Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2024 : West Virginia
Band 2
About
Provided by Bowles Rice LLP
More than 40 of our lawyers handle litigation matters from seven, strategically located offices. Our lawyers represent clients before all federal, state and administrative forums in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and the surrounding region.
Our litigation team provides sound advice and counsel to clients on litigation matters involving:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
- Asbestos Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Class Actions Defense
- Coal Litigation
- Contract/Business Disputes
- Condemnation and Eminent Domain
- Construction Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Deliberate Intent and Workplace Safety
- Electronic Discovery
- Environmental Litigation
- ERISA Litigation
- Extra-Contractual/Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation
- Federal Black Lung Defense
- Financial Services Litigation
- Health Care Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Analysis
- Insurance Defense
- Labor & Employment Disputes
- Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) Defense
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Product Liability Defense
- Professional Liability Defense
- Workers’ Compensation
We help our clients avoid litigation, where possible, by providing advice and counsel based upon our experience and sound judgment. When litigation cannot, or should not, be avoided, we provide aggressive courtroom representation. Our litigators work with clients to plan and prepare for litigation in advance, in order to protect the client's long-term needs and interests.
Chambers Review
Bowles Rice LLP advises on major class actions in the banking industry and on high-profile natural resources cases, including fracking-related disputes. It maintains expertise in insurance, governmental affairs, employment and construction cases, and is bolstered by a dedicated financial services litigation group. The firm acts for local and national clients and has additional expertise in white-collar crime and RICO cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The practitioners in the team are very knowledgeable."
"The team is very responsive and proactive. They handle complex and sophisticated matters."
"The practitioners in the team are very knowledgeable."
"The team is very responsive and proactive. They handle complex and sophisticated matters."
Notable Practitioners
Stuart McMillan chairs the firm's litigation practice and is experienced in representing clients at trials before federal and state courts. He acts for clients on a broad range of disputes including those relating to professional negligence and insurance claims.
"Stuart is very professional, very knowledgeable, a very good communicator and very thorough. He is a pleasure to work with."
Mark Adkins is a respected litigator who handles a range of disputes. His clients include banks and engineering companies.
"He does an excellent job."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bowles Rice LLP
West Virginia
Members
Provided by Bowles Rice LLP
Aaron Boone
Andrew Stonestreet
Charles F. Printz, Jr.
Charles Wise, III
Corey Palumbo
David Mohler
Diana Jacobs
Fazal Shere
Floyd Boone
Gabriele Wohl
Grayson O'Saile
Hannah Dennis
J. Tyler Barton
J. Tyler Mayhew
Jennifer B. Hagedorn
Jordan C. Maddy
Joshua Lanham
Kaitlyn McKitrick
Karly King
Kendra Amick
Kenneth Webb, Jr.
Leigh Anne Wilson
Liana L. Stinson
Lindsay M. Gainer
Marc Mignault
Mario Bordogna
Patrick Timony
Robert Bays
Robert J. Kent
Ryan Moore
Ryan Nash
Head of Department
Unaiza Riaz Tyree
W. Taylor Frankovitch
William Lorensen
Zachary Rosencrance