About Paul Frampton Jr.

Paul L. Frampton, Jr. is an experienced litigator representing employees who are wrongfully terminated or harassed at work. Since 2003, he has represented his clients in a litany of employment claims, such as employment discrimination claims, wrongful termination claims, sexual harassment claims, whistleblower claims, retaliation claims, workers' compensation discrimination claims, FMLA claims, violation of public policy claims, both federal and state wage payment and overtime issues, free speech and constitutional claims. In addition to his work on behalf of mistreated employees, Paul also has experience litigating, among other things, claims of personal injury, automobile accidents, medical malpractice and insurance issues. Paul has represented his clients in state circuit courts, magistrate courts, federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts, federal appeals court, arbitration proceedings, unemployment proceedings, grievance proceedings, focus groups and mediations. Additionally, Paul has represented numerous clients before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

When a case goes to trial, Paul has the experience and knowledge necessary to give his clients a best result possible. He has represented numerous clients at trial and has been recognized for the success he has achieved for his clients by membership in The Million Dollar Advocates Forum and The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Paul is a native of Huntington, West Virginia and resides in Cross Lanes, West Virginia with his wife and four children. He is active in his community and his church.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC

These results are credited to Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.5 millionSettlementTop 10 in West Virginia · #6

A 14-year-old high school freshman was riding home from a soccer match with her father on Interstate 79 when their vehicle struck the rear of a flatbed semi hauling lumber uphill at 21 mph in the dark. The plaintiffs' case was that the truck should never have been on that road: overloaded by more than 11,000 pounds, inadequately lit, and driven by a man not properly licensed for it.

Circuit Court of Putnam County, WV · 2025Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$1 millionSettlement

Edmond Exline, 45, a paranoid schizophrenic apparently in the middle of a mental-health episode, was walking beside Interstate 81 near Martinsburg when three State Police troopers detained him. Tasers were deployed multiple times. He became unresponsive and was pronounced dead. The State Police settled for $1 million.

Circuit Court of Kanawha County, WV · 2024Civil RightsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

West Virginia University College of Law
J.D., 2003
Marshall University
Undergraduate, 2000

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of West Virginia
State Bar of Kentucky
State Bar of North Carolina

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.