PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle attorneys on Best Lawyers list

CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle recently announced the 2010 list of The Best Lawyers in America.

The Best Lawyers list, published by Woodward White Inc., is a compilation of lawyers across the United States nominated by their peers in select practice areas. More information and the complete list of lawyers can be accessed online at www.bestlawyers.com.

The list of Spilman attorneys is as follows:

* John F. Allevato: Tax Law and Trusts & Estates

* N.A. Ammar Jr.: Employee Benefits Law and Trusts & Estates

* Michael J. Basile: Government Relations Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* H. Dill Battle III: Workers' Compensation Law

* Paul M. Black: Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

* M. Ann Bradley: Environmental Law

* Kevin L. Carr: Labor & Employment Law

* Carl H. Cather III: Corporate Law

* T. Randolph Cox: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Government Relations Law, Insurance Law and Natural Resources Law

* James S. Crockett Jr.: Commercial Litigation

* K. Paul Davis: Corporate Law

* F.B. Webster Day: Corporate Law and Public Finance Law

* Lee F. Feinberg: Energy Law

* David P. Ferretti: Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law

* Carl H. Hellerstedt Jr.: Labor & Employment Law

* William M. Herlihy: Corporate Law, Energy Law and Natural Resources Law

* Lee O. Hill: Corporate Law and Public Finance Law

* William T. Holmes: Real Estate Law

* Roger D. Hunter: Corporate Law

* Bruce M. Jacobs: Banking Law and Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

* James H. Joseph: Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

* Neva G. Lusk: Commercial Litigation

* Olin R. Melchionna Jr.: Trusts & Estates

* Joyce F. Ofsa: Real Estate Law

* Don C.A. Parker: Insurance Law

* Niall A. Paul: Labor & Employment Law

* Arch W. Riley Jr.: Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

* Edward W. Rugeley III: Mass Tort Litigation

* David B. Shapiro: Corporate Law

* Allyn G. Turner: Environmental Law

* Karin L. Weingart: Workers' Compensation Law

* James A. Walls: Commercial Litigation

* Charles L. Woody: Labor & Employment Law

Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service law firm with more than 100 attorneys. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling in West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Roanoke, Va.