About
Samuel Spencer Stone is a Morgantown, West Virginia attorney whose professional work centers on arbitration, mediation, fact-finding, and dispute resolution. He is an Attorney at Law, CPA, CLU, ChFC, and Realtor Broker and has decades of experience resolving legal and business conflicts. Stone has conducted thousands of arbitration matters and works with parties who need structured, neutral processes to address disputed issues. His practice combines legal analysis with financial and business knowledge developed across several professional disciplines.
Stone earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the West Virginia University College of Law. He has also completed advanced professional training through programs connected with arbitration, mediation, and legal practice. His education in business and law supports the evaluation of disputes involving contracts, finances, employment relationships, property, and other issues where legal rules and practical business considerations intersect.
Stone has served as an arbitrator, mediator, and fact finder in a wide range of disputes over a career spanning approximately five decades. His work has included thousands of arbitration cases and matters involving labor, employment, contracts, personal injury, real estate, professional liability, and other contested issues. He has also taught in West Virginia University’s graduate program in Industrial Relations as an adjunct professor. This experience supports a practical approach to evaluating evidence, positions, and possible resolutions.
Samuel Spencer Stone has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for arbitration and mediation and maintains a practice devoted to resolving disputes efficiently and fairly. His combined credentials in law, accounting, insurance-related planning, and real estate provide a broad foundation for complex matters. Stone helps parties address conflicts through arbitration, mediation, and fact-finding processes designed to clarify issues, evaluate evidence, and move disagreements toward a reasoned resolution without unnecessary procedural complication.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, Samuel Spencer Stone
- Member, The West Virginia State Bar
- Member, National Academy of Arbitrators
- Member, American Arbitration Association
- Member, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Member, The Labor Relations Connection, Inc.
- Member, West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Member, United Mine Workers of America
- Member, United Steelworkers of America
- Member, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
- Member, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFL-CIO
- Member, United Paperworkers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC
- Member, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
- Member, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America
- Member, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO
- Member, Service Employees’ International Union
Licensed State
- West Virginia
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - West Virginia University College of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration
Awards & Badges


- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appeals
- Arbitration
- Contracts & Agreements
- Health Care
- Lawsuits & Disputes
- Professional Liability
- Property Disputes
- Real Estate
- Workers' Compensation





