CONGRATULATIONS TO WV BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE LAW SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT ARYANNA ISLAM Each year, the West Virginia Bar Foundation funds a scholarship to a WVU law student interested in furthering their career in public service. This year’s recipient is Aryanna Islam, from Fairmont, WV. Congratulations, Aryanna, and we look forward to hearing about your experiences […]

NOMINATE A WV BAR FOUNDATION FELLOW TODAY The West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows distinction is an honor given to judges and lawyers whose professional, public, and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession. If you would like to nominate a judge or attorney […]

GRANT AWARDED TO CHILD PROTECT OF MERCER COUNTY, INC. The West Virginia Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved a $5,000 grant to Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. to fund its Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program. Child Protect is a community-based organization designed to serve child victims of abuse and neglect, their protective caregivers, and […]

NOMINATE A WV BAR FOUNDATION FELLOW TODAY The West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows distinction is an honor given to judges and lawyers whose professional, public, and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession. If you would like to nominate a judge or attorney […]

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND! Thank you for attending the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend, honoring former WV Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret “Peggy” Workman. The Master of Ceremonies, John Canfield, entertained us and led us through the program.  Justice Workman was “roasted” […]

THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND IS THIS FRIDAY!! The West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, […]

RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY FOR THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND The West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center […]

YOU’RE INVITED TO LUNCH & LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND The West Virginia Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Eleventh Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning […]

THE WV BAR FOUNDATION SPONSORS FELLOWS AND FRIENDS LUNCHEON At the June Board of Directors meeting, the WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved a sponsorship of $150 for the Fellows and Friends Luncheon, held at the WV Bar Association’s 135th Annual Meeting at The Resort at Glade Springs. Executive Director Tessa White gave attendees […]

BAR FOUNDATION WRAPS UP ITS THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR The WV Bar Foundation closed its thirty-fourth June 30 fiscal year and is entering its thirty-fifth year of grantmaking to further promote the administration of justice. As of June 30, 2022, Bar Foundation grants totaling more than $538,500 have been awarded through 85 separate grants. An additional sum […]