West Virgina Attorney
Shaffer Madia Law PLLC, Member, 2015-present
Currently engaged in the practice of Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Property Law and Municipal Law.HARRISON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, Harrison County, West Virginia
Chief Legal Officer and Prosecutor, 2003 — 2015
- Responsible for managing a staff of twenty, including eleven Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys
- Legal Counsel for Harrison County Commission and all other Constitutional Officers
- Responsible for misdemeanor and felony prosecutions
- Responsible for managing budget
- Counsel for West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in child abuse and neglect matters
- Coordinate and maintain an effective working relationship with Harrison County Board of Education as well as provide advice to the Board regarding legal issues affecting the schools, personnel and students
- Responsible for numerous other Constitutional and statutory duties of the second largest Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in the State of West Virginia
- President, Harrison County Community Corrections Board
- Member, Harrison County Courthouse Security Board
LAW OFFICE OF JOSEPH F. SHAFFER, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Sole Practitioner, General Legal Practice concentrated in the areas of Criminal and Civil Law, February 1997 – February 2003
- Felony and misdemeanor criminal litigation
- Civil litigation, real estate, property and administrative law
- Shinnston City Attorney, 1997-2000
- Lumberport Town Attorney, 2001-2003
- Member, Police Civil Service Commission, 2002-2003
- Member, Harrison County Child Abuse Task Force, 2002-2003
LAW OFFICES OF SCOT S. DIERINGER, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Associate, General Legal Practice concentrated in the areas of Criminal and Civil Law, May 1995 — February 1997
CHURCH, KRITSELIS, WYBLE & ROBINSON, P.C., Lansing, Michigan
Law Clerk, January 1993 — May 1994
Contact info:
(304) 244-4433