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BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF   DIRECTORS- The Bar Foundation’s fifteen member Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 12:00 Noon at the law   offices of Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso in Charleston, pictured above. The Board received a report from its Investment Fund counselor and directed its Investment Fund Committee […]
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BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER-APRIL 25, 2013 The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has selected the members of the 2013 class of Bar Foundation Fellows. This year’s group of nineteen lawyers and three members of the judiciary joins 240 lawyers and 35 judges, who have been previously selected as Bar Foundation Fellows. (The photo above was […]
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JUDGE COOKMAN SWORN IN AS STATE SENATOR Judge Donald H. Cookman, a Bar Foundation Fellow, was sworn in as a State Senator on January 31, 2013 during a well attended ceremony in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol in Charleston. He was appointed to the position by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to serve several […]
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ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the second ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute will be held on May 17-19, 2013, at the Stonewall Resort near Weston. Pictured above during the 2012 Institute are a participant, Jason Foster (Martinsburg) and well known and well respected WVU Law School Professor Emeritus Jack Bowman, […]
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                                                                           CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS REMAIN INTACT On January 1, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate took action to avert the so called “fiscal cliff” with the approved legislation, “The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012”, including several provisions relating to charitable deductions. President Obama signed the legislation into law. It has […]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAKE A DONATION THAT MATTERS In these last few days of 2012, WV Bar Foundation members and Fellows have the wonderful opportunity to make donations that will have a positive impact on individuals, families and charitable organizations in the state which fulfill the Bar Foundation’s mission of improving the adminisdtration of justice […]
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BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-ANTI BULLYING PROGRAM Earlier this year, the West Virginia Bar Foundation provided a grant to Seven Stories Theater Company in Fairmont to make educational presentations to school students in several counties regarding anti-bullying matters. This new endeavor was highly recommended by school administrators and officials as an effective means to deal with bullying […]
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   BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Yesterday, the Bar Foundation Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting at the law offices of Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso in Charleston. The fifteen member Board is a diverse group of judges and lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice. Pictured above are, left […]
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  LUNCH AND LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND On November 2, the Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend event was held at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. West Virginia University College of Law Dean Emeritus graciously agreed to serve as the honoree for this “friendly roast” that generated almost $15,000 for Law School student scholarships […]
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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here   JUDGE GROH INVESTITURE CEREMONY On October 19, the Investiture Ceremony for the Honorable Gina M. Groh, the new U. S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia was held in Shepardstown. Pictured above are Judge Groh with Northern District Chief Judge John P. Bailey, a Bar […]
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