Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that 73 of the Firm’s lawyers were recently named in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Lawyers from across the Firm’s ten offices were honored in the publication.
In addition, 9 Jackson Kelly PLLC lawyers were named as Best Lawyers’ 2021 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: Robby J. Aliff (Health Care Law), Laura E. Beverage (Natural Resources Law), Robert F. Duncan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants), Samme L. Gee (Public Finance Law), M. Shane Harvey (Environmental Law), John W. Hays (Construction Law), Ann B. Rembrandt (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers), Robert G. Tweel (Corporate Law), and Michael B. Victorson (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants).
Finally, 15 Jackson Kelly PLLC lawyers were named as Best Lawyers’ 2021 Ones to Watch. Those who received this honor are: Brittany J. Alston, Matthew F. Chase, Michael G. Erena, Patrick F. Estill, Valerie F. Gainer, Candice M. Harlow, Dale H. Harrison, Christopher F. Hoskins, Grace E. Hurney, Nicole C. Johns, Alexandra M. Kitts, Karl F. Kumli, Sarah A. Phipps, Nicklaus A. Presley, and Andrew N. Schock.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.
AKRON, OH
Mark W. Bernlohr
Bet-the-Company Litigation
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 Basdekis
Litigation – Banking and Finance
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
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
A. L. Emch
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Michael M. Fisher
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Michael D. Foster
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Samme L. Gee
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law
Jill E. Hall
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Justin 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
Barbara D. Little
Environmental Law
Charles W. Loeb, Jr.
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Mining Law
Elizabeth Osenton Lord
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Erin E. Magee
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
John A. Mairs
Tax Law
Jill McIntyre
Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Robert G. McLusky
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
John Philip Melick
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Laurie K. Miller
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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
Louis S. Southworth II
Corporate Law
Government Relations Practice
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax 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
Roger A. Wolfe
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
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
Steve T. Mulligan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John S. Zakhem
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
LEXINGTON, KY
Stephen S. Burchett
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Robert F. Duncan
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John W. Hays
Construction Law
William A. Hoskins III
Health Care Law
William S. Mattingly
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kevin M. McGuire
Environmental Law
Mary Beth Naumann
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey J. Yost
Tax Law
MARTINSBURG, WV
Robert E. Glenn IV
Real Estate Law
Eric J. Hulett
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Susan R. Snowden
Appellate Practice
Commercial Finance Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Insurance
Mediation
MORGANTOWN, WV
Lucinda L. Fluharty
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Seth P. Hayes
Commercial Litigation
Stephen M. LaCagnin
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
George E. Roeder III
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kathy L. Snyder
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Taunja Willis-Miller
Health Care Law
Public Finance Law