BG Named Benchmark Litigation’s WV “Firm of the Year”; Brian Glasser a "Trial Lawyer of the Year" Finalist

Bailey & Glasser, LLP was named Benchmark Litigation’s West Virginia “Firm of the Year.”  Founding partner Brian A. Glasser was named a Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist alongside nominees from Cravath Swaine & Moore, Sidley Austin, Wilknson Stekloff, and Hueston Hennigan.

Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 US Awards recognize the nation’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their work over the past twelve months.  Honorees were announced live at Benchmark’s Awards Gala in New York City on Thursday, March 6th.

Winning Benchmark’s prestigious West Virginia “Firm of the Year” award and Mr. Glasser’s recognition as a finalist for the esteemed “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award highlight the excellence of our firm’s work and dedication to our clients. It is an honor to be recognized alongside top-tier firms and litigators, including fellow law firm nominees Bowles Rice, Jackson Kelly, Dinsmore & Shohl, and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.

Benchmark Litigation provides comprehensive coverage of the U.S. litigation market, with rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists, and their clients. As noted by Benchmark Litigation in announcing the winners: “After months of peer review-based research and submission reviews, the Benchmark team set out to uncover the most impactful cases, the lawyers and law firms behind them, and the litigators who have paved the way. The awards ceremony honors both the nationally ranked litigators and law firms, as well as the locally ranked firms throughout the country.“

Bailey Glasser, its founding partners, and several of its attorneys nationwide—including those in West Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Idaho—were also recently recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 “Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Law Firms and Attorneys,” and “40 & Under” List. This includes Mr. Glasser being named one of Benchmark’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation.

Congratulations to all the outstanding lawyers and firms recognized this year. We are grateful to Benchmark Litigation for these honors and for its continued commitment to celebrating excellence in litigation.