BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-LIBERTY DAY Since beginning its formal grants program in 2004, the Bar Foundation has distributed almost $190,000 through approximately 40 separate grants for worthwhile programs in the areas of public education, law student scholarships, legal services for low income citizens and child abuse   prevention. The vast majority of those funds (just less than $175,000) has been […]

  BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-THE LAW WORKS Continuing its commitment over several years, the Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors has provided another grant to the long running, successful legal education program on WV Public Broadcasting, The Law Works. Pictured above after the grant was provided are, from left to right, Robin Mazza (Marketing Coordinator for WV Public Broadcasting), Ken Gray (Bar […]

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 […]

The Bar Foundation Board of Directors honored the members of the 2013 class of Bar Foundation Fellows on April 25, 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. This year’s group of nineteen lawyers and three members of the judiciary joins 240 lawyers and 35 judges, who have been previously selected as Bar Foundation Fellows. The Fellows are […]

LUNCH AND LAUGHS-WVU LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS Last November, WVU College of Law Dean Emeritus John Fisher was the honored guest for the Second Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event, which was a friendly roast of Dean Fisher by his friends and colleagues. The proceeds from this successful endeavor were equally divided between Dean Fisher’s choice of […]

G. NICHOLAS CASEY-ABA TREASURER-ELECT G. Nicholas Casey of Charleston has been selected as the Treasurer-Elect for the American Bar Association, one of the largest voluntary professional organizations in the world. Nick, pictured above, will serve one year as Treasurer-elect and then serve as the Treasurer for the international bar group which has almost 400,000 members, an annual budget […]

   SUCCESSFUL ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE On May 17-19, 2013, eleven newer lawyers participated in the second ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute at the Stonewall Resort near Weston. These  attorneys, who have been practicing law for ten years or less, received presentations and interacted with outstanding members of the judiciary and the legal profession that will enable them to become leaders in the […]

BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF   DIRECTORS- The Bar Foundation’s fifteen member Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 12:00 Noon at the law   offices of Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso in Charleston, pictured above. The Board received a report from its Investment Fund counselor and directed its Investment Fund Committee […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER-APRIL 25, 2013 The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has selected the members of the 2013 class of Bar Foundation Fellows. This year’s group of nineteen lawyers and three members of the judiciary joins 240 lawyers and 35 judges, who have been previously selected as Bar Foundation Fellows. (The photo above was […]

JUDGE COOKMAN SWORN IN AS STATE SENATOR Judge Donald H. Cookman, a Bar Foundation Fellow, was sworn in as a State Senator on January 31, 2013 during a well attended ceremony in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol in Charleston. He was appointed to the position by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to serve several […]