Bowles Rice LLP issued the following announcement on Nov. 1.
Bowles Rice LLP has earned national and regional recognition among the 2020 “Best Law Firms,” named by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
The firm was recognized nationally in the area of Mining Law and regionally in nearly 50 different areas of law in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their fields and review of additional information. Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive evaluations from clients and peers.
The magazine’s publishers divide West Virginia into two geographic or “metropolitan” areas. The Charleston Metropolitan Area encompasses the southern part of the state and includes the Bowles Rice offices in Charleston and Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Morgantown Metropolitan Area includes the norther part of the state, including the firm’s offices in Morgantown, Martinsburg and Wheeling, West Virginia.
Bowles Rice received regional recognition at the highest level, Tier 1, in the following areas of law:
CHARLESTON METROPOLITAN AREA (southern West Virginia region, including Parkersburg)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Education Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Energy Law
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Insurance
Litigation – Real Estate
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
MORGANTOWN METROPOLITAN AREA (northern West Virginia region, including Martinsburg and Wheeling)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance Law
Energy Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Natural Resources Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law
Original source can be found here.
