Press Releases

<p><strong>JOHN TEARE IN MAJOR FEATURE ARTICLE FOR CHARLESTON GAZETTE</strong></p> <p><strong>'I miss the action' Ex-cop wears lawman label in a different way</strong></p> <p>By Sandy Wells, Charleston Gazette</p> <p>These days, he wears a dark suit appropriate for his position with a prestigious downtown firm ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Michael Psaros, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, will deliver the keynote address at its 2014 SuperVision^TM symposium Monday, May 5 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.<br /> <br /> Psaros is also a member of the KPS Investment Committee. KPS is the manager of the KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of investment funds with over $6 ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. – </strong>The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that seven attorneys were named 2017 “Lawyers of the Year” by <em>The</em> <em>Best Lawyers in America</em>. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community.<br />  <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc ...

<p><strong>SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC GROWS ROANOKE OFFICE</strong></p> <p><br /> Roanoke, Va. – The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce Carrie M. Harris has joined the firm. <br /> <br /> Harris is an Associate in the Roanoke office and practices litigation with a focus on consumer finance. <br /> <br /> She is a 2005 graduate of Roanoke College with a B.A ...

<p><strong>COBRA Subsidy Extended in Defense Appropriations Act of 2010</strong></p> <p>As we reported last spring, one of the more significant items for employers in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 (ARRA) was a temporary federal subsidy of COBRA premiums that employees pay to continue their health care coverage after they lose their jobs ...

<p><strong>COBRA Subsidy Extended in Temporary Extension Act of 2010</strong></p> <p>As we previously reported, one of the more significant items for employers in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009 (ARRA) was a temporary federal subsidy of COBRA premiums that employees pay to continue their health care coverage after they lose their jobs ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that attorney <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Cullen,-William-T">William T. Cullen</a> has joined the law firm’s <a href="~/Locations/Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> office as Counsel ...

<strong>Morgantown, W.Va. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) is pleased to announce attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/d-h/patrick-r-esposito,-ii">Patrick R. Esposito II</a> has joined the firm as Counsel in its Morgantown, West Virginia office, increasing the depth of the firm’s corporate and business law services ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) is pleased to announce that attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/d-h/john-b-hardison">John B. Hardison</a> has joined the firm. His primary area of practice is <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/services/labor---employment">labor and employment law</a> with an emphasis on traditional labor law issues facing employers ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) is pleased to announce that attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/r-z/david-l-shuman,-jr">David L. Shuman, Jr.</a>, has joined the firm. His primary area of practice is <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/services/litigation">civil litigation</a> with an emphasis on <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) is pleased to announce that attorney Milind K. Dongre has joined the firm as an associate ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. — </strong>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 ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/d-h/bryce-j-hunter">Bryce J. Hunter</a> has joined the firm. His primary area of practice is banking and financial services law, including securities law, finance transactions, creditors’ rights and debt restructuring ...

<strong>Morgantown, W.Va.</strong> — The Circuit Court of Monongalia County, W.Va. entered summary judgment Friday overturning the City of Morgantown’s recently enacted ordinance banning horizontal drilling and fracking in and around the city. This type of ordinance is frequently referred to as a <strong>fracking ban</strong> ...

<div class="headline"> <p><font size="5"><strong>SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER</strong></font></p> </div> <p> </p> <div class="headline"> <p><font size="5">Charleston, W. Va ...

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Roanoke, Va.</strong> —</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span>The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that James F. McKell, Jr. joined the Roanoke office as an associate. His primary area of practice is corporate law, with an emphasis on transactions and workouts ...

<p><strong>Post-Cuomo: The Floodgates Have Not Opened and Watters Still Predominates</strong></p> <p>by: Nicholas P. Mooney II and Angela L. Beblo, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC</p> <p>On June 29, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Association, which held that state attorneys general were prohibited from exercising "visitorial powers" over national banks ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va. </strong>— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced today that <a href="~/Attorneys/R-Z/Wellons,-Hugh-B">Hugh B. Wellons</a> joined its <a href="~/Locations/Roanoke">Roanoke, Va.</a> office as a member in the corporate department ...

<p><strong>Military-Related FMLA Leave Expanded Further</strong></p> <p>The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647) contains what could be termed a "stealth" expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Buried in 500 pages of text, Section 565 of the Act makes some significant changes to the military leave entitlements that went into effect earlier this year ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that environmental attorney <a href="~/attorneys/r-z/yaussy,-david-l">David L. Yaussy</a> joined the firm as Member. He will assume a leadership position within Spilman’s regionally recognized <a href="~/services/environmental">Environmental Law Practice Group</a> ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that approximately 70 business leaders from the Mid-Atlantic region gathered today for the law firm’s North Carolina SuperVision™ symposium, which focused on helping businesses prepare for what’s next in employment challenges ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. – </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that 62 of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em> 2017 directory of leading attorneys.<br />  <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. – </strong>The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that 10 attorneys were named 2015 “Lawyers of the Year” by <em>Best Lawyers^®</em>. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community.<br />  <br /> <em>The Best Lawyers in America^©</em>, published by Woodward White, Inc ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that 18 of the firm’s West Virginia-based attorneys were recognized by Super Lawyers for 2016. This number represents a remarkably high proportion of Spilman honorees when compared to the overall percentage of lawyers recognized within each state.<br /> <br /> No more than 5 percent of a state’s lawyers are named to the Super Lawyers list, and less than 2 ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that 20 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2014 edition of <em>West Virginia</em> <em>Super Lawyers </em>magazine. This number represents a remarkably high proportion of Spilman honorees when compared to the overall percentage of lawyers recognized within each state ...