Gabriele Wohl

Gabriele Wohl is an experienced litigator in the firm’s Charleston, West Virginia office, regularly handling complex civil litigation for businesses and government agencies. In addition to her practicing in the Litigation Group, she leads the White Collar Defense and Investigations team.  Gabe keeps in close contact with her clients and enjoys helping them navigate stressful and intricate legal issues.

In her litigation practice, Gabe has years of experience advocating for businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local entrepreneurs. She has traveled nationwide to represent witnesses and corporations in complicated multi-district litigation matters and government investigations. Gabe has litigated several False Claims Act cases to favorable resolutions, and routinely defends medical professionals and practices against Medicaid fraud allegations. She also conducts thorough internal investigations for her business clients, focusing on employee misconduct, financial fraud, and compliance.

Gabe appears often in federal court and has argued before the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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.

• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow (2021)
• Member of the Fourth Circuit CJA Appellate Panel Committee
• Member of the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Visiting Professor, Appellate Advocacy, West Virginia University College of Law (Fall 2024)
• Served as Deputy General Counsel to former West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (2013-2014)

• Named to The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Labor and Employment), since 2024
• Extra Mile Award, West Virginia Center for Children's Justice (2017)
• Award for Excellence, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (2016)

• U.S Commission on Civil Rights, West Virginia Advisory Committee, Member