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Join us April 20 & 21, 2012 at the historical Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, WV. The site of the 2012 West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting.

Only two more days to register and pay online for the meeting Click here**. For the agenda Click here.

**you can also pay at the door on the day of the event, see agenda for prices.

Why you should attend the State Bar’s Annual Meeting?

• 12 hours of CLE credit available, including 6 hours in ethics, substance abuse and law office management.
• Located at the beautiful and historical Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, WV
• Lots of opportunities to network with other State Bar Members
• Exhibitors from across the country

Speakers include:

• Mark Bassingthwaighte, risk manager at ALPS Corporation
• District Court Judge Joy Flowers Conti of Pennsylvania
• Attorney G. Nicholas Casey Jr.;
• Dr. Alvin “Woody” Moss of the WVU School of Medicine
• James R. Silkenat, vice president of the American Bar Association
• Karen Timko of Julian Gray Associates
• Major General Allen E. Tackett.
• Hans William Voss, president of the State Bar of New Mexico
• Attorneys L. David Duffield, Chad S. Lovejoy and Thomas P. Boggs

About the Resort: In addition to 1,700 acres of scenic beauty, attractive golf courses and charming cottages, Oglebay features West Virginia’s only accredited zoo, an elegant spa, dozens of recreational activities and a variety of specialty shops. The resort’s Schenk Lake offers fishing and the celebrated Cascading Waters show, which features a 150-foot fountain choreographed to lights and music.

For more information please go to our website www.wvbar.org.

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER – APRIL 26, 2012 – The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has selected the members of the 2012 class of Bar Foundation Fellows.

The 2012 Bar Foundation Fellows are:
James M. Brown – Beckley
Phyllis H. Carter – Institute
Sandra M. Chapman – Wheeling
The Honorable Edwin F. Flowers – Morgantown
F. Thomas Graff, Jr. – Charleston
Anthony G. Halkias – Charleston
Carl L. Harris – Fayetteville
David W. McCauley – Buckhannon
Teresa C. McCune – Williamson
Taunja Willis Miller – Morgantown
The Honorable Alan D. Moats – Grafton
C. David Morrison – Bridgeport
Steven K. Nord – Huntington
Thomas O. Patrick – Morgantown
Cheryl Dean Riley – Wheeling
Frederick M. Dean Rohrig – Middlebourne
The Honorable O. C. Spaulding – Winfield
Ward D. Stone, Jr. – Morgantown
Charles Samuel Trump, IV – Berkeley Springs
Jeff C. Woods – Hurricane 

EFFECTIVE PRETRIAL AND LITIGATION STRATEGIES SEMINAR – MAY 11, 2012 – WVCLE, in cooperation with the Cabell County Bar Association, will present “Effective Pretrial and Litigation Strategies” seminar on May 11, 2012, live at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, West Virginia. Speakers include: The Honorable Cheryl A. Eifert; The Honorable Robin Jean Davis; William L. Mundy, Esquire; Thomas V. Flaherty, Esquire; Elizabeth Vish, Esquire; Charles S. Piccirillo, Esquire, and James D. Lamp, Esquire. This seminar is accredited for 8.0 WV MCLE credits, including 1.2 Ethics credits; 6.75 OH MCLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics credit, and 6.5 PA MCLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics credit. We have also applied for MCLE credit in KY and VA. The seminar begins at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning and adjourns at 5:00 p.m. If you would like to register for this seminar or for more information, please CLICK HERE or dial (304) 293-7255.

FREE CLE program in Martinsburg on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, titled “Race, Law, and Democracy – the West Virginia Experience.” See a complete program and list of speakers and register online at www.jrclifford.org, or call Aimee Duncan at 304-345-7663 or email her at admin@jrclifford.org. Eligible for three CLE credits in the elimination of bias in the legal profession. The program location is the Ramer Center, 515 West Martin St. Sponsored by the Mountain State Bar Association, Inc.; the J.R. Clifford Project of Friends of Blackwater; and the Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division; with support from the West Virginia State Bar Foundation.

SAVE THE DATE!! – Mark your calendars for the 2012 Government Lawyers Committee Hot Topics CLE on June 21, 2012 at the WV Legislative House Chambers at the Capitol. Come join us for a day full of sessions addressing issues which affect federal, state, county, and city government attorneys. 2 hours of Ethics and Office Management CLE are pending approval.