Jonathan R. Marshall

Overview

Jonathan R. Marshall focuses his practice on solving complex problems for individuals, other lawyers, and business owners. His approach to sophisticated legal work involves a team centered orientation where creative and experienced lawyers, subject matter experts, and technology leaders are leveraged to create practical and valuable solutions for clients.

In keeping with this philosophy, Jonathan has led federal and state mass tort and class action litigations in a dozen states. He has tried multiple mass and class actions to verdict. Through a mixture of jury verdicts, settlements, and creative solutions, he has helped his clients avoid liability and provided hundreds of millions of dollars to his clients.

Jonathan is the Practice Area Leader of the firm's Contingency Practice department and also leads the firm’s Consumer Litigation, TCPA, and Employment Practice Groups.

Jonathan is a Director of the Center for Consumer Law and Education at West Virginia University College of Law, where he also teaches. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Public Justice, and is a past President of the Council of Presidents, American Association for Justice.

Awards & Accolades

Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America®, Charleston, West Virginia (2027)
Consumer Protection Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

Best Lawyers in America®, Charleston, West Virginia (2021 - 2027):
Commercial Litigation
Consumer Law
Consumer Protection Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs, Charleston, West Virginia

Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star (2025 and 2026)

Lawdragon:
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2025 and 2026)
500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers (2025 and 2026)

Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Charleston, West Virginia (2023 and 2025)

Super Lawyers, West Virginia, Class Action (2023 - 2026)

2017 Member of the Year Award Recipient, West Virginia Association of Justice

2016 Consumer Advocate of the Year Award Recipient, West Virginia Association of Justice

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 2007, Order of the Coif

B.A., West Virginia University, 2003, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Outstanding Senior

Admissions

California
Illinois
West Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of West Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West Virginia

News & Insights

Community & Professional

Community and Professional Activities

Board of Directors, Public Justice (2026 - 2027)

Host Committee Chair, 2025 National Consumer Law Center (“NCLC”) Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and Class Action Symposium, Washington, D.C. (November 2025)

President of the Council of Presidents, American Association for Justice (2023)

President, West Virginia Association for Justice (2021)

Director, Center for Consumer Law and Education, West Virginia University College of Law

Founding Member, West Virginia Association for Justice Consumer Law Division

President of the Board of Directors, West Virginia Land Trust (2012-2023)