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Jackson Kelly Again Well Represented in Best Lawyers Rankings

August 15, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – August 15, 2024 – Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that 71 of the firm’s lawyers were recently named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch across the firm’s ten offices by the publication.

“Our lawyers work hard and are dedicated to our clients and the Firm and that should not go unnoticed,” says Bob Tweel, Managing Member.  “I am proud to see this recognition of the great attorneys at Jackson Kelly and their commitment to excellence for our clients.”

In addition, nine Jackson Kelly PLLC lawyers were named as Best Lawyers’ 2025 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:

Charleston-WV

• Charles D. Dunbar
  • Corporate Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

• James W. Thomas
  • Health Care Law

• Jill E. Hall
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Michael T. Cimino
  • Natural Resources Law

• Robert G. Tweel
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law

• Thomas J. Hurney, Jr.
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Lexington

• John W. Hays
  • Construction Law

Morgantown

• Marcia Allen Broughton
  • Trusts and Estates

• Susan R. Snowden
  • Appellate Practice

Jackson Kelly Attorneys on Best Lawyers 2025 List: 

Akron, OH

• Mark W. Bernlohr
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction

• Clay K. Keller
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Oil and Gas Law

• Steven P. Mutersbaugh
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Bridgeport, WV

• Marcia Allen Broughton
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Charleston, WV

• Robby J. Aliff
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

• David A. Barnette
  • Information Technology Law

• Angela L. Beblo
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • 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
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Michael T. Cimino
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law

• Alaina Crislip
  • Health Care Law

• Stephen R. Crislip
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Mark H. Dellinger
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

• 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

• Kelley M. Goes
  • Environmental 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

• Elizabeth Osenton Lord
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation

• Robert G. McLusky
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources 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
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

• Michelle Elmore Wooton
  • Oil and Gas Law

Denver, CO

• Gilbert A. Dickinson
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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

• Chad J. Sullivan
  • Labor Law - Management

• Diana L. Wann
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Lexington, KY

• Stephen S. Burchett
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Clifton B. Clark
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • 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
  • Litigation - Health Care

• William A. Hoskins III
  • Health Care Law

• Kevin M. McGuire
  • Environmental Law

• Mary Elisabeth Naumann
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Martinsburg, WV

• Susan R. Snowden
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mediation

Morgantown, WV

• Wendy G. Adkins
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

• Lucinda L. Fluharty
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

• Seth P. Hayes
  • Commercial Litigation

• Mark A. Imbrogno
  • Public Finance Law

• Kathy L. Snyder
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

 

Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch"

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

• Nicklaus A. Presley
  • Appellate Practice
  • Energy Law

Lexington, KY

• Mary L. Bryson
  • Commercial Litigation

• Michael G. Erena
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law

Morgantown, WV

• Brittany J. Alston
  • Energy Law

• Dale H. Harrison
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Oil and Gas Law