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Technology

At Bowles Rice, our state-of-the-art technology allows us to serve clients in a timely and efficient manner from virtually anywhere.  Our outstanding IT staff uses off the shelf and custom resources to meet the needs of our attorneys and clients. 


Paperless workflow 
Since 2006, Bowles Rice has used a completely digital workflow, which allows us to store, retrieve and deliver documents electronically to our clients and the courts.  Exchanging important documents electronically saves our clients photocopying and postage costs, and allows for instantaneous exchange of information.


ClientNet 
ClientNet is our secure, customized extranet designed to increase the depth and quality of communication between our lawyers and clients. Through ClientNet, we can securely deliver matter-specific data to clients through an intuitive browser-based interface. Clients can receive instant notifications of new documents, review drafts, and provide feedback through comments or modifications.  ClientNet requires no downloads or setup and can be accessed from nearly any mobile device equipped with a web browser.


Security 
Our firm maintains excellent data security with a multi-faceted strategy extending from our servers to our users’ mobile devices. We use firewalls, hard drive encryption, anti-virus and anti-malware software, content filtering, spam filtering, application controls, and multiple levels of user authentication.  All mobile devices meet rigorous security requirements including password protection and remote wiping.  For situations that require extra security, we can encrypt e-mail and set up secure and fully encrypted data stores. 


Litigation Support 
Our technology shines in the courtroom.  Our litigators and support staff are trained in a variety of trial presentation and litigation management tools, including Trial Director for evidence presentation, and Case Notebook for transcript management and case analysis.  Our litigation support and technical staff can turn virtually any boardroom or courtroom into a state-of-the-art forum suitable for electronic presentation of evidence in a court or arbitration setting.


Infrastructure 
We invest in robust wired and wireless networks and best-in-class servers, desktops, laptops, and mobile devices in order to ensure speed, reliability and redundancy. We are able to share information with colleagues and clients around the globe by computer or smartphone. Attorneys can access our systems remotely and can work anywhere with a wireless or wired internet connection. The virtualization of key systems, combined with the use of wide area networks, provide a reliable, redundant and consistent technology experience in all of our locations.

All of our offices are connected by IP telephone systems with high-definition videoconferencing throughout our West Virginia and Kentucky offices.  Our Tech Support Center provides us with high quality technical support 24/7/365

 
Attorney Rick Santos has joined Bowles Rice in the firm’s Canonsburg, Pennsylvania office. Find out more.
Bowles Rice is among the businesses recognized by West Virginia KIDS COUNT as a winner of the Business on Board with Childcare! Achiever Award, for creating a childcare-friendly workplace. Find out more.
Bowles Rice senior partner Tom Graff was among those honored on April 26 as a 2012 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. Find out more.
Bowles Rice partner J. Thomas Lane received the Servant Leader Award for outstanding leadership in the Kanawha Valley community at the Charleston Area Alliance’s 2012 “We Love Our Community Awards.” Find out more.
Thomas A. Heywood, Managing Partner of Bowles Rice, has been elected a Trustee of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Find out more.
Attorneys Mark Dellinger, Robert Kent and Sandra Murphy have been elected to four-year terms on the Bowles Rice Executive Committee. Find out more.
Charles “Chud” Dollison has returned to Bowles Rice as a partner in the firm’s Charleston, West Virginia office. Find out more.
Paul Hicks, a partner in the Bowles Rice office in Parkersburg, West Virginia, has been named a board member of the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. Find out more.
Bowles Rice is pleased to announce that Floyd Boone has been elected a partner of the firm. Find out more.
The University of Kentucky College of Law has recognized Bowles Rice as a member of its Dean’s Circle, of which the firm has been a member since 1995. Find out more.
David DeJarnett, a Bowles Rice partner in the firm’s Martinsburg office, was recently elected vice chairman of the board of directors of City Hospital Foundation and Jefferson Health Care Foundations.  Find out more.
Bowles Rice has earned the 2011 Business on Board with Childcare! Achiever Award. To read more, click here.
Attorney James V. Kelsh has joined Bowles Rice to practice in the areas of public utilities, regulatory and administrative law and government relations. To read more, click here.
Bowles Rice will open two new offices in 2012, in Canonsburg, PA and Moundsville, WV. To read more, click here.
As president-elect of the West Virginia Society of CPAs, Bowles Rice partner Rick Hudson recently attended the AICPA/CPA-SEA Leadership Conference. To see more, click here.
The Milken Institute’s 2011 Best Performing Cities Index ranks Morgantown, West Virginia third among small metro cities. Charleston, West Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky each placed in the top 50 of Milken’s list of top large metro areas. To read more, click here.
Bowles Rice has made a $500,000 gift to the West Virginia University College of Law to help fund a major renovation project. To read more, click here.
Attorneys Elisabeth Slater and Jeffrey Poulin have joined Bowles Rice. To read more, click here.
Bowles Rice has been nationally ranked in Mining Law and received First Tier rankings in 40 different areas of law in the 2011-2012 edition of Best Law Firms, published by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers. To read more, click here
 Bowles Rice partner Robert Kent is the author of the West Virginia section of the 2011 Employment and Labor Law State-by-State Compendium, published by the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
Chambers USA recognizes Bowles Rice as “Top Ranked” in its 2011 edition and names 17 attorneys as “Leaders in Their Field.” To read more, click here.
19 Bowles Rice attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the West Virginia Super Lawyers 2011 list. To read more, click here
The Bowles Rice Bricks & Mortar Seminar Series presents “Overcoming Obstacles in Building & Construction Law” on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg, West Virginia. This free seminar is designed for builders, developers, contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, surveyors and lenders. To find out more, click here
The University of Charleston’s 2010/2011 Annual Report includes a profile of Bill McDavid, currently Of Counsel with Bowles Rice. The McDavid Family Foundation has taken a leadership role in renovating Geary Auditorium in UC’s Riggleman Hall. To download a copy of the annual report, click here.
Bowles Rice is pleased to welcome seven new attorneys. They are Whitney Kerns, J. Tyler Mayhew, H. Hampton Rose, Patrick C. Timony, Michael S. Walker, Catherine A. Wilkes and Robert J. Zak. For more information, click here.
Bowles Rice attorneys Timothy C. Wills and Fred E. “Bo” Fugazzi, Jr. have been listed among 2011 Kentucky Super Lawyers. Both are partners in the firm’s Lexington, Kentucky office. To read more, click here.
Ten Bowles Rice attorneys have been named Best Lawyers’ 2012 “Lawyers of the Year.” To read more, click here.
Marc Monteleone elected to IOGA Executive Committee. To read more, click here.
53 Bowles Rice lawyers are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® . To read more, click here.
Managing Risks in the Electronic Workplace” is published in the Summer 2011 edition of Mountain State Manufacturing, a publication of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association. To read the article, written by Mark Dellinger, a Bowles Rice partner and head of the Labor & Employment group, click here.

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