| MEDIATION COMPETITION
MEDIATION COMPETITION The Bar Foundation’s Bylaws include “encouraging and supporting traditional, innovative and broadened activities relating to dispute resolution, ….” On Saturday, February 21, and Sunday, February 22 the WVU College of Law will host a regional ABA Representation in Mediation Competition in Morgantown. The official website for the competition is— http://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/awards_competitions/law_student_national_representation_in_mediation_competition.html
Two years ago, Jaime Ritton and Abbe Klezer, one of the WVULAW teams, won this regional competition and advanced to the national level at an ABA meeting in Chicago. WVU Law School Professor Tom Patrick, a Bar Foundation Fellow, is requesting assistance from Bar Foundation Fellows and members in three areas. First, volunteers are needed to coach our teams prior to the event. The student competitors represent clients in mediation; they do not serve as mediators. The volunteers will meet with a team and coach them in their representation of their client in mediation. Second, and if you opt for this role, you cannot serve the former-there is a need for judges and mediators for the day of the competition. The ABA has a scoring sheet and judges will observe two teams in the competition, score the competitors, and provide feedback to them at the end of their round. Volunteer judges are needed in the morning or the afternoon of February 21-that’s a Saturday-or during both times. Third, volunteer mediators are needed to mediate the cases. If you serve in that role you may or may not be called upon to also serve as a judge, depending upon how many judges are recruited. Same day, morning or afternoon. Please contact Professor Patrick at 304-293-5301 or by email tom.patrick@mail.edu.wvu
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| JUSTICE FUND DONATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
The Bar Foundation Board of Directors expresses its sincere appreciation to the following judges and lawyers who are Bar Foundation Fellows and have already made tax deductible donations and commitments to support the Justice Fund. They are:
Kevin Burgess-Fayetteville Steve Davis-Summersville Judge David Faber-Bluefield Rob Fisher-Ripley Judge Edwin Flowers-Morgantown Carl Frankovitch-Weirton Lloyd Jackson-Hamlin Judge Irene Keeley-Clarksburg Lucien Lewin-Martinsburg Delegate Tim Manchin-Fairmont Ken Miller-Fairmont David Morrison-Bridgeport Bob Noone-Logan Charles Printz-Martinsburg Lisa Rose-Fairmont James St. Clair-Huntington Tracey Weber, Jr.-Weston Jay West-Clarksburg James Wilson-Bridgeport
Their contributions will enable the Bar Foundation’s grants to continue having a positive impact on justice initiatives, such as child abuse and neglect prevention advocacy, health care directives, law student scholarships and legal education activities in the court system. Make your contribution to the Justice Fund today! Donations can be made by check to the WV Bar Foundation or use your credit/debit card through the simple PayPal donation process on the Bar Foundation’s website—-wvbarfound.org Do Justice by supporting the Justice Fund! |
| SAVE THE DATE-APRIL 23, 2015
The Bar Foundation and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce that the 16th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston, beginning at 6:00 PM. This year’s Bar Foundation Fellows include more than 20 distinguished judges and lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice. There will more detailed information in the next Bar Brief.
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