J. Mark Adkins
Recognized since 2011
Charleston, West Virginia
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Construction
J. Mark Adkins is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. His primary areas of practice include business litigation, commercial and contract disputes, financial services/banking litigation, energy litigation, construction litigation, election law and products liability litigation.
A native of Salt Rock, West Virginia, Mr. Adkins received his J.D. in 1997 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Centre College in 1994.
Mr. Adkins is admitted to practice in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association and the past President of the Young Lawyers Section. Mr. Adkins has also served as an officer of the Kanawha County Bar Association and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. He also serves as chairman of the West Virginia State Bar Legal Outreach Committee.
He has been recognized with an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, he has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Construction and by Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation.
A native of Salt Rock, West Virginia, Mr. Adkins received his J.D. in 1997 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Centre College in 1994.
Mr. Adkins is admitted to practice in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association and the past President of the Young Lawyers Section. Mr. Adkins has also served as an officer of the Kanawha County Bar Association and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. He also serves as chairman of the West Virginia State Bar Legal Outreach Committee.
He has been recognized with an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, he has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Construction and by Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Mark-Adkins.html
Location
- 600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Education
- West Virginia University, J.D., graduated 1997
- Centre College, BA, graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar
- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Affiliations
- Kanawha County Bar Association - Past Officer
- West Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Section - Past President
- West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Information and Referral Service Committee - Chairman
Headquarters:
Charleston, West Virginia
39 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
15 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Charleston, WV (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
Awards:
- Named Preeminent, AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Named to Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Construction)
- Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers (Business Litigation)
Publications
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