WHEELING, WV, June 19, 2012 (Press-News.org) Bordas & Bordas, PLLC is proud to announce that Scott S. Blass has been named to the West Virginia Super Lawyers list for the second year in a row as one of the top attorneys in West Virginia for 2012. This honor is bestowed upon no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state.
Scott S. Blass
Attorney Scott Blass has been litigating complex civil cases for nearly 25 years. He has obtained seven figure verdicts on behalf of his clients in diverse areas of the law including verdicts of over $4 million in product liability, $8 million in an auto accident case and a $5.7 million verdict in a medical malpractice case. Prior to joining Bordas & Bordas in 1992, he worked as an insurance defense attorney and as Assistant Prosecuting attorney in Ohio County, West Virginia. He focuses his practice on catastrophic injury cases, as well as cases involving insurance bad faith, insurance agent negligence, and insurance coverage issues.
A graduate of West Virginia University College of Law, Scott was elected president of the West Virginia Association for Justice at the organization's annual convention in Charleston, West Virginia in June, 2012. The West Virginia Association for Justice represents more than 500 plaintiff's attorneys throughout West Virginia and surrounding states.
Scott is licensed to practice in both West Virginia and Ohio. If you would like to learn more about West Virginia injury lawyer Scott S. Blass, call 866-674-8762 or go to www.bordaslaw.com.
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.
The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law.
2012 West Virginia Super Lawyers Recognizes Attorney Scott S. Blass
West Virginia and Ohio Valley injury lawyer.
2012-06-19
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