Managing Partner Thomas A. Heywood announced today that two attorneys have recently joined the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP. Robert Hogan and Erin Bailey will be based in the firm’s Charleston office. According to Heywood, “ We at Bowles Rice are delighted to have two such outstanding attorneys join our firm. Their experience and depth in their practice areas will be of immense benefit to our clients. This is an exciting start to the new year.”
Hogan brings more than ten years of litigation experience to Bowles Rice and will focus on professional liability, complex litigation, products liability and insurance litigation as a member of the firm’s Litigation practice group. He earned his law degree from the College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech. He recently was an adjunct professor of Engineering Law for Marshall University College of Information Technology and Engineering.
Before joining Bowles Rice, Erin Bailey practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, primarily in the areas of trusts and estates. She is a member of the Bowles Rice Tax practice group, and will focus her practice in ERISA, estate planning and employee benefits. She is a graduate of Emory University’s School of Law. Bowles Rice is a regional law firm with 125 attorneys and six offices, located in Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg, West Virginia; Lexington, Kentucky; and Winchester, Virginia.
Contact: Barbara Joseph (304) 347-2138
Printz Honored as Foundation Fellow
Chazz Printz, a Bowles Rice partner in the Martinsburg office, has been selected as a 2008 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. Foundation Fellows are lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession.
Lovely Among Nominees for “Hero of the Year”
Bernie Lovely, a Bowles Rice partner in the firm’s Lexington office, was among the nominees honored on April 17 by the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross for its “Hero of the Year”Award.
McMillan Elected to State Bar Board of Governors
Stuart McMillan, a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice, has been elected to the Board of Governors for the West Virginia State Bar. He will be representing Kanawha County in District 8 for a three-year term. This is his second term on the Board of Governors.
Bowles to Receive Star Award
Nate Bowles, a Bowles Rice partner and a member of the litigation practice group in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice, received the 2008 Star Award from Legal Aid of West Virginia during its annual Breakfast with the Stars event on May 1. The award recognizes Nate’s commitment, service and support to LAWV.
