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In Memory of 2017-2018

In Memory of 2017-2018

It is with sorrow that The West Virginia State Bar recognizes the death of the members of the State Bar since the last Annual Meeting.

LouVada Armstrong, Morgantown
Fred H. Barnett, Parkersburg
Mary Roberta “Bobbie” Brandt, Morgantown
A. Bates Butler, Jr., Tucson, AZ
Robert L. Canala, Georgetown, TX
Chesney M. Carney, Clarksburg
William L. Carpenter, Reno, NV
Bruce Paul Chapnick, Sarasota, FL
Franklin D. Cleckley, Morgantown
John Cosmic, Amarillo, TX
Charles Quincy Cox, Santa Rosa, CA
J. Alexander Creasey, Princeton
John Lee Crites, Jr., Tampa, FL
Rudolph L. DiTrapano, Charleston
Vickie R. Dodd, Idamay
Robert G. Dorsey, Rancho Cordova, CA
Anthony E. Fiorentino, Elkins
Fred L. Fox, II, Fairmont
Timothy M. Fox, Sr., Columbus, OH
Paul M. Friedberg, Miami, FL
Wilbur L. Fugate, Alexandria, VA
Cynthia Gaither, Martinsburg
John H. Gallagher, Mount Pleasant, SC
Michael Fielding Gibson, Princeton
David Ginsburg, Alexandria, VA
Arthur R. Gorr, Mount Lebanon, PA
Franklin David Grabill, Santa Rosa, CA
Boyce A. Griffith, Alum Creek
Claude Michael Griffith, Daniels
Frederick P. Grill, West Union
Dwight R. Hall, Elkins
Julian G. Hearn, Jr., Wheeling
Wilda D. Hess, White Plains, NY
John Hey, Charleston
Edward Wellington Hiserman, Charleston
Stanley M. Hostler, Venice, FL
Thomas B. Hunter, Vero Beach, FL
Frederick Thompson Kingdon, Mullens
Harry Lee Lantz, New Martinsville
H. William Largent, Charleston
Greg Lord, Charleston
George Thomas Love, Keaton Beach, FL
Robert D. Lynd, Stone Ridge, VA
Robert L. Maddex, Jr., Bethany Beach, DE
Arnold Roy Marcum, Myrtle Beach, SC
Jack M. Marden, Souderton, PA
James A. Marstiller, Clarksburg
Ruth Tyler Martin, White Sulphur Springs
Kermit R. Mason, Morgantown
Edward Rodney Massie, Jr., Daytona Beach, FL
Ruth Tyler Martin, White Sulphur Springs
Frank J. Maxwell, Jr., Clarksburg
James D. Mazza, Colorado Springs, CO
Lawrence McComas, Huntington
Jeremiah F. McCormick, Saint Albans
Jerri F. Heiskell McGrath, Milwaukee, WI
Eileen McHenry, Los Angeles, CA
John E. “Buck” McNeal, Port Royal, PA
Elinor Ritz McQuail, Bluefield
Joe A. McVay, Myrtle Beach, SC
George S. Millhouse, II, South Charleston
John R. Mitchell, Sr., Charleston
William E. Miller, Washington, DC
Adele Montgomery, Moundsville
Frank R. Montgomery, Winnetka, IL
Charles C. Moore, Jr., Bridgeport
Robert M. Morris, Weston
William P. Nottingham, Beech Grove, IN
John G. Paleudis, Malvern, PA
Thomas E. Parrish, Phoenix, AZ
Charles Robert Pinkerton, Morgantown
Abraham Pinskey, Kent, MI
Nathan W. Potamkin, Miami Beach, FL
Phyllis M. Potterfield, Charleston
Joseph G. Prest, Steubenville, OH
O. Jennings Rife, Jr., Huntington
A. J. Rosenshine, Weirton
Leonard Sargeant, III, Williamsburg, VA
James William Sarver, Baltimore, MD
Bernard Hall Schramm, Sioux Fall, SD
Clyde M. See, Moorefield
Mark G. Sergent, Walton
Joseph C. Shaffer, Jr., Anderson, SC
Richard J. Shiben, Largo, FL
Stephen K. Shuman, Morgantown
G. Ernest Skaggs, Sutton
Kennad L. Skeen, Ripley
Harold David Slaven, Hallandale, FL
Ralph Hargraves Smith, Mariemont, OH
Edmund C. Stone, Jr., Princeton
Charles Norris Straughan, Naples, FL
Ara L. Sumney, Victoria, TX
H. John Taylor, Cold Spring, NY
Luke E. Terry, Martinsburg
John H. Thomas, Charleston
David G. Todd, Tacoma, WA
Harold Tomchin, Princeton
Dwight H. Trushel, Weirton
Charles W. Ullrich, Ferndale, MI
Kenneth J. Vance, Morgantown
Frank Morton Wagner, Jr., Laguna Woods, CA
Kimberly Luff Wakim, Pittsburgh, PA
DeWitt White, Bethesda, MD
Thomas J. Whyte, Upper St. Clair, PA
James Grant Wildman, Boca Raton, FL
Thomas D. Wilkerson, Charleston
Richard Warren Wilkinson, Myrtle Beach, SC
Dr. Michele H. Willard, Marietta, OH
Roger L. Wise, McCandless, PA
Merideth Price Wiswell, Huntington
Luther E. Woods, Jr., Huntington
Howard L. Yeager, Jr., Columbus, OH
John C. Yoder, Charles Town
Maynard F. Young, Vienna
James T. Youngblood, Fairfax, VA

 

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April’s MoreThanALawyer recognizes a Wood County lawyer who reacted to the needs of the homeless in his community by immersing himself in those organizations addressing homelessness and through his practice of law assisting West Virginians with employment issues. Here is the story of Walt Auvil and his firm, The Employment Law Center, PLLC.****************************************Upon graduating from law school and returning to Parkersburg, Walt recognized the significant homelessness issue in his community and immediately determined he wanted to make a difference. Walt joined the local Salvation Army Advisory Board and later served as its Board President. He then served as President of the Parkersburg Area Coalition for the Homeless, which operates the House To Home Day Shelter. Walt credits representing workers in the field of employment law with opening his eyes to the problems surrounding housing insecurity: “Many clients struggle with housing after an unexpected layoff or termination. I saw the effect this had on them and often on their children as well. Anything we can do as a community to address housing insecurity lifts us all up and makes our community a stronger, more attractive place.” As such, his practice became focused largely upon those West Virginians with employment issues. To further assist West Virginians with employment obstacles, Walt became a member of the Board of Workplace Fairness (www.workplacefairness.org/) a national non-profit that believes that “fair treatment of workers is sound public policy and good business practice, and that free access to comprehensive, unbiased information about workers' rights - without legal jargon - is an essential ingredient in any fair workplace”. He served in that capacity for 20 years. Walt also chaired the West Virginia State Bar Employment Law Committee for many years and was the first West Virginia attorney to be inducted as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He is also a founder of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association, the State affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association. Walt resides in Parkersburg with his wife, Michele Rusen, who serves as the Chief Public Defender in Parkersburg. Thank you, Walt, for being MORE than a lawyer in attacking homelessness at its core. Your community and your Bar are grateful! Walt was nominated by Kate Roberts White of Legal Aid of West Virginia. **********************************************************************What is our MoreThanALawyer campaign all about? It highlights all the ways West Virginia’s attorneys impact lives within and outside of their profession. West Virginia's lawyers are service members, volunteers, mentors, coaches, musicians and committed advocates. In all of these roles, they make a difference in their community. Each month we share a MoreThanALawyer story on West Virginia State Bar’s Facebook and Twitter pages. ... See MoreSee Less

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Wellness Wednesday, April 12, 2021Wellness Week is May 3-7, 2021.Wellness Wednesday, April 21, 2021: We encourage everyone to participate in Wellness Week, May 3 -7, 2021. Also, don't forget to register for the FREE CLE: "Path to Lawyer Well-being Webinar" on May 6, 2021.For more information or to register, go to: mywvbar.org/civicrm/event/info?id=549&reset=1 ... See MoreSee Less

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