BAR FOUNDATION PRESIDENT The President of the WV Bar Foundation for 2019-20 is Ellen Cappellanti of Charleston, who is pictured above. Ellen was elected during the June 6 Board of Directors meeting. She has served as Vice President and as a member of the Grants Committee. Her plans for the upcoming year, which were approved […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS        The Bar Foundation Board of Directors quarterly meeting and the Bar Foundation Annual Meeting will be held by telephone conference call on Thursday, June 6. The members of the Board of Directors are: Richard E. Ford, Jr., Esq.-President-Lewisburg Ellen S. Cappellanti, Esq.-Vice President-Charleston Mary Clare Eros, Esq.-Secretary/Treasurer-Shepherdstown Teresa J. Dumire, Esq.-Morgantown Judge […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO FELLOWS! The 2019 class of Bar Foundation Fellows, consisting of three judges and fourteen lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice were honored during the 21st Annual Fellows Dinner on April 25, in Charleston. Pictured above are the seventeen newest Fellows—Congratulations to them! The criteria for Bar […]

“A GAME/CAREER CHANGER” That is just one of the numerous highly favorable comments made by the younger lawyer participants at the 8th Lawyer Leadership Institute held this past weekend at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV. Pictured above are Brenda Waugh (Martinsburg) and Elliot Hicks (Charleston), two of the highly rated judges and lawyers who made […]

LARGE CROWD FOR DINNER More than 150 judges, lawyers and their guests are registered for the 21st Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on Thursday, April 25, at the Charleston Marriott Hotel. Seventeen excellent members of West Virginia’s judiciary and the legal profession will be honored during the event. The criteria for Bar Foundation Fellows is […]

ACADEMIC SUPPORT GRANT Last year, the Bar Foundation made a grant to Child Protect of Mercer County for necessary services to children “to improve the strength, resilience and character…through character building workshops, addressing basic needs and providing academic support to be successful in school.” Pictured above are two of the 83 children in the local […]

WVJLAP GRANT Last week, the Bar Foundation made a grant to the WV Judicial Lawyer Assistance Program (WVJLAP) in the amount of $5,000. This is the third annual grant with the Bar Foundation Board of Directors committing a total of five annual grants for $25,000. Participating in the grant ceremony at the WV Supreme Court […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER            The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors, consisting of three judges and twelve lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice, announces the 21st class of Bar Foundation Fellows! The criteria for Bar Foundation Fellows is those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private […]

2019 BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors, consisting of three judges and twelve lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice, announces the 21st class of Bar Foundation Fellows! The criteria for Bar Foundation Fellows is those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private careers […]

RENEE SULIPEK              In mid-January, a lunch was held in honor of Renee Sulipek, who had served in a number of capacities at the WVU College of Law, most recently as the Administrative Assistant to the Dean. Pictured above at the special event are Renee with current Law School Dean, Greg Bowman, on her left, […]