Heather M. Noel

Heather M. Noel is Of Counsel at Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her practice focuses on civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She defends corporations, retailers, municipalities, and individuals in matters involving premises liability, automobile liability, professional liability, and other contested claims. Her work also covers construction defects, toxic tort litigation, municipal disputes, and insurance defense-related matters in West Virginia courts.

Noel earned a J.D. from West Virginia University in 1998 and a B.S.B.A.D. from West Virginia University in 1994. She was admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1998 and to the South Carolina bar in 2001. Her academic and professional background supports a litigation practice that requires careful factual development, legal research, and attention to procedural rules. She also holds admissions in federal district and appellate courts relevant to her work.

Noel joined Shuman McCuskey Slicer in 2022 after years of representing defendants in civil matters. She has more than two decades of experience involving premises liability, liquor liability, automobile claims, professional negligence, municipal disputes, toxic torts, and construction defects. Her practice includes handling disputes through trial and appellate stages. She works with organizational and individual clients on claims where liability, damages, and procedural questions require close attention.

Heather M. Noel belongs to the West Virginia State Bar Association, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, and Monongalia County Bar Association. She places emphasis on maintaining direct relationships with clients and remaining involved throughout litigation. Her work addresses potential liability for businesses, public entities, and individuals while also considering the time and costs associated with resolving disputes. She brings established civil defense experience to the firm’s Morgantown litigation practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Member, Monongalia County Bar Association

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• South Carolina

Education

• West Virginia University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  B.S.B.A.D.

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