Wheeling, W.Va. — Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Robert J. Dobkin joined the law firm's Wheeling office.

Dobkin's primary areas of practice are corporate and business law, real estate law, mineral law, and estate and trust planning and administration.

Dobkin advises clients on business formation and organization, business succession planning, business transactions, regulatory compliance, and general business issues.

Admitted to practice law in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, he also assists oil and gas exploration and production clients throughout the Appalachian region with oil and gas transactional projects, including title opinions, due diligence, and title abstracting.

Dobkin is an active member of the Wheeling community. He currently serves as chair of Youth Services System Inc.'s Board of Directors, on the Grand Vue Park Foundation Board of Directors, as treasurer and secretary of the West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation Board of Directors, and as treasurer of the Temple Shalom Board of Trustees.

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