P. Corey Bonasso

P. Corey Bonasso


Bowles Rice LLP

Recognized since 2022

Charleston, West Virginia

Practice Areas

Public Finance Law

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Corey Bonasso focuses his practice on public finance, economic development and government relations. He works from the firm's Charleston, West Virginia office.

His experience with municipal bonds and public finance includes the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for governmental entities, institutions of higher education and medical facilities. Corey has served as an assistant to bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and disclosure counsel for a wide variety of public finance transactions. He has also assisted with tax-exempt financing for projects such as state roads, state parks, college and university facilities and various economic development initiatives, including tax increment financing (TIF) projects.

Corey also has experience assisting in a variety of bankruptcy matters as trustee counsel and creditors' counsel. On a related front, Corey has assisted in general corporate matters, including loan transactions, business entity formation and asset purchases.

For the 2020 and 2021 Regular Sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, Corey served as the per diem attorney for the Senate Finance and Senate Pension Committees. In this role, he drafted and presented proposed legislation; worked with industry experts regarding existing laws and proposed new laws; and advised the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, as well as the Senate Pension Committee, regarding proposed legislation.

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Location
  • 600 Quarrier Street
    Charleston, WV 25301
Education
  • West Virginia University, J.D., graduated 2015
  • West Virginia University, B.S., Business Administration - Accounting, graduated 20212
Bar Admissions
  • West Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar
Affiliations
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers - Member
Court Admissions
  • Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Bowles Rice LLP
Headquarters: Charleston, West Virginia

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Public Finance Law

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