SAVE THE DATE- 11/2/2012   LUNCH AND LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND- On Friday, November 2, 2012, the WV Bar Foundation will host the second “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM. This year, the honored guest for this friendly “roast”will be WVU Law School William J. […]

BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP- The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved continued funding of its Public Service Scholarship for a quality student at the West Virginia University College of Law. Pictured above is the rendition of the enlarged and updated Law School building that is currently being re-modeled as part of a […]

                     ANNUAL  REPORT 2011-2012 BAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT- The 2011-12 fiscal year was another successful year for the WV Bar Foundation as it continued its progress from a striving to a thriving entity in fulfilling its mission of improving the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for West Virginia’s citizens. As the philanthropic organization for […]

WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT JULY, 2011- JUNE, 2012   The 2011-12 fiscal year was another successful year for the WV Bar Foundation as it continued its progress from a striving to a thriving entity in fulfilling its mission of improving the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for West Virginia’s […]

BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-J.R. CLIFFORD PROJECT The Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors was pleased to present a grant to the J.R. Clifford Project to support its endeavors to showcase and highlight the extremely successful life of Mr. Clifford, the first African American attorney to practice law in West Virginia. Pictured above at the recent Bar Foundation […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER The 14th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner at the Marriott Hotel on April 26 was another successful event. Pictured above are several of the sixteen lawyers and three judges who were honored by more than 150 legal system and community leaders who were in attendance. Bar Foundation President Joe Long (Bluefield) […]

                   LAST CALL LAST CALL FOR ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE This is the Last Call for registration for the ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute to be held from Friday afternoon, May 18, until Sunday morning, May 20, at the centrally located Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV, just off I-79 near Weston. West Virginia lawyers, who have been admitted to practice law […]

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITAPPROVAL ALPS LLI RECEIVES MCLE APPROVAL FOR 12 HOURSThe Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that the ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute has received approval from the WV Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 12 hours of continuing legal education credit with 3 hours being in the area of legal ethics. The first […]

LOVE AND STEPTOE RECEIVE JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARDS LAW SCHOOL PRESENTS JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARDS Charles M. Love, III (Charleston) and Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (Clarksburg) were presented with the Justitia Officium Awards during the commencement and hooding ceremonies at the WVU College of Law earlier this month. The Justitia Officium Award, established in 1978, recognizes outstanding […]