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Attorneys become litigants at Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – Instead of doing the arguing, some state attorneys and law firms were the subjects of the state Supreme Court’s oral arguments held April 16-17. Charleston attorney Michael Clifford is...
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Justice Loughry: Court shouldn’t have passed on deciding ethics issue
Loughry CHARLESTON – The recent majority opinion in a lawsuit that alleged an engineering firm had entered into a fee-sharing agreement with a law firm fails to address a necessary issue, state Supreme...
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Supreme Court rejects fee-sharing claim made by engineering firm
Justices of the state Supreme Court CHARLESTON – The law firm Bowles Rice is entitled to the $4 million in fees it earned in a $380 million settlement and won’t have to pay an engineering firm that...
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Justice Ketchum: Ruling for Bowles Rice ‘a great injustice’
Ketchum CHARLESTON – For the second time in 10 days, state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum has found himself in the minority of his colleagues and has filed a critical dissent. On June 14, Ketchum...
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Bowles Rice accused of leaving $15M Ohio Co. bonds sale open to liability
Ohio County Board of Education WHEELING – The Ohio County Board of Education is suing the statewide law firm Bowles Rice over the 1997 sale of almost $15 million in school bonds. The Board filed a...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice honored by Chambers USA
CHARLESTON — The newly released 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Bowles Rice as “Top Ranked” in each of the five areas of law evaluated by the...
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Bank sues state treasurer over 2010 fraud incident
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Treasurer John Perdue has been named in a lawsuit related to a 2010 fraud scheme that resulted in the state sending about $1.5 million to bogus Kenyan corporations. Perdue...
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National Law Journal names Bowles Rice to Midsize Hot List
CHARLESTON — The National Law Journal has named regional law firm Bowles Rice to its 2014 Midsize Hot List. In an introduction to the special May 26 report, NLJ editors recognized Bowles Rice among...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Hines joins Bowles Rice’s Morgantown office
MORGANTOWN – Attorney Craig J. Hines has joined the Morgantown office of regional law firm Bowles Rice. Hines He will focus his practice in energy law and real estate law. Prior to joining Bowles Rice,...
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PERSONNEL FILE: 7 Bowles Rice attorneys named Lawyers of the Year
CHARLESTON – The newly released 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America recognizes seven Bowles Rice attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year” in seven different practice areas, including energy, litigation...
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Industrial dryer didn’t work properly, suit alleges
KINGWOOD – Two Preston County companies are suing over claims an industrial dryer system it purchased has not performed correctly. Allegheny Wood Products Inc. and Appalachian Wood Pellets Inc. filed a...
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UPDATE: Supreme Court to hear 35th District ballot case Tuesday
CHARLESTON – The Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee on Monday filed a petition with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to get a replacement House of Delegates candidate on the ballot...
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Alsop appointed to WVU’s top legal post
MORGANTOWN – Rob Alsop, special counsel at Bowles Rice and former chief of staff to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, has been appointed vice president for legal and governmental affairs and entrepreneurial...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice ranked by U.S. News
CHARLESTON – Bowles Rice has been ranked nationally and regionally among the 2015 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. Bowles Rice was recognized nationally in the area of...
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Attorneys: Business Court accelerates legal process
MARTINSBURG – Attorneys who have taken cases to the West Virginia Business Court Division say the new venue provides their clients with a more practical and productive alternative to resolving complex...
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Justices: State entitled to ‘full surrender’ of annuity contracts
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says the state is entitled to a “full surrender” of two annuity contracts without delays in payment or surrender charges. Loughry The West...
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Business Court making changes to cut costs for litigants
MARTINSBURG – The West Virginia Supreme Court has responded to calls for changes to the Business Court Division, implementing several since first approving Trial Court Rule 29 and establishing the...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice announces eight new partners
CHARLESTON – Bowles Rice has announced that eight attorneys have been elected to the regional law firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1. The new partners are Robert E. Akers, Jeremy D. Bragg, Britt A....
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Judge grants dismissal in Gastar fracking lawsuit
MOUNDSVILLE – Gastar Exploration’s motion to dismiss has been granted in a lawsuit involving Eagle Natrium’s claims that the Gastar’s fracking activity was dangerous. On Dec. 9, a hearing was held and,...
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PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice attorneys named to Super Lawyers list
CHARLESTON – Twenty-one Bowles Rice attorneys have been named to the 2015 West Virginia Super Lawyers list. The recognized lawyers practice across a wide range of areas, including energy and natural...
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