Angela W. Konrad

Ellen L. Maxwell-Hoffman is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice. She concentrates her practice in the areas of general corporate and commercial law, including acquisitions and finance, corporate governance, compliance programs and training, business ethics and economic development. She frequently provides legal counsel regarding the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act, federal and state election law, in particular as to the administration and operation of political action comm...

Area of Emphasis Jennifer Hicks is a shareholder in the Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, Employment and Labor, and Environmental groups of Babst Calland. Ms. Hicks has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout West Virginia. These include complex class actions, breach of contract, coal and natural gas royalty disputes, lease termination disputes, condemnation, employment, nuisance, trespass, property damage, premises liability,...

Benjamin Thomas focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and commercial and financial services. He is experienced in advising businesses on various structural matters related to acquisitions and entity formation and general corporate governance matters. Ben's merger and acquisition practice involves structuring, documenting, and managing mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions. He also provides general corporate services to all sizes of bu...

Robert L. Massie is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Railroad Law. Robert L. practices law in Huntington, West Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Robert L. Massie since 2008. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recogni...

Gordon C. Lane, Sr. concentrates his practice on representation of businesses and business owners in the areas of general business law and taxation, including the purchase or sale of a business, structure of a business to maximize tax savings and asset protection, key employee incentive plans, and more. Gordon practices from the firm’s Charleston, West Virginia office. He also provides estate planning for high net-worth individuals and for business owners, where he provides one integrat...

Lesley Russo is Of Counsel in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and the leader of the Employee Benefits Group. She is a member of the firm’s Retirement Plan Investment Committee and also administers the firm’s retirement plans, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s qualified retirement plans. Ms. Russo has extensive experience in the qualified retirement and employee benefits area, representing numerous clients in all aspects of qualified and non-qualified retirement plan ...

Area of Emphasis Robert Stonestreet focuses his practice on energy and environmental law as well as commercial litigation. He has a wide array of regulatory and courtroom experience, including representation of clients in matters involving lease and land disputes, environmental permitting, enforcement actions, serious personal injury/wrongful death, land contamination, toxic torts, and complex commercial disputes. During his more than 20 years in practice, Mr. Stonestreet has tried multiple c...

Anna Price focuses her practice in the areas of simple and complex estate planning, estate administration, tax, corporations, and probate litigation. Working with a variety of clients, Anna has developed the skillset and relationships to plan for and administer estates of all levels. She practices from the firm’s Charleston, West Virginia office. Anna’s motivation is to provide clients peace of mind by helping them complete a plan they understand and appreciate. She handles the ad...

Melissa Foster Bird is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Railroad Law. Melissa Foster practices law in Huntington, West Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized Melissa Foster Bird since 2012. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Melissa Foster Bird is held by other lawyers.

Mark B. D’Antoni is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and concentrates his practice in business, energy, commercial real estate and condominium law. Mr. D'Antoni is the author of “Survey of Developments in West Virginia Law 1985: Commercial Law,” (Volume 88 West Virginia Law Review, 1985-1986) and “Survey of Developments in West Virginia Law 1985: Legislative Developments in Commerce,” (Volume 88 West Virginia Law Review, 1985-1986) A graduate of ...