Madison Carroll

Madison Carroll is a Junior Associate with McPhail Law in Wheeling, West Virginia, where her practice is devoted to family law. She works with clients facing divorce, child custody, support, guardianship, and other domestic matters handled by the firm. Family disputes can involve urgent personal decisions, detailed financial information, and ongoing relationships between parents or relatives. Her role is to help clients understand the legal process and prepare for the negotiations, hearings, and court requirements that may arise.

Carroll earned her J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2023. She received a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the West Virginia University Honors College in 2020, graduating summa cum laude. Her academic honors include a CALI Excellence Award in Employment Discrimination and an ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law. Her studies in law, political science, and psychology provide a useful foundation for analyzing legal rules while communicating effectively in sensitive family matters.

Carroll gained practical experience before entering private practice through the West Virginia Innocence Project Clinic, where she served as a student attorney, and through summer work with Legal Aid of West Virginia. She also interned with the Monongalia County Victim Assistance Program. In 2023, she became certified to serve as a Guardian Ad Litem. These experiences exposed her to client advocacy, access-to-justice issues, and legal matters involving people who may be navigating stressful or vulnerable circumstances.

Madison Carroll brings recent legal training and public-interest experience to family law practice in Wheeling. Her background in clinical advocacy, legal aid, victim assistance, and guardian ad litem work complements her representation of clients in domestic relations cases. She approaches family matters with attention to both legal requirements and the personal consequences of court decisions. Her work helps clients organize information, understand available options, and prepare for proceedings involving children, finances, household changes, and other important family concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McPhail Law
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Ohio County Bar Association
• Guardian Ad Litem, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (2023)

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University Honors College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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