CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that 63 of the firm's lawyers were recently named in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Lawyers from across the firm's offices were honored in the publication.
In addition, nine Jackson Kelly lawyers were named as Best Lawyers' 2013 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 for Tax Law (Morgantown, W.Va.), David M. Flannery for Environmental Law (Charleston, W.Va.), Lucinda L. Fluharty for Workers' Compensation Law – Employers (Morgantown, W.Va.) , Gary W. Hart for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (Charleston, W.Va.), Timothy E. Huffman for Administrative/Regulatory Law (Charleston, W.Va.), Thomas J. Hurney, Jr. for Health Care Law (Charleston, W.Va.), Stephen M. LaCagnin for Labor Law – Management (Morgantown, W.Va.), Robert G. McLusky for Mining law (Charleston, W.Va.) and R. Henry Moore for Mining Law (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey. Leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties. Because of the methodology used by Best Lawyers and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered an honor.
Jackson Kelly is a national law firm representing global corporations, national companies, entrepreneurs and individuals in areas of law such as environmental, business, labor and employment, federal and state workers' compensation, civil litigation and occupational safety and health. The firm has offices in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Jackson Kelly lawyers from West Virginia offices named to the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America are:
Charleston
* Robby J. Aliff (2010) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
* Jessica R. Alsop (2013) Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law
* David A. Barnette (2003) Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property
* Kathy G. Beckett (2007) Energy Law, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
* Robert J. Busse (2005) Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
* Christopher L. Callas (2003) Energy Law
* Gretchen M. Callas (2011) Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
* Ellen S. Cappellanti (1991) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
* Michael T. Cimino (2009) Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
* Stephen R. Crislip (2003) Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* William F. Dobbs Jr. (1989) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
* Charles D. Dunbar (1995) Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance
* Alvin L. Emch (2003) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Michael M. Fisher (2011) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
* David M. Flannery (1989) Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
* Robert D. Fluharty (2001) Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law, Real Estate Law
* Michael D. Foster (1989) Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
* Blair M. Gardner (2009) Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
* Samme L. Gee (2003) Corporate Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
* Gary W. Hart (2008) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
* Timothy E. Huffman (1995) Administrative / Regulatory Law, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
* Thomas J. Hurney Jr. (2005) Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
* Barbara D. Little (1995) Environmental Law
* Charles W. Loeb Jr. (2005) Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mining Law
* Elizabeth O. Lord (1999) Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
* Erin E. Magee (2008) Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
* John A. Mairs (2008) Tax Law
* J. Rudy Martin (2006) Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Arbitration – Commercial, International Arbitration – Governmental
Mediation
* L. Jill McIntyre (2010) Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
* Robert G. McLusky (1993) Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
* John Philip Melick (2011) Administrative / Regulatory Law
* Matthew A. Nelson (2013) Mass Tort Litigations/Class Actions - Defendants
* Ann B. Rembrandt (2007) Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
* Albert F. Sebok (2005) Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Mining Law
* James R. Snyder (1995) Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Mining Law
* Louis S. Southworth II (1993) Corporate Law, Government Relations Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
* Daniel L. Stickler (2001) Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Mining Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Brian Swiger (2011) Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Pamela D. Tarr (2011) Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Kenneth E. Tawney (2007) Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
* James W. Thomas (2005) Health Care Law
* Robert G. Tweel (2008) Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
* Michael B. Victorson (2006) Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* Roger A. Wolfe (1995) Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
Clarksburg
* Marcia A. Broughton (2005) Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Martinsburg
* Robert E. Glenn IV (2007) Real Estate Law
* E. Leslie Hoffman (2005) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
* William J. Powell (2001) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Morgantown
* Stephen M. LaCagnin (2003) Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
* William S. Mattingly (2005) Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
* George E. Roeder III (1995) Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
* Kathy L. Snyder (2008) Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
* Taunja Willis-Miller (1999) Health Care Law, Public Finance Law
Wheeling
* Larry W. Blalock (2003) Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
* Lucinda L. Fluharty (2010) Workers' Compensation Law - Employers