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<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that five new team members have joined the law firm, adding depth to its litigation, corporate, and labor and employment law services.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/a-c/lara-r-brandfass">Lara R. Brandfass</a> joins the firm’s Charleston office. Her primary area of practice is general defense litigation ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC  is pleased to announce that attorney <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw.com/attorneys/d-h/m-rebecca-hendrix">M. Rebecca Hendrix</a> has joined the firm. Her primary area of practice is litigation with an emphasis on collections, workouts and construction matters.<br /> <br /> Hendrix is a member of the American Bar Association ...

<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorney <a href="~/attorneys/a-c/theo-a-collins">Theo Collins</a> has joined the law firm’s Pittsburgh office.<br /> <br /> Collins is a 2015 graduate of Duquesne University’s School of Law where he earned the Justice Michael A. Musmanno, Cyril H. Wecht, John C. Murray Philanthropy, and Centennial awards ...

<strong>Morgantown, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that a team of attorneys recently assisted Fairmont General Hospital in its sale to Alecto Healthcare Services LLC. The sale is expected to be one of many in West Virginia given the current regulatory environment for the health care industry ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C. </strong>— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced today that attorney <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Atkinson,-Nathan-B">Nathan B. Atkinson</a> was formally inducted into The Litigation Counsel of America™ (LCA) as a Fellow. His selection is based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation ...

Wheeling, WV – <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Croft,-David-R">David R ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that attorney Jessica K. Burr recently won second place nationally in the Risk Management Association’s (RMA) 2014 Article Writing Competition. She also won first prize locally and second prize regionally ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced today that <a href="~/Attorneys/I-Q/Jones,-Heather-Heiskell">Heather Heiskell Jones</a>, Member in the law firm’s <a href="~/Locations/Charleston">Charleston office</a>, was named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow ...

<p><strong>Winston-Salem, N.C. –</strong> The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that <a target="_self" href="~/Attorneys/R-Z/Roberts,-Stephanie-U">Stephanie U. Roberts</a>, counsel in the firm’s Winston-Salem office, successfully led the DRI Women in the Law Committee’s annual public service project. Her efforts resulted in donations to Dress For Success Phoenix of more than $8,000 in professional clothing ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. —</strong> The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that John C. (Max) Wilkinson, counsel in the firm's Charleston office, was honored by the West Virginia State Bar with the 2011 Citizen Soldier Award for helping bring support to orphans in Afghanistan.<br /> <br /> Wilkinson is a member of the West Virginia National Guard's 1092nd Engineer Battalion and has participated in two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

<p><strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> - The management team of the law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that T. Randolph Cox has been named the “Charleston, WV Best Lawyers Government Relations Lawyer of the Year” for 2011. Only a single attorney in each specialty in each community is recognized as such ...

Winston-Salem, N.C. – The law firm of Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced today that <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Adams,-Rayford-K--Trip-III" target="_blank"><span>Rayford K. (Trip) Adams III</span></a>, Counsel in its <a href="~/Locations/Winston-Salem" target="_blank">Winston-Salem office</a>, was recently named to Business North Carolina magazine’s 2013 Legal Elite list for bankruptcy law ...

The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that attorneys <a href="~/attorneys/d-h/edison,-sally-e">Sally E. Edison</a> and <a href="~/attorneys/r-z/schuler,-ronald-w">Ronald W. Schuler</a> have been selected to the 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, and <a href="~/attorneys/i-q/naum,-barry-a">Barry A. Naum</a> has been selected to the 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va. — </strong>Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) is pleased to announce that attorney Nicholas S. Preservati, as co-owner of coal company Onyx Energy with Gina Boggess, Greg Jessee and Ritch Preservati, recently received the Mountaineer Guardian Safety Award from the West Virginia Coal Association and the West Virginia Office of Miner’s Health, Safety & Training ...

<strong>Roanoke, Va.</strong> – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorney Carrie M. Harris was selected to the 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.spilmanlaw ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Atkinson,-Nathan-B">Nathan B. Atkinson</a>, member in the firm’s <a href="~/Locations/Winston-Salem">Winston-Salem</a>, N.C. office, was recently recognized by Super Lawyers® ...

<p><strong>Wheeling, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that attorney Sue Seibert Farnsworth was among six women honored at the Wheeling YWCA’s annual Tribute to Women for outstanding contribution to the community.</p> <p>The Wheeling YWCA has been honoring women in this fashion for more than 20 years ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that three attorneys were recognized in <em>North Carolina Super Lawyers</em> magazine. Rayford K. “Trip” Adams III was named on the Super Lawyers list, and Erin Jones Adams and R. Scott Adams were named on the publication’s Rising Stars list ...

<strong>Winston-Salem, N.C.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that four attorneys in the firm’s Triad office recently were named to <em>Business North Carolina</em> magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite list ...

<strong>Counsel Joins Growing Morgantown Office</strong><br /> <br /> <p>Morgantown, W.Va. – Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce that Kelly J. Kimble has joined the firm as Counsel in the growing litigation practice.</p> <p>She received her B.F.A. in 1992 from West Virginia University. She received her J.D. in 1996 from West Virginia University College of Law ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that David P. Ferretti was reelected to a two-year term on Spilman’s Management Committee, continuing his service as Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration.<br /> <br /> In this role, Ferretti manages and evaluates the workload and performance of attorneys throughout the firm ...

<strong>Charleston, W.Va.</strong> —Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that Director of Public Policy <a href="~/Attorneys/A-C/Cline,-Jane-L">Jane L. Cline</a> recently received The Shannon Award, the Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia’s highest honor ...

<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 ...