Asbestos Lawyer Honored: West Virginia attorney John Hurst named to Super Lawyers® Rising Stars

Motley Rice is proud to announce that asbestos attorney John Hurst was selected for inclusion to the 2014 West Virginia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list in the areas of Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts.

Based in the firm’s Morgantown, W. Va., office, Hurst represents individual workers and family members suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases resulting from occupational, environmental and household exposure to asbestos.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina School of Law.

The Super Lawyers list recognizes only five percent of lawyers in the United States, with no more than 2.5 percent being named as Rising Stars. The list spans more than 70 practice areas, evaluating contributions to and leadership roles in the legal profession. Selections are based on an extensive rating process that relies on peer nominations and evaluations, as well as third-party research. Learn more about the Super Lawyers selection process.