Find Lawyers in Charleston, West Virginia

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...

With over 44 years of experience, Robert V. Berthold, Jr. is a dedicated and compassionate trial lawyer. His focus is mainly in medical malpractice cases, including cases concerning birth injury and brain injury. He also handles coal mining accidents, product liability issues, complex auto/trucking accidents, industrial accidents, and insurance bad faith. In 2002, Attorney Berthold served as co-counsel in a fifty million dollar jury verdict, a case that garnered one of the top 100 verdicts in...

Area of Emphasis Matt Casto is a shareholder in the Energy and Natural Resources and Litigation groups of Babst Calland. His practice is focused on energy and real property matters, including the oil and gas industry with an emphasis on commercial, administrative and general litigation. Mr. Casto represents clients in connection with contract and lease disputes, pipeline litigation, toxic torts and energy and mineral law matters including, but not limited to, surface disputes, royalty, leasin...

Julia A. Chincheck is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the firm’s Commercial and Financial Services Group. She concentrates her practice on Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law, with additional emphasis on complex commercial transactions and business work-outs for banking and other commercial lenders, and commercial litigation. Ms. Chincheck is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy law, creditors’ rights and the Uniform Commercial Code, and she has auth...

Lynn Clarke serves as Special Counsel in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and is a member of the Benefits Group. Ms. Clarke advises employers on ERISA and tax compliance for employee benefit plans and provides advice concerning executive compensation planning. She often provides advice on benefits matters and executive compensation to clients involved in mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Clarke also provides fiduciary advisory services, including consulting, training and educational seminars ...

Dwayne E. Cyrus joined Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC in May 1999 and became a member of the firm in January 2001. Mr. Cyrus’s practice is focused in the areas of insurance coverage, agent errors and omissions, professional liability, public entity, and tort defense litigation.Mr. Cyrus has over 25 years experience in handling insurance defense cases and claims, including coverage issues at both the trial and appellate levels. He previously served as Claims Legal Counsel for Nation...

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 ...

Holly DiCocco has been a litigation attorney since 2000. Prior to joining the Berthold Law Firm, PLLC in 2011, Holly’s practice focused upon the defense of doctors, hospitals, and large companies in medical professional liability and employer liability actions. Today, Holly concentrates her practice on pursuing the rights of plaintiffs in medical malpractice, employment discrimination, wrongful death, and personal injury cases. Holly received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business A...

A member of DiTrapano Barrett DiPiero McGinley & Simmons, PLLC, Tim DiPiero spent six years (1977–1983) as an assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia in Charleston, WV before entering private practice. Prior to his tenure with DiTrapano Barrett DiPiero McGinley & Simmons, PLLC, he was a Member of DiTrapano & Jackson which he joined in 1983, and also DiTrapano Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame i...

Area of Emphasis Steven Green is a Shareholder in the Energy and Natural Resources Group of Babst Calland. His practice is focused on energy matters, primarily upon advising and representing corporate clients within the oil and gas industry. Mr. Green’s oil and natural gas practice includes a wide range of matters including oil and gas title opinions, title examinations, title defect and curative work, civil and administrative litigation, transactional advice, and regulatory compliance ...

Ronda L. Harvey is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and concentrates her practice in deliberate intent actions, products liability and insurance bad faith and coverage cases. Her most recent achievements include defending a large West Virginia employer in a deliberate intent trial and winning a complete defense verdict. Ms. Harvey has also represented defendants in mass tort and complex products liability civil actions. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute, servi...

Tom Heywood has significant experience in health care, banking and corporate/commercial law, and is frequently called upon by clients and community leaders for advice on business matters related to acquisitions, divestitures and other transactional matters. An experienced facilitator, he regularly assists businesses and organizations in the strategic planning process. As a former Chief of Staff to the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, Tom has extensive experie...

Both in his 38 year legal career and through his 18 years of service as Chairman of the Investor’s Committee of the West Virginia Investment Management Board, Roger Hunter has worked extensively in matters involving the capital markets and financial institutions, including large financings, bond issues, securities offerings, securities regulation, and mergers and acquisitions. His work has involved both domestic and international companies and transactions. Currently, Roger's primary pr...

Diana L. Jacobs is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and focuses her practice on litigation, with an emphasis on toxic tort litigation, products liability, premises liability, class actions and asbestos litigation. She also has experience defending medical monitoring claims. Prior to joining the firm, she was Assistant Prosecutor with the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office, and also served three years in private practice. Ms. Jacobs received her bachelor of arts degree i...

Tom Lane is a partner in the Charleston, West Virginia office of Bowles Rice and is licensed to practice law in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He practices primarily in the areas of natural resources, coal, oil and gas, commercial real estate, zoning and land development This practice ranges from complex transactions of mineral property and companies to complex litigation of natural resource issues. He also engages in lobbying and government relations, particularly on issues affecting the mi...

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, antitrust compliance and corporate governance 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 committees, and the profession...

I defend and advise health care providers, public entities, and businesses. I help my clients through the litigation process by providing aggressive representation and sound advice. I also help clients avoid litigation through proactive risk management and improved communication skills. My special areas of interest include: the defense of ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals; the defense of emergency department physicians; the defense of architects and engineers; the defense of m...

Stuart A. McMillan is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice LLP and leader of the firm’s Mass & Toxic Torts Practice Group. His primary practice areas include civil trial and appellate litigation and he tries cases in both federal and state courts throughout West Virginia. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, including libel, defamation, trespass and bodily injury lawsuits. Mr. McMillan is experienced in and frequently lectures on issues pertaining to civil litigation...

Area of Emphasis Timothy Miller is a shareholder in the Energy and Natural Resources and Litigation groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Miller is primarily involved in general civil litigation and has tried more than 30 significant cases to jury trial conclusion in the federal courts in both the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, and numerous state courts. He has significant experience with complex litigation before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel and the Supreme Court of Appe...

David A. Mohler has actively been trying personal injury cases for the past 30 years, with more than 200 jury trials completed to verdict winning 90 percent. Mr. Mohler practices in Charleston, West Virginia, but has appeared in most every county in the state except Hampshire and Hardy Counties. He also handles the appellate work on his cases and has at least seven West Virginia Supreme Court cases reported in his favor. He has tried cases involving workplace injury, trucking accidents, well ...

Marc Monteleone is the Managing Partner of Bowles Rice, acting as the firm’s CEO. His responsibilities include leadership, management and administration of the firm. Marc’s legal practice includes federal and state taxation, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas law, construction law, commercial law and real estate development. He also serves as the chairman of the firm’s Small Business Development Team, which assists small businesses in all matters, from formation through d...

Education J.D., Brooklyn Law School (1986) Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review B.A., Yale University (1981) Bar Admissions West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals U.S. Court of Appeals of the 4th Circuit U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia Affiliations American Bar Association West Virginia State Bar West Virginia Bar Association Kanawha County Bar Association West Virginia Bankers Association Chair, PIECES Advisory Council Co-Chair, George Washington Hi...

George Patterson is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the Coal, Oil & Gas Practice Group. He has a wide variety of legal experience, but now limits his practice to matters involving oil and gas, coal and commercial real estate law. Mr. Patterson is a Trustee of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation and served as chairman of its Oil and Gas Committee (1996 - 1997). He was named to Best Lawyers in America in the area of oil and gas law and named a 2010 West V...

Area of Emphasis Kip Power is a shareholder in the Energy and Natural Resources and Litigation groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Power helps clients comply with environmental laws and defend related litigation while keeping their businesses running profitably. He regularly represents companies when permitting and enforcement disputes arise, and he has successfully negotiated favorable resolutions of a number of sensitive and company-critical matters under a wide range of federal and state environm...

Areas of Emphasis Charles Saffer is senior counsel in the Energy and Natural Resources and Corporate and Commercial groups of Babst Calland. His practice is focused on real estate and mineral title matters for corporate clients within the commercial and oil and gas industries. He has experience in examining and certifying mineral titles in counties throughout West Virginia. Mr. Saffer has also represented property owners in commercial real estate transactions including leasing, acquisitions a...

Ben Salango is a founding member of Salango Law, PLLC. He has over twenty three years of experience in personal injury litigation and has tried more than 50 civil jury trials in West Virginia. Mr. Salango has argued numerous cases in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has proudly recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. His cases have been featured na...

Area of Emphasis Mychal Schulz is a shareholder in the Litigation, Employment & Labor Services, and Energy & Natural Resources groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Schulz has extensive experience litigating matters in state and federal courts throughout West Virginia. He has been lead trial counsel in both state and federal courts on a variety of matters, including employment, premises liability, insurance bad faith and coverage, commercial, officers and directors liability, ERISA, product li...

Howard Seufer, Jr. has spent his professional life working with public school leaders to solve public school problems and improve public education in compliance with state and federal school laws. A partner in the regional commercial, energy and defense law firm of Bowles Rice LLP headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, Howard has advised and represented all 55 of West Virginia’s county boards of education, all of its regional education service agencies, the West Virginia School Boa...

Founding member David L. Shuman is one of West Virginia’s most highly-regarded medical malpractice defense attorneys. Mr. Shuman has successfully represented West Virginia physicians for more than forty years. His practice includes defending physicians in malpractice cases and defending medical product liability cases. His practice varies from representing individual physicians to large physician groups who have been entangled with mass tort litigation concerning products such as breast...

Camden P. Siegrist is a partner in the Bowles Rice Charleston office and a member of the Commercial and Financial Services Practice Group. His primary practice areas include municipal bonds and related governmental financings, securities and commercial transactions. He has been a practicing attorney since 1984. In addition, Mr. Siegrist was issued a certificate in 1985 by the West Virginia Board of Accountancy designating him as a Certified Public Accountant. He is a retired Lieutenant Colone...

For more than twenty years, Lonnie C. Simmons has fought on behalf of the little guys, ensuring they get their day in court. He started his legal career as a writ clerk at the West Virginia Supreme Court in 1982, before spending five years as a personal clerk for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Thomas B. Miller. After completing his tenure with Justice Miller, Mr. Simmons began his career as a litigator representing injured plaintiffs. A significant portion of Mr. Simmons' caseload involv...

Melody Simpson serves as Special Counsel in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and is a member of the Benefits Group. Ms. Simpson practices in the areas of employee benefits, executive compensation, ERISA and tax-exempt organizations, with particular emphasis on qualified retirement plans (including governmental plans) and executive compensation, including 409A non-qualified deferred compensation issues. A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, she practiced law at a Charleston law firm ...

William R. Slicer, an experienced AV Preeminent rated trial lawyer, has been defending national and local companies since 1989. He has defended cases involving catastrophic accidents, injuries, discrimination, harassment, business interruption, product defects, property damage, excessive force, municipal liability, construction disputes, and exposure to asbestos, silica, radon, and chemicals.Mr. Slicer has also successfully defended commercial construction companies, trucking companies, engin...

Area of Emphasis Robert Stonestreet focuses his practice on land, energy, and environmental law. 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 exposure, and complex commercial disputes. During his nearly 20 years in practice, Mr. Stonestreet has tried multiple cases to verdict before sta...

Amy J. Tawney is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the firm’s Commercial and Financial Services Practice Group and the Financial Services Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Tawney focuses her practice on banking and mergers and acquisitions. Her banking practice involves advising clients on compliance with federal and state regulations, corporate governance issues, compliance with securities laws and drafting loan documentation for corporate loan transactions...

Ken Webb is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a Leader of the Business Litigation Practice Group. His primary practice areas include business litigation, shareholders’ rights litigation, construction disputes, insurance coverage disputes and professional liability defense. He has represented all types of business entities in a variety of legal disputes including the disassociation of lawyers, doctors and dentists, banking litigation, restrictive covenant and non-comp...

Constance H. Weber recently joined Littler Mendelson, P.C. She began her legal career with Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC where she practiced primarily in the area of Employment Law for over 20 years. She lead the firm’s marketing committee. Ms. Weber has been listed among The Best Lawyers In America© since 2014. As part of her practice, Ms. Weber regularly advises West Virginia employers as to the implementation of employment policies and procedures as well as their application to sp...

Area of Emphasis Katrina Bowers is a shareholder in Babst Calland’s Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, and Energy and Natural Resources groups. Ms. Bowers currently serves as General Counsel to the West Virginia International Yeager Airport, and as general counsel and advisor to airports in West Virginia, on day-to-day legal and business matters, such as compliance with West Virginia and federal law, employment and litigation matters, corporate governance, and contract negotiations. ...

Caleb B. David joined Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC as an associate in 2015. Mr. David maintains a diverse practice in high-stakes litigation in various industries, including medical malpractice, construction defect litigation, architect and engineering liability, state and municipal liability, civil rights litigation, and insurance coverage and bad faith. Mr. David has experience defending clients in class action claims in both state and federal courts and before the West Virginia Mass Litigat...

Patrick J. Salango is a native of Raleigh County, West Virginia. In 2008, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University and then attended Thomas M. Cooley School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2011. Mr. Salango represents clients in cases involving automobile accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, employment discrimination, and on-the-job injuries.

Kristy Salango Smith is a native of Raleigh County, West Virginia. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University and her law degree from Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. Mrs. Salango Smith, her husband, Matt, and their two children currently reside in Charleston. Mrs. Salango Smith has committed her career and practice to civil litigation, with a particular passion for medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, employment discrimi...