I have handled personal injury cases involving serious injury from reckless and negligent tractor trailer and automobile driving on roads and interstate highways like Interstate 81 and Interstate 64 in Shenandoah Valley and in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, including but not limited to Rockingham, Augusta, Page, Frederick counties in Virginia and Berkeley, Jeffereson, Hampshire, and Morgan counties and the cities of Martinsburg and Charles Town, West Virginia.
Practice areas
automobile and premise liability
26 years
Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Suppl. Security Income (SSI)
20 years
Blunt trauma and acceleration-de-acceleration mechanism of injuries involving traitor trailer and automobiles
20 years
Driver Negligence, Faulty Maintenance, Unsafe Company practices - Safety Issues and multiple DOT violations /Punitive Damages
20 years
Virginia and Missouri Workers' Compensation Injury Claim, Permanent Partial Disabilities
4 years
Tractor trailer and roll over accidents
26 years
Languages spoken
Spanish, Swahili, French
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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MO | Good Standing, Active | 2016 | 12/11/2017 |
WV | Active | 1997 | 07/10/2022 |
VA | Authorized to Practice Law | 1996 | 07/02/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Pro Bono Legal Services | State Bar of California | 1996 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney and Counselor at Law | Roger A. Ritchie, Jr. PLC | 2013 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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OARRS, INC | Co-Founder | 2014 - Present |
West Virginia State Bar | 1997 - Present | |
Virginia State Bar | 1996 - Present | |
National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives | Sustaining Member | 2009 - 2010 |
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association | Medical Legal Committee | 2003 - 2009 |
Augusta County Bar Association | 1999 - 2009 | |
Central Habitat For Humanity | Board Member | 1998 - 1999 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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U.S. Federal Court | Cases Against Social Security Adminstration Commissioner | N/A |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Covenant Theological Seminary | Master in Counseling | 2012 |
California Western School of Law | JD | 1996 |
University of Virginia | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1991 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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National College | Personal Injury Law | 2010 |
Case name | Outcome |
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WB vs. Southern AG Carriers, Inc.- US District Court Western District Harrisonburg, VA | $630,000 |
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Mark Blane, Social Security & Disability Attorney on Sep 2, 2010
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Mr. Ritchie is one of the most caring and hard working attorneys I have ever met. He is a fantastic personal injury/social security disability lawyer. He knows his craft well and does a superb legal job for all of his clients. I endorse this lawyer's work 100% and without hesitation!