Cipriani & Werner, P.C. is pleased to announce that George M. Evan, and William M. Conwell, partners in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, and Robert A. Lockhart, a partner in the firm’s Charleston, West Virginia office, were selected nationally by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020.

Mr. Evan was recognized in the area of Workers’ Compensation Defense.  He is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers' compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Law Section.  With almost 40 years of civil litigation experience, Mr. Evan also concentrates his practice in civil rights, municipal law, insurance law, premises liability, auto liability and contract litigation matters.

Mr. Conwell has been recognized in Best Lawyers annually since 2011 in the area of Workers’ Compensation Defense.  With over 30 years of experience, he concentrates his practice exclusively in the representation of self-insured employers and their third party administrators in all varieties of compensation claims including fatalities, mental stress, hearing loss and catastrophic injuries to individuals sustaining cognitive brain dysfunction.

Mr. Lockhart has been recognized in Best Lawyers annually since 2016 for Insurance Litigation.  He has more than 30 years of litigation experience in insurance defense including construction, motor vehicle/motor carrier, premises liability and insurance coverage and bad faith matters.