We both believe that we must first be good people in order to be good lawers. We choose to act as positive forces in the world - to try to make changes in the way things are to make them better. We have a low tolerance for what we perceive as unfair and we vigorously pursue our clients' causes.
We strive for professional excellence as a matter of personal pride, and more importantly, because we must be skilled to win cases for our clients.
We strive for professional integrity and personal honor in the way we conduct our practice. We do our best to provide excellent representation to each and every client or our firm, whether the matter entrusted to us is large or small or the client rich or poor. Justice is our goal.
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Regular Office Appointments in Three Locations:
Flatwoods, WV on I-79
Webster Springs, WV
Summersville, WV
The main office is located at:
604 Point Mountain Road
Webster Springs, WV 26288
Phone: (304) 847-2773
Fax: (304) 847-2729
(Optional arrangements for appointments closer to you)
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About Montie Van Nostrand
Montie Van Nostrand
Area of Practice: Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income
Montie Van Nostrand represents injured and disabled clients of all ages in the effort to obtain monthly Social Security Disability and/or Supplemental Security Income benefits and the medical care which accompanies these awards. She is a former chairperson of the West Virginia State Bar Committee on Social Security. She is an author of a chapter on Social Security Disability Practice in the West Virginia State Bar Handbook for West Virginia Lawyers.
Montie Van Nostrand has appeared before more than a hundred different administrative law judges. She has practiced before the Offices of Hearings and Appeals of Charleston, West Virginia; Huntington, West Virginia; Morgantown, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and Charlottesville, VA. She regularly files Social Security appeals in the United States District Courts of the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia. She is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of the Fourth Circuit and has practiced pro hac vice before the Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit.
Montie Van Nostrand represented the appellant in Coffman v. Bowen, 829 F. 2d 514 (4th Cir. 1987). She is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants, Representatives (NOSSCR) and a former member of the board of directors representing the five states of the Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia.
Montie Van Nostrand is a graduate of the West Virginia University School of Law and a member of the West Virginia State Bar. Her undergraduate degree was earned at Furman University.
Montie Van Nostrand is married to the famous West Virginia potter, Brian Van Nostrand. They are the parents of Lise-Marie Van Nostrand Shickert, M.A. of Louisville, Ky, and Bryson Van Nostrand, architect and proprietor of Lascaux MicroTheatre, of Buckhannon, WV.
Montie Van Nostrand is involved in public interest and environmental protection issues, outside of her practice of law. She is a member/supporter of the Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned Scientists, Natural Resources Defense Council, GreenPeace, EarthJustice, Interfaith Alliance, Citizens for Global Solutions, Fair Media Project, National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare, A.C.T., VOTE SMART, West Virginia Citizens Action Group, Co-op America, League of Women Voters, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, Friends of West Virginia Public Radio, and World Link TV.
At the local level, Montie Van Nostrand and her family have been active in Put Children First, Inc. a non-profit organization dedicated to the children of Hacker Valley Grade School. She assists her community from time to time with pro bono legal projects involving country churches and cemeteries.
Please Call: 304-847-2773
Please Call: 304-847-2773