Trey Simmerman

Trey Simmerman is an attorney with Simmerman Law Office, PLLC in Clarksburg, West Virginia. His practice includes civil litigation involving complex personal injury, oil and gas disputes, public-sector matters, and insurance litigation. He handles cases from inception through resolution and has worked as both first-chair and second-chair trial counsel. His work further includes representation of municipalities and public bodies in North Central West Virginia.

Simmerman graduated from the College of Wooster and earned a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. He later earned an M.S. in Risk Management and Insurance from Florida State University. The specialized insurance and risk-management degree aligns directly with a substantial part of his practice, including insurance disputes, bad faith matters, reinsurance issues, cyber risk, and other emerging questions involving commercial and operational risk.

Simmerman has negotiated and litigated disputes involving mineral rights, surface-use agreements, pipeline and right-of-way agreements, leases, operating agreements, royalties, and drilling arrangements. His insurance work includes helping insured individuals and businesses pursue policy benefits through litigation, negotiation, and demands to carriers. He has further worked on reinsurance, cyber and technology risk, artificial intelligence risk, and other emerging insurance and risk-management topics.

Trey Simmerman brings a combination of litigation experience and specialized risk-management education to civil disputes in West Virginia. He practices before state and federal courts and also appears before forums such as the Public Service Commission and National Labor Relations Board. His work spans injury claims, oil and gas matters, insurance disputes, public-sector litigation, and emerging risk issues that require careful evaluation of contracts, coverage, and business exposure.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Simmerman Law Office, PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Florida State University
  Master of Science (MS) in Risk Management and Insurance (MS-RMI)

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