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Young Lawyer of the Year Nominations Open – The 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year Award will be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of The West Virginia State Bar at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, W.Va., on April 20, 2012.  To obtain information regarding the awards processclick here.  Nominations are due April 2, 2012.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR ABA REPRESENTATIVE – At its meeting of January 13, 2012, The West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors modified the policy, which has been in effect for the past several years, of naming the Immediate Past President as the State Bar’s ABA Representative. The Board of Governors was of the opinion that it was in the best interest of the Bar to allow an individual to remain in the ABA Representative position for a period in excess of one year. Effective in 2012, any Past President of The West Virginia State Bar is eligible to self-nominate or to be nominated to serve as The State Bar’s ABA Representative for a term of three years. The individual may be elected to serve one additional, successive, three year term. Before nominating a Past President, that individual must be contacted to confirm that he/she will accept the nomination, if selected by the Board of Governors. Nominations for ABA State Bar Representative should be submitted to Anita R. Casey no later than April 4, 2012, in order to appear on The State Bar Board of Governors’ agenda of April 19, 2012. Questions regarding the position may be directed to Tish Chafin at 304-234-2221, Dan Callaghan at dan@callabhanlawyers.com or 304-872-6050 or Nick Casey at gncasey@lgcr.com or 304-345-2000.

WEST VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE NOW OFFERS TEXT ALERTS – The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office Now Offers “Text Alerts”.  Sign up and receive alerts relating to West Virginia Code changes relating to business laws and business filing deadlines.  To sign up, go to www.wvsos.com, click on the “text alert – sign up” at the top of the page and enter your ten digit mobile phone number and your cellular carrier. Then click Subscribe. You’ll get important information from our office delivered right to your cell phone. Please remember that standard text messaging rates apply and you can unsubscribe at any time. If you have questions, contact Penney Barker at PBarker@wvsos.com or 304-558-6000.

HEARING EXAMINERS NEEDED – The West Virginia Board of Medicine, a state agency, is seeking experienced attorneys to serve as Hearing Examiners on a contract basis from July 1, 2012 – June 2013.

Hearing Examiners are paid on an hourly basis for conducting hearings in Charleston and preparing proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommended Decisions which conform to the West Virginia Medical Practice Act and implementing rules and the Administrative Procedures Act.  Applicants should have at least 10 years of experience in administrative law and/or litigation and must be available as needed during the term of the contract.  Applicants must comply with the Code of Conduct for Administrative Law Judges.

Resumes must be submitted no later than April 30, 2012, to Robert C. Knittle, West Virginia Board of Medicine, 101 Dee Drive, Suite 103, Charleston, WV 25311; Robert.C. Knittle@wv.gov.