By Order entered January 21, 2016, the Supreme Court Administrative Offices in Charleston, including the clerk’s office, will be closed on Friday, January 22, 2016. Click here for a copy of the Administrative Order. County, circuit, family and magistrate court closures are determined by county.   Click here for an updated list of closures. The West […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va., January 5, 2015 – The West Virginia State Bar received $329,000 from a U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Bank of America that will help legal services organizations in the state provide foreclosure-prevention assistance to indigent citizens and/or support community redevelopment legal services. Anne Werum Lambright, chair of its Interest on Lawyer Trust […]

On December 18, 2015, George Daugherty – Executive Director of the Lawyer Assistance Program – and his son (Tom Daugherty) treated the State Bar staff to a special holiday performance. Here is part of his performance.  

The Committee formerly known by the names Lawyer Information and Referral Service and Tuesday Legal Connect has changed its name to The Legal Outreach Committee. The change of name reflects the progress the Committee has made during the past few years making legal services more readily and easily available to the public. The Committee now […]

On November 3, 2015 the Government Lawyers Committee held a reception at the Charleston offices of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe. Below are photos from the event.