J. Mark Adkins

Mark Adkins practices business litigation, commercial and contract disputes, financial services/banking litigation, energy litigation, construction litigation, insurance coverage disputes and personal injury and products liability litigation.

The entirety of Mark's 18 years of practice has been focused on complex litigation and trial work, which has positioned him to better assist his clients in high-risk litigation.

He has been recognized with an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, Mark has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America ® in commercial litigation law, litigation - banking & finance, litigation - construction and by Super Lawyers in the area of business litigation. He has also been named a “Future Star” in litigation by Benchmark Litigation.

• Practice Group Leader, Bowles Rice Litigation Department
• Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• Chair, Bowles Rice IT Department (2023-)
• Former Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Outreach Committee
• Per Diem Staff Counsel, West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee, 2015 Legislative Session

Representative Decisions:

• Blankenship v. Trump, Jr., No. 2:19-cv-00549 (S.D. W. Va. 2023)
• The County Commission of Fayette County, West Virginia, et al., v. Quercus West Virginia LLC and Pardee and Curtin Realty LLC., No. 2:21-cv-00307 (S.D. W. Va. 2023)
• Reed v. Collins, No. 18-0009 (W. Va. 2018), unpublished
• State ex rel. Blankenship v. Warner, No. 18-0712 (W. Va. 2018)
• State ex rel. Biafore v. Tomblin, 782 S.E. 2d 223 (W. Va. 2016)
• W. Virginia Inv. Mgmt. Bd. v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co., 234 W. Va. 469, 766 S.E.2d 416 (2014);
• State ex rel. McDavid v. Tennant et al., No. 14-0939 (W.Va. Supreme Court, Oct. 1, 2014)(memorandum decision);
• W.W. McDonald Land Co. v. EQT Prod. Co., No. 2:11-CV-00418, 2014 WL 4063870 (S.D.W. Va. Aug. 14, 2014);
• Rufus et al. v. The Greenbrier Sporting Club Development Co., Inc. et al., No. 13-0218, 2013 WL 5966996 (W.Va. Supreme Court, November 8, 2013) (memorandum decision);
• Morton v. Unknown Heirs of Van Camp , 221 W. Va. 299; 654 S.E. 2d 621, (2007);
• Thaxton v. Novastar Mortg. , 2:05-0858, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21912, (2006);
• State ex rel. Blackhawk Enters. V. Bloom, 219 W.Va. 333; 633 S.E. 2d 278 (2006);
• Estate of Tawney v. Columbia Natural Res., LLC , 219 W. Va. 266; 633 S.E. 2d 22; (2006);
• Wood v. Acordia of West Virginia, Inc., 217 W. Va. 406; 618 S.E. 2d 415 (2005); and
• Dunn v. Watson, 211 W. Va. 418; 566 S.E.2d.305 (2002).

• Ranked by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (Litigation: General Commercial), since 2022
• Named Best Lawyers’ 2019 Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year in the southern West Virginia region
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America ® (Commercial Litigation Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigation - Construction; and Government Relations Practice), since 2011
• Peer-Review Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
• Recognized by Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), since 2010
• Named a 2020 “State Litigation Star” in General Commercial, Construction, Trust and Estate by Benchmark Litigation

• Republican National Lawyers Association (Chair, West Virginia Chapter)
• West Virginia Bar Association (Past President, Young Lawyers Section)
• Kanawha County Bar Association (Past Officer)
• Associated Builders and Contractors of West Virginia (ABCWV)