Shawn R. Romano

Shawn R. Romano is the founder of Romano & Associates, PLLC in Charleston, West Virginia. Romano represents individuals and small businesses in civil litigation, business disputes, insurance matters, and tax controversies. The practice includes work for insured individuals and taxpayers as well as commercial clients. Romano appears in state and federal courts and before administrative bodies when disputes involve contracts, liability, insurance coverage, taxation, or other contested legal obligations.

Romano earned a B.S. in Accounting from Wheeling Jesuit College in 1992 and a J.D. from West Virginia University in 1997. During law school, Romano served as an executive editor of the West Virginia Law Review. The accounting background and legal training provide a useful foundation for matters involving financial records, business disputes, tax questions, insurance issues, and litigation requiring detailed analysis of documents and legal authority.

Romano has represented clients in West Virginia circuit courts, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, federal district and bankruptcy courts, and proceedings involving tax and labor agencies. The practice includes civil claims, small-business litigation, insurance disputes, and tax matters. His experience across courts and administrative forums helps clients address procedural requirements, develop the record, and present legal and financial issues in the setting where the dispute must be resolved.

Shawn R. Romano combines litigation experience with an accounting background and a practice focused on practical problem solving for individuals and businesses. Romano has also participated in professional, board, and pro bono service. His practice work is centered on helping clients understand complex disputes, organize the relevant facts and financial information, and pursue a reasoned strategy in civil litigation, business conflicts, insurance matters, and tax proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Romano & Associates, PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Taxation Committee, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Executive Committee and Board of Governors, West Virginia Association for Justice
• Member, Kanawha County Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Former Advisory Panel Member, American Bar Association
• Legacy Member, John A. Field American Inn of Court
• Board Member, West Virginia Rivers Coalition
• Former Board Member, The West Virginia Fund For The Arts
• Former Board Member, Arts Council of Kanawha Valley
• Former Board Member and Former Executive Committee Member, West Virginia Child Advocacy Network
• Member, West Virginia Mountain Bike Association
• Member, Kanawha Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited
• Member, Sierra Club
• Member, West Virginia Sportsman’s Association
• Member, National Sporting Clays Association

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wheeling Jesuit College
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting

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