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CHARLESTON, WV, August 18, 2023 – In a world that’s constantly evolving, Hendrickson & Long PLLC has not just adapted but excelled, epitomizing the very best of the legal industry. This year, the firm marks another crowning achievement as seven of the firm’s stalwart lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Charleston, WV. This honor reaffirms the commitment, passion, and dedication that each of these lawyers brings …

Charleston, WV, United States, July 6, 2022 — Hendrickson & Long PLLC, along with national firm in Paul Hastings LLP and the Education Law Center, achieved a victory for two parent-clients and their families Wednesday, July 6, 2022, as Judge Joanna Tabit of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County granted West Virginia parents’ request to halt implementation of the state’s expansive new private school voucher law. The hearing in Beaver v. Moore resulted in Judge …

Charleston, WV, United States, June 7, 2022 — Hendrickson & Long PLLC, in an effort to hold those who hurt our children accountable, pushing new lawsuits forward recently against Miracles Meadows. R. Scott Long of Hendrickson & Long, PLLC, along with co-counsel Jesse Forbes of Forbes Law Offices PLLC and Brian Kent and Guy D’Andrea of Laffey, Bucci & Kent LLP in Philadelphia, Pa., succeeded in consolidating 14 cases alleging mental, sexual and/or physical abuse …

Charleston, WV, United States, November 24, 2021 — Hendrickson & Long PLLC continues our pursuit of justice for the innocent, filing a lawsuit Tuesday, November 23, 2021, against Holz (W. Va.) special needs teacher Nancy Boggs and the Kanawha County Board of Education. David K. Hendrickson and Stephen E. Hastings of Hendrickson & Long, PLLC are proud to represent S.P. and S.P.’s family in attempting to correct a broken system and bring justice to those who victimize our community’s …

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Charleston, WV, United States, August 19, 2021 — Hendrickson & Long PLLC attorneys R. Scott Long and Gene Bailey was recently recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Bet-the-Company Litigation (Long), and for Litigation – Construction (Bailey). These top-tier distinctions further solidify Hendrickson & Long’s Tier 1 Bet-the-Company Litigation firm in Charleston, West Virginia. These three awards from Best Lawyers® demonstrate what Hendrickson & Long’s clients have known for …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORMER STUDENTS SETTLE ABUSE CLAIMS AT CLOSED WEST VIRGINIA BOARDING SCHOOL FOR RECORD $51.9 MILLION DOLLARS MEDIA CONTACT:  SCOTT LONG: (304) 346-5500, scott@handl.com Twenty-nine former students at the Miracle Meadows School in Salem, W.Va., who were child victims of serious sexual and physical abuse, settled their claims for a total of $51.9 million dollars following years of litigation against the school. The total settlement amount is believed to be a record for …

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** On Friday, June 12, 2020, Jack Tinney of Hendrickson & Long, P.L.L.C., obtained the first compassionate release for a federal inmate in the Southern District of West Virginia. Our client (“R.W.”) was sentenced to a 60-month term of imprisonment in June of 2018. He was incarcerated at the low-security federal correctional institution at FCI Elkton. During his incarceration, R.W. experienced health issues, which caused him to be identified as medically vulnerable to …

More West Virginia University College of Law students will benefit from scholarship funding thanks to the generosity of two Charleston, W.Va., attorneys. Lawyers David Hendrickson and Scott Long have pledged $25,000 to the College of Law Class of 1982 and 1983 Scholarship. Hendrickson is a 1982 graduate; Long earned his degree in 1983. They are partners in the law firm of Hendrickson and Long PLLC. Both made the gift in hopes of inspiring more giving …

Hendrickson & Long PLLC attorney Jeffry Hall recently was selected as 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants in the Charleston area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high …

Hendrickson & Long sponsored “Team Mary Lou” in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Appalachian Power Park.  Many members of the firm joined friends and family to Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Currently, over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and before she lost her battle, our dear sweet Mary Lou Adkins was one of them. Mary Lou  was vibrant, full of life and had a great personality. …