Bowles Rice LLP

05/22/2026

We are proud to recognize Joshua Lanham for inclusion in Super Lawyers’ West Virginia Rising Stars 2026 list.

Based in our Charleston office, Joshua focuses on business litigation and is committed to serving clients across the region.

Read more here ➡️ https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Joshua-Lanham.html

05/20/2026

Lindsay Gainer has been selected to the 2026 West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers!

From the firm’s Charleston office, Lindsay advises clients in matters involving labor and employment.

Learn more: https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Lindsay-Gainer.html

05/19/2026

Congratulations to Elizabeth Frame on being chosen to this year’s West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers.

Banking is just one of the many practices Elizabeth is involved in. She works in the firm’s Charleston office.

Read her bio: https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Elizabeth-Frame.html

05/18/2026

Summer clerk season is here! We excitedly introduce eight law students who will join Bowles Rice at our Charleston, Morgantown, Martinsburg, and Southpointe offices. The 2026 summer clerks are (pictured left to right):

Lauren R. Hill - Charleston
Washington and Lee School of Law

Luke Jeffrey - Charleston
Georgetown Law

Emma Coiner - Southpointe
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University

Ryan Atassi - Charleston
Washington and Lee School of Law

Asya Stewart - Charleston
West Virginia University College of Law

Luke Bechtel - Morgantown
West Virginia University College of Law

Madelyn Duncan - Morgantown
West Virginia University College of Law

Quincy Williams - Martinsburg
West Virginia University College of Law

This is the first Bowles Rice clerkship for Lauren, Luke Jeffrey, Ryan, Asya, and Luke Bechtel. Emma, Madelyn, and Quincy are returning for a second year. Bowles Rice is happy to have such a talented group of clerks for summer 2026!

05/15/2026

We're thrilled to share that Leigh Anne Wilson has been named to the 2026 West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers! Leigh Anne is based in Morgantown and focuses her work on general litigation matters and K-12 and higher education issues.

Learn more about Leigh Anne here ➡️ https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Leigh-Anne-Wilson.html

05/14/2026

We're excited to announce that Unaiza Tyree has been named to the 2026 West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers! Unaiza handles a variety of litigation matters, one being medical malpractice law.

Learn more about Unaiza and her practice here ➡️ https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Unaiza-Riaz-Tyree.html

05/13/2026

We are proud to announce that Brittany O’Saile has been named to the 2026 West Virginia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers! Based in our Charleston office, Brittany focuses her practice on labor and employment law.

Learn more about Brittany and her practice here ➡️ https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-brittany-o-saile.html

04/23/2026

04/22/2026

Congratulations to Bowles Rice partners Aaron Boone and Roger Hanshaw on being named 2026 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows!

Please join us in recognizing the 2026 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows!

WVBF Fellows are attorneys and judges whose careers reflect exceptional dedication to their communities and honorable service to the legal profession. Their leadership and commitment help strengthen the administration of justice in West Virginia, and the support they provide to your bar foundation enables us to fund programs and initiatives that benefit important organizations and institutions serving people across our state.

We were proud to induct this year’s class at our annual dinner in Charleston last Thursday, April 16.

⚖️ C. Scott Applegate — Charleston
Staff Judge Advocate, West Virginia Army National Guard

⚖️ Aaron C. Boone — Parkersburg
Partner, Bowles Rice LLP

⚖️ Angela Brunicardi Doss — Parkersburg
Chief Public Defender for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of West Virginia

⚖️ Philip J. Combs — Charleston
Member, Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC

⚖️ Alaina N. Crislip — Charleston
Member, Jackson Kelly PLLC

⚖️ Ryan M. Donovan — Charleston
Founding Partner, Hissam Forman Donovan Ritchie PLLC

⚖️ Roger G. Hanshaw — Wallback
Partner, Bowles Rice LLP; Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates

⚖️ E. William Harvit — Charleston
Attorney, Consultant, and Investor

⚖️ Seth P. Hayes — Morgantown
Assistant Managing Member and Chair of the Litigation Department, Jackson Kelly PLLC

⚖️ Timothy M. McKeen — Wheeling
Member and Chair of the Energy & Natural Resources Department, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

⚖️ Elisabeth A. Slater — Wheeling
Executive Vice President and Fiduciary Director, Security National Trust Company

⚖️ Amy M. Smith — Bridgeport
Member, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

⚖️ Shawn R. Turak — Wheeling
Prosecuting Attorney of Ohio County, West Virginia

⚖️ Catherine B. Wallace — Charleston
Special Counsel, ChildLaw Services, Inc.

⚖️ Elizabeth M. Wehner — Charleston
Strategic Development Director, Legal Aid of West Virginia

⚖️ Katherine R. White — Charleston
Executive Director, Legal Aid of West Virginia

⚖️ S. Ryan White — Charleston
Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎉

04/14/2026

Congratulations, team! And a big Bowles Rice shout-out to Elizabeth Stern, who will be joining our firm as an associate later this year!

04/09/2026

A major win for public health and state authority in the Fourth Circuit! ⚖️

In Perry v. Marteney (April 8, 2026), the Court upheld West Virginia’s mandatory school vaccination law—confirming that limiting exemptions to medical grounds does not violate the First Amendment and serves a compelling state interest. 🏛️

This decision reinforces states’ broad authority to protect the health and safety of students and preserves long-standing vaccination precedent.

Kudos to Bowles Rice attorneys Will Lorensen, who argued on behalf of the appellants; Corey Palumbo, who was on brief and helped prep and was in attendance for the argument; and Robert J. Kent and Leigh Anne Wilson, who were also on brief.

To read the full opinion, follow this link:https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/242132.P.pdf