Jackson Kelly is honored to announce that fourteen attorneys have been named Super Lawyers in West Virginia, while eight were named Rising Stars. Two of the Firm’s attorneys, Ellen Cappellanti and Thomas Hurney, Jr., were named Top Ten lawyers in the Mountain State. Cappellanti and Hurney are among six Jackson Kelly Attorneys who have been recognized by the publication for at least twenty years. The others are Stephen Crislip, Mark Dellinger, Robert McLusky, and Michael Victorson.
The 2026 Jackson Kelly Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are listed below.
CHARLESTON
1. Aliff, Robby J. – PI Med Mal: Defense
2. Callas, Gretchen M. – Civil Lit: Defense
3. Cappellanti, Ellen S. – Business/Corp
4. Crislip, Stephen R. – Prof. Liability: Defense
5. Dellinger, Mark H. – Employment & Labor
6. Hall, Jill E. – Employment & Labor
7. Hurney, Jr., Thomas J. – Class Action
8. McLusky, Robert G. – Environmental
9. Sebok, Albert F. – Civil Lit: Defense
10. Tawney, Kenneth E. – Energy & Resources
11. Victorson, Michael B. – PI – Products: Defense
MARTINSBURG
12. Snowden, Susan R. – Insurance Coverage
MORGANTOWN
13. Adkins, Wendy – General Lit
14. Snyder, Kathy L. – Workers’ Comp.
2026 West Virginia Rising Stars
CHARLESTON
15. Harlow, Candice M., – PI Med Mal: Defense
16. Hurney, Grace – Employment & Labor
17. Mero, Julie, – Government Finance
18. Presley, Nicklaus A – Utilities
19. Wessels, Blair E., – General Lit
20. Wilson, Ben – Employment & Labor
21. Zopp, Jeffrey P., – Mergers & Acq
MORGANTOWN
22. Warder, Zachary H. – Construction Lit