LUNCH AND LAUGHS SPONSORS LUNCH AND LAUGHS SPONSORS The Sponsors for the 8th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on Friday, September 7, 2018, where the honored guest will be WV Supreme Court Senior Status Justice and WVU College of Law Adjunct Lecturer Larry Starcher, are: Justice Starcher Family and Friends WVU President’s Office […]

AUGUST 31 DEADLINE AUGUST 31 DEADLINE August 31 is the deadline to register for the 8th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM, where the honored guest will be WV Supreme Court Senior Status Justice and WVU College of […]

DON’T MISS IT!        You don’t want to miss the 8th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM, where the honored guest will be WV Supreme Court Senior Status Justice and WVU College of Law Adjunct Lecturer Larry Starcher, who is pictured […]

  JUDGE COPENHAVER HONORED        U.S. District Court Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. was selected to receive the prestigious 2018 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was presented with the award by Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory at the Fourth Circuit Annual Judicial Conference in late June at […]

       LAWYER    WELL-BEING  LAWYER WELL-BEING        The important topic of Lawyer Well-Being was reviewed and discussed in great detail during the Bar Foundation’s Lawyer Leadership Institute that was held a few weeks ago at Stonewall Resort. The attendees were a small group of younger lawyers from all parts of the state and different types of law […]

LUNCH AND LAUGHS HONOREE-JUSTICE STARCHER The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to invite members of the judiciary, the legal profession and the general public to attend the 8th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on Friday, September 7, 2017, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM, where […]

SEVEN CRITICAL ISSUES SEVEN CRITICAL ISSUES The Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic at the WVU College of Law used its law students and faculty members to put together a Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Sophia in southern West Virginia. After a multitude of meetings, extensive research, surveys of citizens and needs assessment, […]

“ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC” As stated by one of the participants, the Bar Foundation’s seventh Lawyer Leadership Institute on May 18-20, at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV was “absolutely fantastic”. Pictured above is Circuit Court Judge Alan Moats (Grafton), on the left, interacting with the younger upcoming lawyer leaders during his presentation to them. The Judge is […]

JUDGES AND LAWYERS HONORED On April 26, three judges and thirteen lawyers were honored as members of the 20th class of Bar Foundation Fellows during the annual Dinner at the Charleston Marriott Hotel. Bar Foundation President Ken Gray (Morgantown) served as the Master of Ceremonies and introduced the Fellows to the large crowd of judges, […]

“I CAN’T HELP BUT SMILE.” With those words, “I can’t help but smile”, Joseph Lavigne expressed his feelings upon his release from prison to parole after serving 20 years for a crime for which he maintained his innocence throughout. Joseph was a client of the Innocence Project at the WVU College of Law—-in the photo […]