J. Tyler Slavey

Managing Attorney  ·  Slavey & Shumaker PLLC  ·  174 Chancery Row, Morgantown, WV  ·  tyler@sslawwv.com  ·  (304) 212-5791

1. About Tyler

Tyler grew up in Princeton, West Virginia. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University in 2005 and received his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2008.

After law school, Tyler clerked for the Honorable James A. Matish in Harrison County and served as a judicial law clerk at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He then practiced with Romano Law Office in Clarksburg and with Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC in Morgantown before co-founding Slavey & Shumaker PLLC in 2019.

Tyler focuses his practice on plaintiff’s personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, medical malpractice and other serious injuries, along with commercial law, general civil law and criminal defense. He has appeared in numerous West Virginia circuit courts and in federal court in West Virginia, and he has tried multiple cases to verdict. He has also represented clients at the administrative level, including matters before the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, and has represented West Virginia University students in expulsion proceedings before the Office of Student Conduct.

2. Practice Areas

• Personal injury
• Car accidents
• Truck and commercial vehicle accidents
• Wrongful death
• Criminal defense, misdemeanors and felonies
• WVU student conduct
• Civil litigation and commercial law

Tyler represents injured people throughout the State of West Virginia, including Monongalia, Preston, Marion and Harrison Counties, and represents clients in criminal and other matters in Monongalia, Preston, Marion and Harrison Counties.

3. Education

• West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia: Juris Doctor, 2008
• West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia: B.A. magna cum laude, Political Science, 2005

4. Bar Admissions

• West Virginia, 2008
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

5. Experience

• Managing Attorney and co-founder, Slavey & Shumaker PLLC (2019 to present)
• Associate Attorney, Brewer & Giggenbach PLLC, Morgantown (2011 to 2019)
• Associate Attorney, Romano Law Office, Clarksburg (2009 to 2011)
• Judicial Law Clerk, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (2008 to 2009)
• Law Clerk to the Honorable James A. Matish, Harrison County

6. Representative Cases

• Small v. Ramsey, 2010 WL 4394084 (N.D.W.Va., 2010)
• State ex rel. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Bedell, 226 W.Va. 138, 697 S.E.2d 730 (W.Va., 2010)
• State ex rel. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Bedell, 719 S.E.2d 722 (W.Va., 2011)
• Small v. Ramsey, 2011 WL 1044659 (N.D.W.Va., 2011)
• Ringer v. John, 2012 WL 5205638 (W.Va., 2012); No. 11-1325 (October 22, 2012)
• Ringer v. John, 2013 WL 1395874 (W.Va., 2013)
• McCloy v. Larew, 2013 WL 1962314 (N.D.W.Va., 2013)
• Marrara v. Ripley Assocs., LLC, 233 W. Va. 102, 755 S.E.2d 120 (2014)
• State v. Frank S., W. Va. 761, 783 S.E. 2d 881 (2016)
• Mangus Coal Co. v. Jennings, No. 16-0199, 2016 WL 6820762 (W. Va. Nov. 18, 2016)
• W. Virginia Lottery v. A-1 Amusement, Inc., 240 W. Va. 89, 807 S.E.2d 760 (2017)

7. Honors

• West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015 and 2017 to 2023

8. Professional Associations

• West Virginia State Bar (2008 to present)
• West Virginia Association for Justice (2009 to present)
• Monongalia County Bar Association (2011 to present)
• Harrison County Bar Association (2008 to 2011)

9. Outside the Office

Tyler lives in Morgantown with his wife, Megan, an elementary school teacher, and their sons, Jackson and Miles. He is an avid sports fan who attends many West Virginia University sporting events, coaches youth soccer and basketball, and serves on the board of the Morningside Estates Homeowners Association. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, biking and reading.

10. Frequently Asked Questions

This page is provided for general informational purposes and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case depends on its own facts, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.