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 […]

                                                           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 […]

CHILD ADVOCACY GRANT The Bar Foundation Board of Directors, a diverse group of fifteen judges and lawyers, has 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 its Executive Director, Beth Cook, and the Bar Foundation’s President, Harry […]

DONATIONS = GRANTS DONATIONS=GRANTS The tax deductible donations which are made to the WV Bar Foundation each year enable the Board of Directors to make valuable grants to worthwhile charitable organizations in West Virginia to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services to our citizens. Since 2008, more than $200,000 has […]

STUDENT LEGAL CLINICS U.S. District Court Judge Irene Keeley, pictured above in the middle, was the honoree during the most successful Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event held by the Bar Foundation in September. The net proceeds from the Lunch are equally divided between the honoree’s favorite charitable activity and for Bar Foundation […]

PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the recipient of its annual Public Service Scholarship–Stephanie Mascella, a second year student at the WVU College of Law. The scholarship is paid from contributions/donations made to the Bar Foundation and provides tuition and fees for the entire academic year. […]

KEN GRAY HONORED The WV Bar Foundation congratulates Ken Gray, a Board of Directors member and Bar Foundation Fellow, for having a national award named in his honor. Ken, pictured above, has served for more than 16 years as the Vice President of Student Affairs at West Virginia University, where he received his law degree, […]

CASA-BAR FOUNDATION GRANT Last year, the WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors approved its first challenge grant for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program in the Eastern Panhandle of the state. The Bar Foundation provided the majority of the funding after the CASA program was able to raise some initial money. CASA programs are […]

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 […]

GRANTS BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS In fulfilling its mission to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for West Virginia’s citizens, the WV Bar Foundation and its fifteen member Board of Directors place a priority on approving grants to non-profit charitable organizations to support beneficial programs and activities. Since making its first […]