Linda Nelson Garrett
Summersville, West Virginia
Phone: 304-872-6981
Toll Free: 800-296-6979
Fax: 304-345-0375
Experience
Linda Garrett has represented injured workers for 31 years, primarily in workers compensation and personal injury claims. She was a Bar Foundation Fellow of the year 2009. She is a member of the WV State Bar & WV AAJ. A former member of the House of Delegates & former elected prosecuting attorney for Webster County, WV. Linda Garrett has dedicated her career to representing injured workers.
Areas of Practice
- Workers Compensation
- Workplace Injury
- Mining and Logging Injuries
- Heavy Equipment Injuries
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, 1977
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
- J.D.
- Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
- B.A. – 1974
- Major: English/Psychology
Honors and Awards
- 2009 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow
Professional Associations and Memberships
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Association of Justice, Board Member
- American Association of Justice, Workers Compensation SubCommittee
Pro Bono Activities
- Summersville Rotary Club
- Nicholas County Community Action Partnership Board of Director Member
- Friends-R-Fun Board of Directors (former)