CHARLESTON, W.Va. – August 18, 2022 – Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that 76 of the firm’s lawyers were recently named in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch across the firm’s ten offices by the publication.
In addition, five Jackson Kelly PLLC lawyers were named as Best Lawyers’ 2023 Lawyers of the Year. Only a single lawyer in each area of practice in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” Those who received this honor are: Marcia Allen Broughton (Trust and Estates), Jill E. Hall (Employee Benefits Law), M. Shane Harvey (Mining Law), John W. Hays (Construction Law), and Susan R. Snowden (Appellate).
Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 12.2 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. Its founding principle remains unchanged since 1981 and forms the basis of its transparent methodology: the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are. As always, no fee or payment to participate is allowed therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
BEST LAWYERS:
Akron, OH
Mark W. Bernlohr
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
Bridgeport, WV
Marcia Allen Broughton
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Charleston, WV
Robby J. Aliff
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
David A. Barnette
Information Technology Law
Vivian H. Basdekis
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Angela L. Beblo
Financial Services Regulation Law
Christina T. Brumley
Energy Law
Christopher L. Callas
Energy Law
Gretchen M. Callas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Ellen S. Cappellanti
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Corporate Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Elizabeth S. Cimino
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Michael T. Cimino
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Stephen R. Crislip
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Mark H. Dellinger
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
William F. Dobbs, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Charles D. Dunbar
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Elizabeth B. Elmore
Oil and Gas Law
Michael M. Fisher
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Samme L. Gee
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Jill E. Hall
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Justin M. Harrison
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Gary W. Hart
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
M. Shane Harvey
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Mining Law
Timothy E. Huffman
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Chris M. Hunter
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Thomas J. Hurney, Jr.
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Charles W. Loeb, Jr.
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Mining Law
Elizabeth Osenton Lord
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Robert G. McLusky
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
John Philip Melick
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Ann B. Rembrandt
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Al F. Sebok
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mining Law
James R. Snyder
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Mining Law
Kenneth E. Tawney
Energy Law
Oil and Gas Law
James W. Thomas
Health Care Law
Robert G. Tweel
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Michael B. Victorson
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
James E. White, Jr.
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tax Law
Michelle Elmore Wooton
Oil and Gas Law
Denver, CO
Laura E. Beverage
Energy Law
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Gilbert A. Dickinson
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
John S. Zakhem
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Government Relations Practice
Real Estate Law
Evansville, IN
Charles A. Compton
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Marc D. Fine
Corporate Law
James D. Johnson
Appellate Practice
Timothy A. Klingler
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
L. Montgomery Porter
Health Care Law
Diana L. Wann
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Lexington, KY
Stephen S. Burchett
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Clifton B. Clark
Tax Law
Robert F. Duncan
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John W. Hays
Construction Law
Oil and Gas Law
Christopher F. Hoskins
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
William A. Hoskins III
Health Care Law
William S. Mattingly
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kevin M. McGuire
Environmental Law
Mary Elisabeth Naumann
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey J. Yost
Tax Law
Martinsburg, WV
Eric J. Hulett
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Susan R. Snowden
Appellate Practice
Commercial Finance Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Insurance
Mediation
Morgantown, WV
Wendy G. Adkins
Commercial Litigation
Lucinda L. Fluharty
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Seth P. Hayes
Commercial Litigation
Kathy L. Snyder
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2023 Edition)
Akron, OH
Andrew N. Schock
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
Charleston, WV
Valerie F. Gainer
Banking and Finance Law
Trusts and Estates
Candice M. Harlow
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Grace E. Hurney
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Alexandra M. Kitts
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Sarah A. Phipps
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Nicklaus A. Presley
Appellate Practice
Energy Law
Denver, CO
Eric R. Holway
Health Care Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Lexington, KY
Michael G. Erena
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Patrick F. Estill
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Intellectual Property Law
Morgantown, WV
Brittany J. Alston
Energy Law
Dale H. Harrison
Commercial Litigation