Charleston, W.Va. – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) recently announced that several of its practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2014 Chambers USA annual directory of leading law firms and attorneys.
 
Chambers USA 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
• M. Ann Bradley: Natural Resources: Environment
• Kevin L. Carr: Labor & Employment
• Mark E. Heath: Labor & Employment
• 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
• Amy King Condaras: Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
• Neva G. Lusk: Litigation: General Commercial
• Joyce F. Ofsa: Real Estate
• Niall A. Paul: Litigation: General Commercial
• King F. Tower: Labor & Employment
• Richard M. Wallace: Labor & Employment
• James A. Walls: Litigation: General Commercial
• Charles L. Woody: Labor & Employment

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