Charleston, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) is pleased to announce attorney Staci N. Criswell has joined the firm as Counsel, adding significant depth to the firm’s robust Private Client Services Industry Group. Her practice will focus on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and litigation in these areas.

A leading West Virginia attorney in trust and estate matters, Criswell will advise and assist clients in matters ranging from basic wills to special needs trusts. She also has extensive experience guiding clients through wealth transfer, planning and preservation procedures, as well as state and federal tax matters.

Criswell earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from West Virginia University. She is admitted to practice law in West Virginia and Virginia.

Spilman’s Private Client Services Industry Group assists clients with wills, estates and trusts; federal taxation issues; and a full array of closely held business services.

About Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service, regional law firm serving local, regional, national and international businesses. Now it its 150^th year, Spilman has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, W.Va.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa.; and Roanoke, Va.