Charleston, W.Va. – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that several of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 directory of leading attorneys.

Best Lawyers®, published by Woodward White, Inc., is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. More information on the research process can be found at www.bestlawyers.com.

The following Spilman attorneys were selected by their peers in their respective areas of practice:

• John F. Allevato: Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• N.A. Ammar, Jr.: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Trusts and Estates
• Michael J. Basile: Government Relations Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• H. Dill Battle III: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Paul M. Black: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
• M. Ann Bradley: Environmental Law
• Lewis G. Brewer: Employment Law – Individuals
• Samuel M. Brock III: Litigation – ERISA
• Kevin L. Carr: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management,
• Carl H. Cather, III: Corporate Law
• Amy King Condaras: Banking and Finance Law
• T. Randolph Cox: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Insurance Law, Natural Resources Law
• James S. Crockett, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Environmental
• K. Paul Davis: Corporate Law
• F. B. Webster Day: Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
• Paula L. Durst: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Lee F. Feinberg: Energy Law
• David P. Ferretti: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Carl H. Hellerstedt, Jr.: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation  Labor & Employment
• William M. Herlihy: Corporate Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
• Elliot G. Hicks: Commercial Litigation
• Lee O. Hill: Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
• William T. Holmes: Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Nathaniel C. Hunter: Real Estate Law
• Roger D. Hunter: Corporate Law
• Eric W. Iskra: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Bruce M. Jacobs: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Heather Heiskell Jones: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• James H. Joseph: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Eric E. Kinder: Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Neva G. Lusk: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Olin R. Melchionna, Jr.: Trusts and Estates
• John J. Nesius: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Joyce F. Ofsa: Real Estate Law
• Don C. A. Parker: Insurance Law
• Niall A. Paul: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Sharon L. Potter: Commercial Litigation
• Arch W. Riley, Jr.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Edward W. Rugeley III: Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants
• Ronald W. Schuler: Corporate Law
• David B. Shapiro: Corporate Law
• Douglas T. Stark: Commercial Litigation
• Dale W. Steager: Tax Law
• John R. Teare, Jr.: Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Allyn G. Turner: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• King F. Tower: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Karin L. Weingart: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• James A. Walls: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Derrick Price Williamson: Energy Law
• Charles L. Woody: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment

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About Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service law firm with more than 140 attorneys. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, W.Va.; Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Roanoke, Va.