William Parsons, a third-generation attorney and veteran trial lawyer, is a native of Huntington, WV. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from West Virginia University in 1976, after which he practiced law in West Virginia, the surrounding states, and Washington, D.C. He is licensed to practice in all courts in West Virginia, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Parsons, who in his later years in the practice, concentrated his efforts representing injured clients in medical malpractice and personal injury cases, began his practice as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Cabell County, West Virginia. Thereafter, he continued practicing both criminal and civil law in Wheeling, West Virginia. He is the past president of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and was voted that organization's Member of the Year (1990-91). He is an FAA certified instrument rated pilot. The father of two sons and four grandsons, Parsons is married to Donna Crow, also an attorney. "Variegated Justice" is his second novel. His first novel, "Preferential Treatment," a medical-legal novel, was published in 2016.