11-12-2013

The West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board, End of Practice Committee, announces the completion and approval of Establishing a Succession Plan:  A Guide to Protecting your Clients’ Interests in the Event of Your Disability, Retirement, or Death.

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In addition to new Business Filings and Annual Reports, now Trade Names, Officer/Address Changes, and Terminations/ Cancellations for Limited Liability Companies, Professional Limited Labiality Companies and Limited Partnerships can be filed online through West Virginia’s online filings portal –www.Business4wv.com. It is available 24/7, pay conveniently and securely with credit card or eCheck, and instantly download filing acknowledgement. Improve efficiency and shorten filing time by days. Give it a try! Questions? Contact Penney Barker, Manager, Business and Licensing Division pbarker@wvsos.com

or at 304-558-8000.

The State Bar Young Lawyers Section will participate with the Supreme Court of Appeals in a program for fifth grade through high school students endorsed by the WV Board of Education.

The Young Lawyers’ Executive Committee is seeking nominations for the District 10 (Mercer, Monroe and Summers Counties) and District 11 (Fayette, Greenbrier, and Nicholas Counties) positions.  Nominees must be members in good standing with the State Bar who have been sworn to practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and who are 35 years of age or under, or members admitted to practice ten years or less prior to the State Bar’s annual meeting.  Additionally, nominees must have an office in the District which they are nominated.  Nominations will be accepted untilNovember 15th.  Please forward nominations to Jacqueline Sikora at jacqueline.sikora@courtswv.gov.

Linnsey Amores, Kevin Baker and Kameron Miller, of the W. Va. State Bar Young Lawyers Section, coordinated a luncheon on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, in Kanawha County with the Honorable Irene Berger and Honorable Tod J. Kaufman about the practice of law and litigating in state and federal court.  The WV State Bar Young Lawyers Committee would like to thank Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown and Poe, PLLC for providing lunch for this event.

Request for Comments on Proposed Amendments to the West Virginia Trial Court Rules, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure –

On October 29, 2013, Matt Arrowood, Director of Circuit Clerk Services, presented proposed amendments to the West Virginia Trial Court Rules, West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rules of Criminal Procedure, all to establish the Unified Electronic Filing System.
The Court did provisionally approve said amendments, as well as a period of public comment on the proposed amendments. Additions are indicated by underlining. Comments may be filed in writing with the Clerk of this Court on or before

December 30, 2013.

Request for public comment on the Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, the Guidelines for Children’s Guardians Ad Litemin Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, and the required form Guardian Ad Litem Report.

By order entered October 15, 2013, the Court approved a period of public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, the Guidelines for Children’s Guardians Ad Litem in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings, and a required form Guardian Ad Litem Report. Comments may be filed, in writing, with the Clerk of Court, on or before January 13, 2014.

The Lawyer Disciplinary Board approved the following L.E.O. at its October 25, 2013 meeting: L.E.O. 2013-02 Potential Conflicts of Interest for Federal Government or Military Attorneys Defending Agencies Against Furlough-related Complaints
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WVCLE Litigation 2014 Seminar

Location: Canaan Valley Resort – Davis, WV

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