Attorney Profile

Patrick S. Cassidy

Patrick S. Cassidy is a 1966 graduate of Madonna High School in Weirton, West Virginia, and obtained his B.A. degree in philosophy from Wheeling College in 1970. He received a Juris Doctor degree in 1973 from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Cassidy was a principal in the firm Cassidy, Cogan, Shapell & Voegelin, L.C. (started as O’Brien & O’Brien in 1903) for nearly 50 years, where he has historically represented employees, unions and other individuals in Civil Rights Matters, Employment Claims, Disability Claims, and other issues related to their workplace or professional careers. He has also represented clients in Personal Injury Claims, Disputes against Insurance Companies, Banks, Health Plans, and Pension Funds, as well as Corruption and Whistleblower Claims against government officials and entities, as well as private employers. 

As of January 1, 2023, Mr. Cassidy has been engaging in the solo practice of law and consulting at CASSIDY LAW, P.L.L.C. Mr. Cassidy is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio, and is a member of the West Virginia State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National and West Virginia Employment Law Associations, the Ohio County Bar Association, the Belmont County Bar Association, the American Bar Association Committee on International Labor Law, and the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee.

Mr. Cassidy has consistently received the highest peer evaluation from Martindale-Hubbell (AV Preeminent Rating), and has been a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1999.

Mr. Cassidy has also been active in community affairs, and served as Co-Chairman of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Task Force, and was the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation, serving in both capacities for a total of ten years during which time WNHAC designed and developed the Wheeling Artisan Center, the Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center, and Wheeling’s Heritage Port. He has served on a number of other community boards, and currently serves as the IAC Chair of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Humanities Council.

He is also co-founder with his wife, Mary Ellen Cassidy, and President of the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science Foundation (http://walswheeling.org) of Wheeling, West Virginia. In that capacity, he has been involved in various educational presentations for lawyers and the public on many aspects of the law; has written extensively on issues of Economic Justice and the Rule of Law, and served as Visiting Professor at the Brest State University in Brest, Belarus, and the Immanuel Kant University in Kaliningrad, Russia, lecturing on issues of Employment Law, Economic Justice, and the Rule of Law.

Mr. Cassidy also wrote, produced, and directed an original music drama (with music by collaborator Dr. Geoffrey Schoolar of Houston, Texas) entitled “The Good European,” which had its world premiere in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 25, 2000, and is based on the last day of the life of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He has also published a novel, “la cerca,” which is a fictional account of the philosophical adventure leading up to the creation of “The Good European.”

He has also written and regularly performs a one-man play entitled, “In Closing, F., as in Father,” based on his father’s experiences of growing up in Appalachia, as a coal miner, steelworker, and POW of Nazi Germany during WWII, and lessons learned about what it really means to be an American Citizen, and respect for the Rule of Law. (For information on “booking” a presentation of “In Closing, F., as in Father,” click here. Mr. Cassidy has advocated his entire professional career for a Jobs First Agenda.

Samantha N. Pearl, Associate

(Baltimore, MD)

Samantha Pearl is an associate attorney with experience in complex civil litigation, including employment law, civil rights, medical malpractice, personal injury, entertainment law, and consumer protection. A dedicated advocate for mental health, disability rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, she also has a strong interest in international human rights.

Samantha earned her Juris Doctor from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she received a certificate from the Comparative and International Law Institute. During law school, she served as a Staff Editor for the Catholic University Law Review and held multiple leadership positions, including founding President of the Gender & Sexuality Law Forum, Vice Justice of Phi Alpha Delta, and Captain of the Mock Trial Team.

Now, in addition to her legal practice, Samantha coaches Phi Alpha Delta’s Mock Trial Team, mentoring law students in trial advocacy and litigation strategy. Samantha also serves as a Board Member for the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (“WALS”) Foundation.

Originally from Wheeling, West Virginia, Samantha is a first-generation college graduate, and the proud granddaughter of a coal miner. Samantha is licensed to practice in Maryland.

Daniel Weimer, Associate

(Wheeling, WV)

Daniel Weimer is an associate attorney focusing on complex civil litigation, including wrongful termination, discrimination and civil rights, fraud actions, and whistleblower protection. He also has experience with and a deep interest in environmental law, particularly in the Ohio Valley and Appalachian region.

While working as a clerk at Cassidy Law, Daniel earned his Juris Doctor from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Duquesne University, Evening Division, graduating Magna Cum Laude and with a concentration in environmental law. During law school he completed internships with Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services and Protect PT (a non-profit focused on citizen’s environmental and legal rights) and received numerous academic awards.

Prior to his legal career, Daniel was as a professor of history at colleges in West Virginia and Texas. He is the author of a book and multiple articles on the history of drug control and addiction in the United States and internationally and continues to remain current on those topics. He holds a Ph. D. in history from Kent State University.

A first-generation college graduate, Daniel was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and currently resides in Wheeling with his wife. He serves as a Board Member for the Wheeling Academy of Law and Science (“WALS”) Foundation and enjoys being outdoors, attending concerts, and playing guitar in his spare time.

Daniel is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, with admissions pending in West Virginia and Ohio.