Bar Blast – August 22, 2017

The time schedule which will be followed on Keller issues is available on the Bar’s website at www.mywvbar.org/feeguidelines. If any member has a question concerning this matter, contact Anita Casey at The West Virginia State Bar at 304-553-7228 or by e-mail at caseya@wvbar.org.

The State Bar is in need of volunteer attorneys on Tuesday evenings in September 2017 to field legal questions from the public as part of the “Tuesday Legal Connect” program.

Volunteers would work out of the Legal Aid of WV office located at 922 Quarrier Street in Charleston from 5:30pm-8:00pm.

If you would be interest in helping in September, please email David Frercks at dfrercks@lawv.net as soon as possible.

The current reporting period ends June 30, 2018.  Required credits must be submitted and confirmed no later than July 31, 2018.  Login to the member portal at www.mywvbar.org to check your CLE Transcript for credits submitted.  If you have courses which list Approval Needed, please confirm, edit, or delete the credits reported by the sponsor.

CLE: 1 Credit Hour

Host: The Wheeling Academy of Law and Science

About: Censorship by Lawsuit: SLAPP Suits, Anti-SLAPP Suits, Frivolous Suits, Suits to Intimidate, & Suits to Harass

Location: First State Capitol at 1413 Eoff Street in Wheeling

Charity Roast of WVU Provost and former WVU College of Law Dean Joyce McConnell
Host: WV Bar Foundation

Location: Erickson Alumni Center-Morgantown, WV

Sponsor: The West Virginia State Bar

Location: State Bar Center. The seminar will also be broadcast statewide via phone and video conference.

Speakers: Susana Duarte, Bruce Perrone, Sam Hanna

Sponsor: The West Virginia State Bar

Agenda:
*The State Bar may have different instructors at the various locations. The order of presentation may also vary. Each session will be fifty minutes of instruction time.

Trust Accounts 101
Presenters: Counsel from the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel

A Guide to the CourtPlus Initiative
Presenters: Personnel from the Division of Circuit Clerk Services at the Supreme Court of Appeals

The Stranger in Yourself

Recognizing and Exploring Bias in Today’s Culture
Presenter: LTC Kelly Ambrose, Staff Judge Advocate – United States Army

October 3 – University of Charleston – Charleston

October 4 – Guyan Country Club – Huntington

October 5 – The Blennerhassett – Parkersburg

October 10 – Tamarack – Beckley

October 11 – McFarland House – Martinsburg

October 12 – South Branch Inn – Moorefield

October 13 – Giovanni’s – Chapmanville

October 24 – Oliverio’s Restorante – Bridgeport

October 25 – Lakeview Resort – Morgantown

October 26 – River City Ale Works – Wheeling