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Mark Barney

Barney Law PLLC
Mark Barney
Mark Barney
Barney Law PLLC
Hurricane,
 WV

For nearly twenty years, Mark A. Barney has earned solid reputation representing people injured through no fault of their own. His cases range from wrongful death cases where workers died on the jobsite to car wreck cases where severe injuries forever altered his clients’ lives. As a wrongful death lawyer and car accident lawyer, Mr. Barney has pursued cases against entities such as coal companies, construction companies, the State of West Virginia, insurance companies, and other persons and entities who caused serious injuries to his clients.  

Mark A. Barney has a proven track record in defending people against criminal charges. His criminal law practice includes the defense of charges ranging from DUI, to domestic battery, to murder. He dedicates a portion of his practice to representing inmates in habeas corpus, post-conviction cases challenging the constitutionality of their sentences. 

Mr. Barney is recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer (West Virginia) by the National Trial Lawyers. He is Lead Counsel Rated by the Lead Counsel Review Board. Mr. Barney is rated as a Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters. Additionally, he received the AV Preeminent Lawyer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  

Mr. Barney and his family reside in Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and bluegrass music.  

Prior Work Experience 

  • Attorney, Bucci, Bailey & Javins, L.C., Charleston, West Virginia (2010-2015)
  • Administrative Law Judge, West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board, State of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia (2008-2010)
  • Judicial Law Clerk, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit, Winfield, West Virginia (2006-2008)

Activities

  • 2023-Present National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 
  • 2023- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals LAWS Program Volunteer 
  • 2010- Present West Virginia Association for Justice
  • 2013- Present West Virginia Employment Law Association
  • 2015-2019 WVU Visiting Committee, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
  • 2008-2009  Adjunct Professor of Sociology, West Virginia State University

Education

  • Doctorate of Jurisprudence, West Virginia University
  • Master of Arts in Sociology, West Virginia University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology & Anthropology, West Virginia University

Bar Admissions 

  • Admitted to practice law in West Virginia State Courts
  • Admitted to practice law in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
  • Admitted to practice law in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
  • Admitted to practice law in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal


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