By Calwell Luce diTrapano PLLC issued the following announcement on June 10. Calwell Luce diTrapano PLLC announced that one of its lawyers, Benjamin Adams, has been selected for the sixth consecutive year to the 2021 West Virginia Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in West Virginia are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Candidates for each state’s Rising Stars list are selected annually and must be either 40 years old or younger or have practiced law for 10 years or less. This summer marks Adams' 11th year practicing law with the firm. His main practice areas include catastrophic and general personal injuries, medical negligence, inmate injuries, environmental contamination, toxic torts, and products liability. He is a member of the West Virginia State Bar and is also AV Preeminent Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Adams was elected in 2018 as an at-large member of the Charleston City Council, serves on the West Side Board of Advisors for Charleston Main Streets, and is a member of the Board of the Charleston Land Reuse Agency.