Fitzsimmons Law Firm is proud to announce trial lawyers Clayton Fitzsimmons and Bob Fitzsimmons have been selected for inclusion in the 31st Edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Clayton was selected for his accomplishments in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Bob for his outstanding work and expertise in Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Bob Fitzsimmons was also once again named “Lawyer of the Year.”
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Lawyers named as “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community can be honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.
Bob Fitzsimmons is one of the most successful trial lawyers in the history of West Virginia, having been involved in some of the most high-profile cases in the state’s history. Bob has achieved record results including over 200 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million and was lead counsel in over 65 appellate opinions. Bob defeated the NFL in the first claim to establish the causative link between repetitive head trauma in football and concussions and actively remains involved in the research and study of brain injuries and concussions. He and his cases have been nationally recognized in ESPN, HBO, Reader's Digest, GQ Magazine, The New York Times, and Men's Journal.
Clayton Fitzsimmons is a managing member of the Firm and handles the Firm’s complex civil litigation matters which include claims involving product liability, toxic torts, work-related fatalities and injuries, commercial motor vehicle accidents, mass torts, and class actions. Clayton has litigated and obtained recoveries in excess of $1 Million in personal injury and wrongful death claims across multiple states and jurisdictions. In recognition of his work, Clayton has regularly been recognized by his peers for his accomplishments including being named a West Virginia Super Lawyer and Top 100 Trial Lawyer for West Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers. Clayton is also a published author having co-authored a chapter in a medical textbook on neurological sports injuries.
About Fitzsimmons Law Firm
Fitzsimmons Law Firm is based in Wheeling, West Virginia and handles complex personal injury and plaintiff’s litigation in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and across the country. The Firm has extensive experience handling complex personal injury, wrongful death, and plaintiff claims and has won record results totaling over $1.5 Billion in verdicts and settlements for its clients, including over 210 individual cases in excess of $1 Million.
About Best Lawyers
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Best Lawyers is a peer review publication in the legal profession. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on a rigorous peer review survey process that captures the consensus opinion of leading lawyers’ evaluation of their professional peers within the same geographical area and legal practice. Best Lawyers utilizes a comprehensive, rational, and sophisticated survey process which exhibits an accurate evaluation of each nomination’s legal service.
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