ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the second ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute will be held on May 17-19, 2013, at the Stonewall Resort near Weston. Pictured above during the 2012 Institute are a participant, Jason Foster (Martinsburg) and well known and well respected WVU Law School Professor Emeritus Jack Bowman, […]

                                                                           CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS REMAIN INTACT On January 1, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate took action to avert the so called “fiscal cliff” with the approved legislation, “The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012”, including several provisions relating to charitable deductions. President Obama signed the legislation into law. It has […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAKE A DONATION THAT MATTERS In these last few days of 2012, WV Bar Foundation members and Fellows have the wonderful opportunity to make donations that will have a positive impact on individuals, families and charitable organizations in the state which fulfill the Bar Foundation’s mission of improving the adminisdtration of justice […]

BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-ANTI BULLYING PROGRAM Earlier this year, the West Virginia Bar Foundation provided a grant to Seven Stories Theater Company in Fairmont to make educational presentations to school students in several counties regarding anti-bullying matters. This new endeavor was highly recommended by school administrators and officials as an effective means to deal with bullying […]

   BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Yesterday, the Bar Foundation Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting at the law offices of Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso in Charleston. The fifteen member Board is a diverse group of judges and lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice. Pictured above are, left […]

  LUNCH AND LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND On November 2, the Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event was held at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. West Virginia University College of Law Dean Emeritus graciously agreed to serve as the honoree for this “friendly roast” that generated almost $15,000 for Law School student scholarships […]

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here   JUDGE GROH INVESTITURE CEREMONY On October 19, the Investiture Ceremony for the Honorable Gina M. Groh, the new U. S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia was held in Shepardstown. Pictured above are Judge Groh with Northern District Chief Judge John P. Bailey, a Bar […]

             DEADLINE! OCTOBER 29 LUNCH AND LAUGHS   10/29/12-LUNCH & LAUGHS REGISTRATION DEADLINE The deadline is OCTOBER 29 to register and purchase seats for the “friendly roast” of WVU Law School Dean Emeritus John W. Fisher, II, during the Second “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” event. This highly anticipated program will occur at the Erickson Alumni Center […]

WV BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the awarding of its Public Service Scholarship to Michael Nissim-Sabat, a second year student at the West Virginia University College of Law. He was selected through the Law School’s scholarship selection process based upon […]

BAR FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND INITIATED The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors has set up an Endowment Fund to enhance its mission to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services to the citizens of the state. During its quarterly meeting on September 6, the Board approved the Fund in the initial […]