Karen Kahle

Karen Kahle practices through Kahle Law Office in Wheeling, West Virginia, with a primary focus on civil litigation. Her work includes general commercial disputes, product liability, natural gas industry issues, personal injury, and oil and gas rights. She also provides contract consulting and drafting and advises on LGBTQ+ legal rights. In addition, she serves part time as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Ohio County, where her work primarily includes driving offenses and felony matters under the Controlled Substances Act.

Kahle earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and a Juris Doctorate from the West Virginia University College of Law. Her science and legal education provide a useful foundation for disputes involving technical records, products, injuries, and regulated industries. Before establishing her current practice, she worked at Steptoe & Johnson from 1990 through 2018. Her long litigation background supports careful evaluation of evidence, legal theories, damages, and procedural strategy in both civil and prosecutorial matters.

Kahle’s reported practice includes commercial and business litigation, oil and gas rights, personal injury, product liability, contract work, and natural gas-related disputes. Her profile also identifies representative appellate and trial matters, including Tennant, Carbasho, Smith v. Chestnut Ridge, and McMahon. Across these cases and other disputes, she addresses factual records, legal briefing, negotiations, and courtroom advocacy. Her combination of private civil practice and public prosecutorial work gives her experience on different sides of contested proceedings.

Karen Kahle has received professional recognition including a West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors Achievement Award and selection by Best Lawyers in several litigation categories. She was named a Fellow of the West Virginia Bar Foundation in 2021 and has served in lawyer-assistance and professional responsibility roles. Her practice brings together decades of litigation experience, technical education, and public service. She helps clients assess risk, understand disputed issues, and pursue practical legal strategies in complex civil matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kahle Law Office
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Board of Directors’ Executive Committee since its inception in, West Virginia Rules of Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program (2012)
• Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation (2021)
• Member, American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
• Member, West Virginia Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being
• Pro bono network member, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Licensed State

• West Virginia
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania

Education

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

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