U. S. News - Lawyers of the Year
Best Lawyers designates "Lawyers of the Year" in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." The lawyers being honored as "Lawyers of the Year" received particularly high ratings in the publication's surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, named Huddleston Bolen partner Tom Murray as the "Charleston, WV Best Lawyers Banking Lawyer of the Year" for 2011 and Chris Plybon as the "Charleston, WV Best Lawyers Real Estate Lawyer of the Year" for 2011.
U. S. News - Best Lawyers 2010 "Best Law Firms"
Twelve Huddleston Bolen practice areas received "first-tier" rankings, the highest ranking possible, in the new U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2010 "Best Law Firms" ranking. The practice areas recognized by US News and Best Lawyers are: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Oil & Gas Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.
Corporate Counsel "Go-To Law Firm"
Corporate Counsel magazine named Huddleston Bolen LLP a "Go-To Law Firm" for litigation in the 2011 edition. According to Corporate Counsel, less than one half of 1% of all law firms in the world are included in the magazine’s "Go-To Law Firm" list.
The magazine's publishers say that the list is limited to those law firms that general counsel at the world’s leading 500 companies rely upon routinely and for the most critical matters. Huddleston Bolen was nominated by two long-standing clients, CSX and Norfolk Southern.
SuperLawyers 2011 Business Edition
Scott Sheets named to the 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition in the area of Labor and Employment Law. Scott joins Richard Bolen and Tom Gilpin, who were named in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources, and Chris Plybon, who was named in the area of Real Estate.
Six Huddleston Bolen lawyers were named to the national ranking of Super Lawyers Business Edition:
- Dick Bolen - Construction and Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources
- Tom Gilpin - Construction and Real Estate, Energy and Natural Resources
- JH Mahaney - Litigation, Business Litigation
- Tom Murray - Business & Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Chris Plybon - Construction and Real Estate, Real Estate
- Scott Sheets - Employment, Employment and Labor
Super Lawyers 2011
Thirteen of the firm's lawyers were named a Super Lawyers or Rising Stars in the publication’s 2011 edition. Our lawyers were recognized in the following practice areas: Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Class Action/Mass Tort, Employment and Labor, Energy and Natural Resources, Estate Planning, Insurance Coverage, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Transportation.
Chambers USA 2011 Guide
Eight Huddleston Bolen partners and four practice areas have been recognized in the recently published Chambers USA 2011 Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Selected for individual recognition were:
- Richard Bolen, recognized for his work in natural resource law and commercial litigation
- Tom Gilpin, recognized in the area of real estate law
- Angela Konrad and J. H. Mahaney, who were both recognized in the area of commercial litigation
- Thomas Murray, recognized for his work in corporate and commercial law as well as banking and finance
- Audy Perry, whose work in the areas of tax law and corporate and commercial law were recognized
- Chris Plybon, recognized in both corporate and commercial law and real estate law
- Scott Sheets, recognized in the area of labor and employment law
Several of the firm’s practice areas were singled out by Chambers USA: Corporate and Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Labor and Employment, and Commercial Litigation. The firm’s Real Estate Practice was honored to be Ranked 1 in West Virginia.
Best Lawyers 2012 Edition
Nearly 70% of the partners in Huddleston Bolen LLP were honored in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America 2012. All of the firm’s offices in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Kentucky were recognized in the publication.
The firm was top ranked in Railroad Law in West Virginia and Kentucky. The firm was also named Number 1 in West Virginia in Securities and Capital Markets and Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. In total, the firm was top ranked in 29 individual categories.