Bowles Rice is a regional commercial and defense law firm, consistently ranked as a leader in peer reviews by Martindale-Hubbell, Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America.
Bowles Rice is a full service, regional commercial and defense law firm with more than 130 attorneys and eight offices strategically located in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Bowles Rice holds an AV peer review ranking by Martindale-Hubbell and the firm and our attorneys are consistently ranked as leaders in nationally-known legal publications. With more than 90 years of experience, our key areas of practice include energy law, banking law, litigation, employers’ liability law, construction law and education law.
We will strive for our clients' success as our own, and improve lives and opportunities in the communities we serve.
In many cases, there is an overlapping membership in our practice areas which allows us to bring into that particular area the knowledge and experience required of practitioners in other areas. This, in turn, allows us to provide complete and well-rounded advice to our clients. We firmly believe that whatever area of law an attorney may emphasize in his or her practice, that area will be greatly enhanced by a well-rounded knowledge and experience in other areas.
Banking
Business Litigation
Commercial & Financial Services
Construction Law
Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Economic Development
Education Law
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and ERISA
Energy
Environmental
Equine Law
Financial Services Litigation
Government Relations
Health Care
Insurance Defense
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment
Litigation
Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Litigation
Mediators and Arbitrators
Mine Safety & Health
Municipal Bonds & Public Finance
Oil and Natural Gas
Product Liability Litigation
Real Estate
Regulatory Law
State and Local Tax Services
Tax
Workers' Compensation
Workplace Safety and Deliberate Intent
