Thomas A.Heywood Managing Partner

Bowles Rice is a professional service organization, contributing to the success of our clients and the vitality of our communities through advocacy, counsel, leadership and service.   

Our firm was founded in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1920 by three lawyers engaged in the general practice of law.  Through success, expansion and merger, we have grown to become a full-service, regional law firm with ATYNUMB attorneys serving clients in StateOrder and throughout the nation from OFFlOC strategically located, regional offices. 

We are committed to quality and professionalism in all that we do.  Our firm has earned the highest AV peer-review ranking from Martindale-Hubbell, long considered the authoritative resource on the legal profession. 

US News & World Report, in its 2013 Best Law Firms publication, ranks Bowles Rice as "First Tier" in 37 different areas of law.  Chambers and Partners, a well-respected global peer ranking organization, lists Bowles Rice among its "Top Ranked" law firms, and noted in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA, "This market leading corporate law firm is praised for providing excellent client service and high-quality business law advice."  The 2013 roster of Best Lawyers in America includes 55 Bowles Rice attorneys, as selected by publishers Woodward and White.

In addition to seeking the success of our clients, we are deeply committed to the many communities we call home.  Our attorneys and staff are actively involved in a wide range of business, civic, charitable, political and educational organizations and endeavors.

Please contact me or any of our attorneys if you would like to learn more about our firm, or if we can be of assistance to you.

Sincerely,

Thomas A. Heywood
Managing Partner