RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY FOR THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND The West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center […]

YOU’RE INVITED TO LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND The West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning […]

THE WV BAR FOUNDATION SPONSORS FELLOWS AND FRIENDS LUNCHEON At the June Board of Directors meeting, the WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved a sponsorship of $150 for the Fellows and Friends Luncheon, held at the WV Bar Association’s 135th Annual Meeting at The Resort at Glade Springs. Executive Director Tessa White gave attendees […]

BAR FOUNDATION WRAPS UP ITS THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR The WV Bar Foundation closed its thirty-fourth June 30 fiscal year and is entering its thirty-fifth year of grantmaking to further promote the administration of justice. As of June 30, 2022, Bar Foundation grants totaling more than $538,500 have been awarded through 85 separate grants. An additional sum […]

BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS $5,000 TO THE WV COURTS LEARNING CENTER The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve a $5,000 grant to the WV Courts Judicial Learning Center for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. This judicial learning center will be an innovative and interactive environment for school-aged children and other visitors to learn […]

NEW BOARD MEMBERS The West Virginia Bar Foundation held its Annual Meeting on June 2, 2022. After a quorum was established and the previous Annual Meeting minutes approved, President Christy Morris gave a report on the activities and services of the WV Bar Foundation during the past year. Activities included the Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner, […]

“PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE”-   The 11th Bar Foundation Lawyer Leadership Institute held on May 20-22 at Stonewall Resort was a “phenomenal experience”, as stated by one of the eleven diverse younger lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice in attendance!   Pictured above is U.S. District Court Judge John Bailey […]

  WVBF GRANT-WVJLAP-   As the philanthropic organization for the legal profession and the justice system, the Bar Foundation’s mission is to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services to WV’s citizens. A major portion of achieving that mission is by making grants to worthwhile nonprofit entities.   Six years ago, […]

  FELLOWS HONORED-   On April 21, the newest class of Bar Foundation Fellows were honored before a large crowd of judges, lawyers and their guests during the 24th Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner in Charleston. Pictured above are the highly regarded and widely respected judges and lawyers in the 2022 class.   The seventeen new […]

 LARGE CROWD-   A large crowd of members of the judiciary, members of the legal profession, and their guests registered prior to last week’s deadline for the 24th Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on this Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel (600 Kanawha Blvd., East) in Charleston.   This highly anticipated event […]