The West Virginia Public Defender services has published new guidelines for determining the eligibility of individuals for the representation that is made available under the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 29 of the West Virginia Code.  The guidelines shall take effect on October 1, 2013. Click here for the new guidelines.

The Office of the West Virginia Attorney General is encouraging qualified law firms and attorneys to submit proposals for several Requests for Proposal that are currently pending on the Attorney General’s website.  Specifically, the Office is seeking outside counsel legal services to represent the State in the following matters: Request for Proposal for Legal Services […]

The West Virginia Tax Institute, sponsored by The West Virginia Bar Association, The West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accounts, The College of Law, the College of Business and Economics and West Virginia University, will present the 64th Annual Meeting beginning Sunday evening, October 20, 2013 and continuing through 12:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon, October […]

Drugged driving enforcement got heavy attention in the 2013 legislative session.  Learn the details and defenses to the Drug Recognition Expert Protocol in Morgantown on September 24-25, 2013, at the Waterfront Place Hotel.  19.2 hours of WV CLE credit (1.2 hours of ethics is approved. Contact attorney Todd La Neve for details at 304-624-1700 or tlaneve@8777WVLAWS.com. Full details of […]

The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind are attempting to determine if there are lawyers in West Virginia who are themselves deaf or have a particular interest in the issues of the deaf community.  Likewise, are there lawyers who are blind or have represented persons who are blind in issues around access. […]