The West Virginia Bar Foundation - The Philanthropic Organization For West Virginia's Legal Profession and Justice

Letter From The PresidentOn behalf of the West Virginia Bar Foundation and its Board of Directors, we welcome you to our website.

Bar Foundation GrantsThe Bar Foundation Board of Directors, a diverse group of fifteen judges and lawyers, awarded a grant to the Logan County Child Advocacy Center to provide forensic interviews for child abuse and neglect victims. Pictured above at the Center’s office in Logan are Bar Foundation President Harry Hatfield from Madison and the Center’s Executive Director, Beth Cook.

Lunch and LaughsU. S. District Court Judge Irene M. Keeley of Clarksburg was the honored guest at the third annual Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend. The Judge is pictured above standing beside WVU College of Law Professor Emeritus Jack Bowman who served as the Master of Ceremonies. The "roasters", from right to left, are U. S. District Court Chief Judge John P. Bailey (Wheeling), entrepreneur Pat Bibbee (Charleston) and attorney Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (Bridgeport).

Bar Foundation BriefTwice a month, WV Bar Foundation members receive a short, concise email-the Bar Foundation Brief-regarding our activities.

Grants
The Bar Foundation provides grants to worthwhile charitable entities that improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for the men, women and children in West Virginia. Grant applications are considered during the quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors. Please review the grant form here.

Bar Briefs
- Bar Brief-116-Special Fellows Dinner
  SPECIAL FELLOWS DINNER SPECIAL FELLOWS DINNER The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors has made special plans for the 16th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on April 24 to include a celebration of the Bar Foundation’s 25th Anniversary in 2014. The outstanding event at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston, beginning at 6:00 PM, will include […]
- Bar Brief-115-Bar Foundation Fellows
  BARFOUNDATION FELLOWS BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the outstanding members of the 16th class of Bar Foundation Fellows. The criteria for the Fellows is “those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service […]
- Bar Brief-114-25th ANNIVERSARY
  25TH ANNIVERSARY25TH ANNIVERSARY During 2014, the West Virginia Bar Foundation will be celebrating its 25th anniversary! Incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization on December 30, 1988, the initial incorporators were Kemp Morton of Huntington and Jim MacCallum, who was practicing law in Madison. The first President was Bob Steptoe of Bridgeport. These three excellent lawyers […]

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- Bar Foundation Fellows/25th Anniversary-April 24, 2014
  BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the outstanding members of the 16th class of Bar Foundation Fellows. The criteria for the Fellows is “those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service […]
- Annual Report-2012-13
  THIS PAST YEAR, THE BAR FOUNDATION HAS MOVED FORWARD THROUGH A THIRD YEAR OF MAJOR CHANGE AND SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. THE BAR FOUNDATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A DIVERSE GROUP OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE STATE AND ALL TYPES OF LAW PRACTICE, PUT BOTH OF ITS REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET FOR […]
- Lunch and Laughs-Judge Keeley
  LUNCH & LAUGHS-BIG SUCCES The largest crowd in its short history and the biggest amount of funds raised made the third Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event a big success! Held on Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, approximately 200 people generated $25,000 as U. S. District Court […]

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