Charleston, WV
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Charleston, WV 25301
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  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Robert B. King, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2011-2013)
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Irene C. Berger, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (2010-2011)
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable John T. Copenhaver, Jr., United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (2009-2010)

J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2009)

  • Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review
  • Order of the Coif

B.A., Political Science, Wellesley College (2004)

  • Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
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Gabriele Wohl

Partner

Gabriele Wohl is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on business litigation and appeals, complex civil litigation and white collar defense. She practices from the firm's Charleston, West Virginia office.

Gabe is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment group. In this capacity, she has defended employers in deliberate intent claims; represented companies in contract disputes; co-authored articles on opioid addiction in the workplace and other work site issues; and presented to human resources professionals on workplace policies and procedures involving social media.

Before joining Bowles Rice, Gabe served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. There, she gained first-chair experience in drug trafficking and public corruption trials and served as the office's District Elections Officer and Computer Hacking and Internet Prosecution Coordinator. At the U.S. Attorneys Office, she participated in complex white collar investigations and prosecutions involving a variety of federal offenses, including fraud, identity theft, worker safety violations and civil rights violations.  She also provided civil rights training for the West Virginia State Police Academy.

From 2013 to 2014, Gabe served as Deputy General Counsel to former West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, where she advised on legal and public policy matters, drafted legislation and assisted in emergency response efforts.

Professional Highlights

  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow (2021)
  • Member of the Fourth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules and Procedures
  • Member of the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Served as Deputy General Counsel to former West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (2013-2014)
  • Recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment  
  • Extra Mile Award, West Virginia Center for Children's Justice (2017)
  • Award for Excellence, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (2016)
  • Presentation: The Five Fatal Mistakes Good Civil Lawyers Make In Criminal Investigations by Gabriele Wohl
    Trial Network Member Symposium 2023
    Ritz-Carlton Denver, Denver, Colorado, August 5, 2023
  • Presentation: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Liabilities of Cyber-Fraud by Gabriele Wohl
    The Trial Network: Lakeside Litigation SuperCourse
    Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Georgia, April 28, 2023
  • Presentation: Compliance Training by William J. Ihlenfeld, II and Gabriele Wohl
    Teays Physical Therapy Center, Hurricane, West Virginia, January 27, 2021
  • Presentation: Drug Abuse or Disability: Are Employees Who Take Prescription Drugs in a Protected Class? by Gabriele Wohl
    Charleston Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Chapter Meeting
    Charleston, West Virginia, August 14, 2019
  • Presentation: What If You Don't "Like" an Employee's Social Media Content? by Ashley Hardesty Odell and Gabriele Wohl
    West Virginia Chamber of Commerce / 2019 HR Conference
    Charleston Marriott Town Center, Charleston, West Virginia, April 10, 2019

Blog Posts

  • YWCA of Charleston (Board of Directors; Chair, HR Committee)
  • Creator/Instructor, Project LIFT (Leadership, Intention, Fortitude, Teamwork)