Thank You for Attending the Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend! Thank you for attending the Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend, honoring WVU College of Law, Steptoe & Johnson Professor of Law & Technology, Marjorie A. McDiarmid. The Master of Ceremonies, Jena Martin, entertained us and led us through […]

West Virginia Bar Foundation Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs With a Legal Legend When Friday, September 15, 2023 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where The Erickson Alumni Center 1 Alumni Dr Morgantown, WV 26505 Driving Directions Dear Tessa, You do not want to miss the Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs […]

Upcoming Bar Foundation Dates Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend, honoring Marjorie A. McDiarmid, WVU College of Law – Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:30 am – The Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, WV. WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors Meeting – Friday, September 15, 2023, 2:00 pm – The Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, […]

West Virginia Bar Foundation Receives the 2023 ABA E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Lawyer Leadership Program was selected for this year’s ABA E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award. This award recognizes exemplary, innovative, and on-going professionalism programs that promote the highest principles of integrity and dedication to the legal profession and the public. Pictured […]

Grant Applications Due August 1, 2023 The deadline for this quarter’s grant cycle is tomorrow! The West Virginia Bar Foundation awards grants to organizations which are involved in programs and activities to improve the administration of justice and educate citizens about their rights and responsibilities under the law in West Virginia. Grant applications are accepted […]

West Virginia Bar Foundation Board of Directors: President Teresa J. Dumire, Esq., Morgantown Vice President Ann L. Haight, Esq., Charleston Secretary/Treasurer Judge Patrick M. Flatley, Wheeling Judge Jack Alsop, Webster Springs Sandra M. Chapman, Esq., Wheeling Debra A. Kilgore, Esq., Bluefield Olubunmi T. Kusimo-Frazier, Esq., Charleston Teresa C. McCune, Esq., Williamson L. Jill McIntyre, Esq., Lewisburg C. David Morrison, […]

West Virginia Bar Foundation, Inc. Grant Application Period Open Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Please pass this message along to colleagues and organizations that might benefit from our grants program. The West Virginia Bar Foundation awards grants to organizations which are involved in programs and activities to improve the administration of justice and educate […]

REPORT ON ANNUAL MEETING The West Virginia Bar Foundation held its Annual Meeting on June 1, 2023. After a quorum was established and the previous Annual Meeting minutes approved, President Lucien Lewin gave a report on the activities and services of the WV Bar Foundation during the past year. Activities included Lunch & Laughs with […]

Eleventh Annual Lawyer Leadership Institute The 11th Bar Foundation Lawyer Leadership Institute held on May 19-21 at Stonewall Resort was a “great experience”, as stated by one of the twelve diverse younger lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice in attendance! Pictured above on the left is U.S. District […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL During its March 2023 Board of Directors meeting, the West Virginia Bar Foundation approved a grant to Clay County High School in the amount of $6,396 to sponsor four students to compete in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Competition National Finals in Washington, DC. During the […]