Members of the Bar are invited to the retirement celebration for WVU Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus John Fisher on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the College’s new Event Hall. The John W. Fisher II Courtroom will be dedicated at 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP with names of all […]

By order entered April 14, 2014, the Court approved a 60-day period of public comment on major revisions to the Rules of Professional Conduct that are intended to update the rules in conformity with West Virginia law, and are largely patterned after the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct.  As a consequence of […]

By order entered April 11, 2014, the Court approved a 30-day period of public comment on proposed revisions to Trial Court Rule 29, governing the Business Court Division. The public comment period closes on Monday, May 12, 2014. To review the proposed changes, click here

The West Virginia State Bar would like to congratulate its newest members of the Board of Governors and Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee. PRESS RELEASE District Board of Governors Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee District 6 Robert H. Carlton —- District 7 Robert B. Kuenzel, II Steven S. Wolfe District 8 Ann L. Haight Evan […]

The 2014 Young Lawyer Mentor of the Year Award will be presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The West Virginia State Bar in Charleston, W.Va., on May 10, 2014.  To obtain information regarding the awards process click here. Nominations are due March 31, 2014.