Jacquelyn J. Schultz

Jacquelyn J. Schultz is an attorney with Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger in Wheeling, West Virginia, whose practice includes business law, real estate, oil and gas, estate planning, and civil litigation. Schultz advises businesses and individuals on formation, contracts, property, and healthcare-related matters and also handles disputes involving real estate, collections, commercial transactions, employment, and bankruptcy. The practice combines transactional counseling with litigation when disagreements cannot be resolved outside court.

Schultz earned a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 2016 and a B.S. from West Virginia University in 2008. Schultz joined the firm after law school and developed a practice spanning business, property, energy, estate, and litigation matters. This education supports contract drafting, legal research, title analysis, planning, and advocacy across transactions and disputes that often require clients to balance legal requirements with practical financial and operational concerns.

Schultz represents businesses on formation, agreements, commercial transactions, and related disputes and assists clients with real property matters. The oil and gas practice includes work for mineral owners and landowners on ownership transfers, lease negotiations, asset sales, and title disputes. Schultz also handles estate-planning and civil-litigation matters, including collections, employment issues, and bankruptcy-related disputes, allowing connected business, property, and personal planning concerns to be addressed within a broad legal practice.

Jacquelyn J. Schultz provides practical counsel across business, real estate, oil and gas, estate planning, and litigation matters. Schultz’s work often involves clients whose legal issues overlap, such as a business transaction tied to property rights or a mineral asset that must be transferred as part of broader planning. By combining document-focused transactional work with dispute experience, Schultz helps clients structure arrangements, protect ownership interests, and respond when legal conflicts arise.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Herndon, Morton, Herndon & Yaeger
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Ohio County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• Ohio

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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