Bowles Rice Ranked Nationally, Regionally Among 2026 "Best Law Firms"
Charleston, West Virginia – Bowles Rice LLP has earned national and regional recognition among the 2026 “Best Law Firms,” named by Best Lawyers®.
The firm received one national ranking for its work in Mining Law and 56 regional rankings in West Virginia and Pennsylvania for work across a multitude of practice areas.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their fields, and review of additional information. Firms included in the 2026 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive evaluations from clients and peers.
Bowles Rice received recognition in the following areas of law:
National Tier 2
- Mining Law
Regional Tier 1
- Charleston, WV
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Education Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Energy Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mining Law
- Municipal Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Morgantown, WV
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Commercial Finance Law
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction
Regional Tier 2
- Charleston, WV
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Environmental Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Morgantown, WV
- Corporate Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Construction
- Municipal Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Regional Tier 3
- Charleston, WV
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Morgantown, WV
- Trusts and Estates
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 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.