James B. Zimarowski

Suite 200
265 High Street
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
Phone:  (304) 292-7492
Fax:      (304) 292-7496 
email:   zimarows@mountain.net  

Jim Zimarowski is well known from the media accounts of his jury trials as the preeminent criminal defense attorney in North Central West Virginia. 
Mr. Zimarowski has been doing trial work, both criminal and civil, for over twenty-five years.

Martindale-Hubbell's peer rating for Jim Zimarowski is an "AV"- the highest  available at the "preeminent" level for legal ability and ethics.  Very few attorneys in Monongalia County have such a high peer rating.

Jim Zimarowski is a product of West Virginia educational institutions.   He has six degrees: five from West Virginia institutions.  He holds two undergraduate degrees from West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery, and two Masters degrees from Marshall University.  Mr. Zimarowski's first law degree is from West Virginia University where he served on Law Review and graduated near the top of his class, earning the prestigious Order of the Coif.  He went on to earn a post doctoral degree in Law  from the University of Illinois.  Academically his credentials are unparalleled.  Mr. Zimarowski has published numerous scholarly and law review articles which are cited and used by many scholars in the fields of labor, economics, and employment law. 

Graduate Study in Law

Graduate Study

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science

Mathematics minor

July, 1977

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Economics minor

Undergraduate Study

West Virginia Institute of Technology

Montgomery, West Virginia

Bachelor of Science (B.S) in (Engineering) Management

Economics Minor

May, 1974

      The ability to communicate is essential in a trial attorney.  Jim Zimarowski has experience as both a criminal defense attorney and prosecutor.  Mr. Zimarowski has worked as an engineer, educator, and researcher.  He has published scholarly articles and taught legal topics in labor/employment law and trial advocacy at universities including West Virginia University and University of Notre Dame.  Mr.  Zimarowski routinely appears as a presenter at Continuing Legal Education seminars and serves on various judicial/legal rules committees.
      Jim Zimarowski also has farmer and cattle breeder to his credentials.   As the owner of Crooked Stump Farm, he raises purebred Scottish Highland Cattle and Jerusalem Donkeys and actively works the farm in the mountains of Preston County, West Virginia.
      Jim Zimarowski brings years of experience, the ability to communicate effectively with both judges and laypersons, and credibility to the courtroom and legal process.