Charleston, W.Va. – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) recently announced that several of its practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2016 Chambers USA annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys.
 
Chambers and Partners annually researches the strength and reputation of law firms and individual lawyers throughout the United States. The research process includes interviewing lawyers and their clients, including influential general counsel at Fortune 100 companies, high-profile entrepreneurs and significant purchasers of legal services. Considerable credence is given to the opinions of clients.
 
Spilman was ranked in the following practice areas in West Virginia:

• Corporate/Commercial
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Natural Resources
• Real Estate

 
The following Spilman attorneys received excellent rankings from the interviewees and were named leading lawyers in their respective fields:

• John F. Allevato – Corporate/Commercial: Tax
• Michael J. Basile – Corporate/Commercial
• Elizabeth A. Benedetto –  Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
• Kevin L. Carr –  Labor & Employment
• Amy King Condaras –  Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
• Brian C. Helmick –  Corporate/Commercial
• William M. Herlihy –  Natural Resources
• Lee O. Hill –  Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
• Eric W. Iskra –  Labor & Employment
• Heather Heiskell Jones –  Litigation: General Commercial
• Eric E. Kinder –  Labor & Employment
• Neva G. Lusk –  Litigation: General Commercial
• Joyce F. Ofsa –  Real Estate
• Niall A. Paul –  Litigation: General Commercial
• James A. Walls –  Litigation: General Commercial
• Charles L. Woody –  Labor & Employment
• David L. Yaussy –  Natural Resources: Environment

 
About Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Spilman Thomas & Battle is a full-service, regional law firm serving local, regional, national and international businesses. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Charleston, Morgantown and Wheeling, West Virginia; Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Roanoke, Virginia.