About the Attorneys

William E. Watson, (AV)

• Born in Jane Lew, West Virginia, July 31, 1936

• Admitted to Bar, 1961, West Virginia

Education:

• West Virginia Wesleyan College (A.B., 1958)

• George Washington University Law Review, 1960-1961

Author:

• "Mandolidis-A Debate Between Plaintiff and Defense,"

West Virginia State Bar Journal, 1984

• “Strip Mining Wins a Victory” New South Vol., 28. No 1, Winter, 1973

Memberships/Associations:

• Member 1981-1987 and President, 1986-1987 West Virginia Board of Regents

• General Counsel, West Virginia Conference

• United Methodist Church, 1995-2008

• Member Brooke County (President 2004) and American Bar Associations

• West Virginia State Bar (Fellow)

• West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Director and Secretary,

1981-1983, President, 1984-1985)

• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

• American Board of Trial Advocates

Reported Cases:

• Gamble v. Main, 306 S. E.2d 110 (W.Va. 1983)

• Griffith v. George Transfer and Rigging, Inc. 201 S.E.2d. 281 (W.Va. 1973)

• Long v. City of Weirton 214 S.E.2d 892 (W.Va. 1975)

• Somon v. Murphy Fabrication and Erection Co., 332 S.E.2d 524

(W.Va. 1977)

• Hall v. State Workmen’s Compensation Comm., 303 S.E.2d 726

(W.Va. 1983)

• Prudential Insurance Co. v. Couch, 376 S.I.2d 104 (W.Va., 1988)

• Bridgeman v. Bridgeman, 391 S.E.2d 634 (W.Va. 1990);

Practice Areas:

• Litigation

• Insurance Bad Faith Law

• Personal Injury Law

• Construction Law

• Church Law

• Constitutional Law

Marc B. Chernenko, (BV)

• Born in Steubenville, Ohio, August 19, 1956

• Admitted to Bar, 1981, West Virginia

Education:

• Bethany College (B.A. Magna Cum Laude, with Distinction, 1978)

• Phi Delta Phi Lecturer, Business Law, Department of Economics and

Business; Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia, 1987-1993

• Wellsburg City Solicitor: 1983-1985

• West Virginia University (J.D., 1981)

Memberships/Associations:

• Board of Trustees, Bethany College, 2000

• Board of Directors: West Virginia Independent Colleges and

• Universities Inc., 2004

• Member: Brooke County Bar

• West Virginia State Bar (Member, Lawyer Disciplinary Board, 1998-2004)

• First Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Corp., (Member, Board of Directors,

1981-1995; Acting Chairma

Practice Areas:

• Litigation

• Criminal Law

• Personal Injury Law

• Real Estate Law

Christine Machel, (BV)

• Born Wheeling, West Virginia, September 6, 1951

• Admitted to Bar, 1985, West Virginia

Education:

• West Liberty State College (B.A., with honors, 1973)

• Wheeling College (B.S., with honors 1979)

• West Virginia University (J.D., 1985)

Memberships/Associations:

• West Virginia University Law Review, 1984-1985

• West Virginia State Bar, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

(Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2006)

Practice Areas:

• Litigation

• Domestic Relation Law

• Employment Law

• Personal Injury Law

• Real Estate Law

Local Counsel For:

• First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. of Greene County,

Waynesburg, Pa.and Uniontown, Pa

• Cantrell Companies

• Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc.

• WesBanco Bank, Wheeling

• Eagle Manufacturing Co.

• The Louis Barkman Company

Approved Attorneys For:

• Chicago Title Insurance Company

• Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., Richmond , Va; Ticor Title Co.

Contact our general practice law firm in Wellsburg, West Virginia, for skillful representation that helps you build a strong case.