DONATIONS = GRANTS DONATIONS=GRANTS The tax deductible donations which are made to the WV Bar Foundation each year enable the Board of Directors to make valuable grants to worthwhile charitable organizations in West Virginia to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services to our citizens. Since 2008, more than $200,000 has […]

STUDENT LEGAL CLINICS U.S. District Court Judge Irene Keeley, pictured above in the middle, was the honoree during the most successful Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event held by the Bar Foundation in September. The net proceeds from the Lunch are equally divided between the honoree’s favorite charitable activity and for Bar Foundation […]

PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is very pleased to announce the recipient of its annual Public Service Scholarship–Stephanie Mascella, a second year student at the WVU College of Law. The scholarship is paid from contributions/donations made to the Bar Foundation and provides tuition and fees for the entire academic year. […]

KEN GRAY HONORED The WV Bar Foundation congratulates Ken Gray, a Board of Directors member and Bar Foundation Fellow, for having a national award named in his honor. Ken, pictured above, has served for more than 16 years as the Vice President of Student Affairs at West Virginia University, where he received his law degree, […]

CASA-BAR FOUNDATION GRANT Last year, the WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors approved its first challenge grant for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program in the Eastern Panhandle of the state. The Bar Foundation provided the majority of the funding after the CASA program was able to raise some initial money. CASA programs are […]

GRANTS BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS In fulfilling its mission to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for West Virginia’s citizens, the WV Bar Foundation and its fifteen member Board of Directors place a priority on approving grants to non-profit charitable organizations to support beneficial programs and activities. Since making its first […]

MENTORING PROGRAM MENTORING PROGRAM On Monday, September 30, representatives of the Bar Foundation Fellows, American Bar Foundation Fellows, the American Inns of Court and the State Bar’s Young Lawyers Section held a conference call to continue their work on a pilot mentoring program in the areas where the Federal Courts are located in the Northern […]

  LUNCH & LAUGHS-BIG SUCCESS The   largest crowd in its short history and the biggest amount of funds raised made the third Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event a big success! Held on Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, approximately 200 people generated $25,000 as U. S. District […]

RESERVATION DEADLINE-9/9/13 LUNCH&LAUGHS JUDGE KEELEY SEPT. 13-11:30AM MORGANTOWNRESERVATION DEADLINE-SEPTEMBER 9-LUNCH & LAUGHS With a record crowd already registered, the final deadline is Monday, September 9, for reservations for the third Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event, which will be held on Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. U. S. […]

BIG CROWD- LUNCH&LAUGHS JUDGE KEELEY SEPT. 13-11:30AM MORGANTOWN BIG CROWD/SPONSORS-JUDGE KEELEY-LUNCH AND LAUGHS A big crowd of more than 170 people are registered to attend the third Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event, which will be held on Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. U. S. District Court Judge Irene […]