Charleston associate Anne C. Blankenship (Energy & Environmental) and Clarksburg associate Mary E. Snead (Civil Litigation Defense) have been named as 2009 West Virginia Rising Stars by SuperLawyers.com. 

SuperLawyers objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.  Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research to determine the attorneys who are listed.