Jo Marie Pitrolo

Jo Marie Pitrolo is an attorney with Higinbotham & Higinbotham, PLLC in Fairmont, West Virginia. Her current practice concentrates on personal injury litigation, particularly motor vehicle collisions and insurance matters. She joined the firm after law school and has practiced in West Virginia for decades. Her work is focused on representing injured clients and handling disputes involving accident claims and insurance-related issues.

Pitrolo earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from West Virginia University and a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. During law school, she participated in the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association, served as Research Editor of the West Virginia Law Review, and worked as a law clerk on property and title matters. She further clerked for the Fairmont City Attorney and appeared in municipal court.

Pitrolo began her career with experience as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, where she prosecuted criminal cases and represented county government interests. She later represented the Marion County Board of Education in personnel, special education, and construction litigation. Her current work centers on personal injury and insurance matters, drawing on a background that includes courtroom practice, public-sector representation, property work, and civil litigation across several subject areas.

Jo Marie Pitrolo combines long-standing Fairmont ties with extensive litigation experience in personal injury and insurance matters. She is admitted before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and the Northern and Southern District Courts of West Virginia. Her professional memberships include the West Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association, the West Virginia Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Higinbotham & Higinbotham, PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Former Officer, Marion County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, West Virginia Association for Justice
• Member, American Association for Justice
• President, West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers Association
• Member, Hope Domestic Violence Center of Marion County
• Member, Ronald McDonald House Charities (Morgantown, WV)
• Member, Fairmont Renaissance
• Member, Fairmont Rotary Club
• Member, Marion County Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Degree in Finance

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