Bowles Rice is a full service law firm, providing high quality and efficient transactional services and litigation representation on behalf of individuals, businesses and large, multi-national corporations. Founded in 1920, Bowles Rice now has 130 attorneys across eight offices strategically located in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia. Our key areas of practice include energy law, litigation, corporate and commercial law, labor and employment law, workplace safety law, construction law and education law.

The Labor and Employment Group assists employers with every aspect of the employer-employee relationship with an emphasis on preventative measures. Our work encompasses all matters, from hiring to discharge, and includes aggressive representation in courts and administrative agencies when litigation matters relating to employees arise. We offer experienced representation, not only for the human resources departments of large organizations, but also for small and medium-sized businesses without extensive in-house human resources expertise. We advise large and small employers in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, health care, banking, print and broadcast media, gaming, financial services, professional services, associations and retail sales. We also frequently represent municipalities, counties, state agencies, colleges and universities and boards of education in the public sector.