Natalie Sal

Natalie J. Sal earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1991 and a law degree from West Virginia University College of Law in 1994. Ms. Sal is the founding partner of Sal Legal Group, PLLC.

Ms. Sal has served as appointed counsel for hundreds of defendants in West Virginia Circuit and Magistrate Courts. She has been a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the Northern District of West Virginia since 1999, representing defendants accused of serious felonies in our Federal Courts. She has also served as an advocate in over 300 child welfare cases, representing hundreds of children in court as their Guardian ad Litem, and working with indigent parents, over the last 30 years.

Ms. Sal has presented at numerous statewide continuing legal education trainings. She regularly volunteers in the community, providing free in-court representation to victims of domestic violence in Monongalia County, and serves on the Boards of Directors of local nonprofits Christian Help, Inc. and Libera. Ms. Sal was recognized in 2020 by the West Virginia State Bar in its “More Than a Lawyer” series for her longstanding service to the most vulnerable in our community.

Ms. Sal teaches the Courtroom Testimony course.