14 Bowles Rice LLP Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Charleston, WV, United States, August 22, 2025 — Bowles Rice LLP is pleased to announce that 14 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
"The unparalleled methodology of Best Lawyers ensures the value and esteem of our legal rankings through both our traditional awards and our expanded 'Ones to Watch' accolades," said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. "Clients trust Best Lawyers as a credible and reliable way to identify the most elite lawyers, and it is with great pride that we continue to provide this valued service in the country."
Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either "Ones to Watch" or traditional Best Lawyers awards. "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" is not a seed list to "The Best Lawyers" and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.
Bowles Rice LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
- P. Corey Bonasso - Public Finance Law
- Michael Cardi - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation - Construction
- Kayla A. Cook - Education Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Real Estate Law
- Joshua A. Cottle - Education Law, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Elizabeth M. Frame - Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
- Lindsay M. Gainer - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Joshua A. Lanham - Litigation - Banking and Finance and Litigation - Construction
- Ryan T. McCarthy - Construction Law
- Kaitlyn N. McKitrick - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Marc Mignault - Environmental Law, Insurance Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Thompson R. Pearcy - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Drew A. Proudfoot - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Zachary J. Rosencrance - Commercial Litigation
- Liana L. Stinson - Commercial Litigation
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Bowles Rice is a full-service law firm with more than 110 attorneys serving clients from six offices located in Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg, West Virginia; Southpointe, Pennsylvania; and Winchester, Virginia.