About Our Attorneys

James R. Sheatsley, 
Attorney at Law

Admitted to practice since 1978 in all State Courts in West Virginia and Ohio and received his undergraduate and legal education at The Ohio State University.  He is licensed to practice in West Virginia Federal Courts, United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Fourth Circuit, United States Tax Court and United States Court of Federal Claims.  His practice emphasizes personal injury, commercial litigation, business and real estate.

Current Practice
  • President of Gorman, Sheatsley & Company, L.C.
  • Civil Practice including litigation and general representation of individuals as well as small businesses.
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio Bar 1978
  • West Virginia Bar 1978
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 1978
  • United States Tax Court 1982
  • United States Court of Appeals Fourth Appellate Circuit 1985
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1993
  • United States Court of Federal Claims 1995
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia 1997
Professional Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • West Virginia Bar Association
  • Raleigh County Bar Association
  • Member of West Virginia State Bar District Nine Character Committee

Amy Vickers Fritz, 
Attorney at Law

Admitted to practice since 1994 in all State Courts in West Virginia and since 1995 in all State Courts in Virginia and received her undergraduate and legal education at Washington and Lee University.  She is licensed to practice in the West Virginia Southern District Federal Courts, United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Tax Court and United States Court of Federal Claims.  Her practice emphasizes real estate, estate planning, business and civil matters.

Current Practice
  • Secretary and Treasurer of Gorman, Sheatsley & Company, L.C.
  • Civil Practice including litigation and general representation of individuals as well as small businesses.
Bar Admissions
  • West Virginia Bar 1994
  • Virginia Bar 1995
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 1994
  • United States Court of Appeals Fourth Appellate Circuit 1995
  • United States Court of Federal Claims 1995
  • United States Tax Court 1997
Professional Memberships
  • West Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Raleigh County Bar Association
  • Commissioner of Raleigh County Mental Hygiene

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