Attorney Profiles

Mr. Brown is a graduate of West Virginia University College of Law, where he was a member of the Student Board of Editors of the West Virginia Law Review.  Following graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk for The Honorable John A. Field, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and has been in the private practice of law in Beckley, West Virginia for over thirty years.  

Jim grew up in Hinton, West Virginia and upon finishing his clerkship, he decided to live in the Beckley area of Raleigh County, West Virginia.  He is married and has two children and two grandchildren.  Jim is an active member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church and weather permitting, loves to play golf and work in  yard. 

In addition to his profession, his family and church involvement, Jim has also served on the Board of Governors of Concord University, the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law Trial Advocacy Institute, where he received the William J. Brennan, Jr. Award for service to the teaching of trial law, and currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women's Resource Center, a shelter for victims of domestic violence and a member of the Board of Advisors of Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. 

Because Mr. Brown's late father was a lawyer, he had the opportunity as a young person to observe the legal profession in operation on a number of occasions, and felt that serving in the legal profession would be a good way for him to help others. 

Since Jim started practicing law, he has served clients in civil litigation, real estate, commercial, and estate law.