The Lawyer Disciplinary Board is soliciting public comments on the following Legal Ethics Opinions:      –   L.E.O. 2013-02    The Duty of Counsel to Treat a Child Represented by Counsel (A Guardian Ad Litem) the Same as Any Other Person or Party in Terms of Prohibited Direct Contact Please submit  your written comments to the following […]

Government Law is one of the largest legal practices in West Virginia.   The State Bar Government Lawyers Committee membership includes lawyers who serve or practice at all governmental levels. The Committee tackles probative issues relevant to our practice and would welcome your participation in the group’s activities.  The Committee’s 2013 organizational meeting is August 27, […]

The West Virginia Department of Transportation Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Notice   Effective July 1, 2013 the rules set forth in 105CSR1 will apply to all matters pending before OAH. Further, OAH would remind all attorneys that OAH is a separate entity from the DMV and is in fact the administrative tribunal responsible for […]

The State Bar is updating the Practice Handbook Chapters, which are located on the YLS website (http://www.wvyounglawyers.com/handbook.html) and is requesting volunteers to either update existing handbook chapters or author needed chapters as follows: Update Volunteer Needed for: Chapter 2 – Administrative Law Chapter 9 – Collections Chapter 14 – Environmental Law Chapter 15 – Extraordinary […]

As of June 1, 2013 the West Virginia State Bar has transitioned its membership login website to www.mywvbar.org. All members must create a new password so they can obtain access to the new “Membership Portal”. The Membership Portal is a one stop website where you can change your contact information, submit annual reporting information, pay […]