DEADLINE! OCTOBER 29 LUNCH AND LAUGHS   10/29/12-LUNCH & LAUGHS REGISTRATION DEADLINE The deadline is OCTOBER 29 to register and purchase seats for the “friendly roast” of WVU Law School Dean Emeritus John W. Fisher, II, during the Second “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” event. This highly anticipated program will occur at the Erickson Alumni Center […]

WV BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the awarding of its Public Service Scholarship to Michael Nissim-Sabat, a second year student at the West Virginia University College of Law. He was selected through the Law School’s scholarship selection process based upon […]

BAR FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND INITIATED The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors has set up an Endowment Fund to enhance its mission to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services to the citizens of the state. During its quarterly meeting on September 6, the Board approved the Fund in the initial […]

LUNCH AND LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND NOVEMBER 2-11:30 AM ERICKSON CENTER MORGANTOWN DEAN EMERITUS JOHN FISHER IS LEGAL LEGEND The WV Bar Foundation will be honoring WVU Law School Dean Emeritus John W. Fisher, II during the “friendly roast” at the Second “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” event on Friday, November 2, […]

 WV BAR FOUNDATION POST OFFICE BOX 4845 CHARLESTON, WV 25364 BAR FOUNDATION SELLS BUILDING The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors has sold its remaining building located at 2008 Kanawha Blvd., East in Charleston. The new owners, Joel Beverly and Apogee, Inc., an environmental services company from Kentucky, took possession after the closing on August 8. The […]

 SAVE THE DATE- 11/2/2012   LUNCH AND LAUGHS WITH A LEGAL LEGEND- On Friday, November 2, 2012, the WV Bar Foundation will host the second “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM. This year, the honored guest for this friendly “roast”will be WVU Law School William J. […]

BAR FOUNDATION PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP- The WV Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved continued funding of its Public Service Scholarship for a quality student at the West Virginia University College of Law. Pictured above is the rendition of the enlarged and updated Law School building that is currently being re-modeled as part of a […]

                     ANNUAL  REPORT 2011-2012 BAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT- The 2011-12 fiscal year was another successful year for the WV Bar Foundation as it continued its progress from a striving to a thriving entity in fulfilling its mission of improving the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for West Virginia’s citizens. As the philanthropic organization for […]

BAR FOUNDATION GRANT-J.R. CLIFFORD PROJECT The Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors was pleased to present a grant to the J.R. Clifford Project to support its endeavors to showcase and highlight the extremely successful life of Mr. Clifford, the first African American attorney to practice law in West Virginia. Pictured above at the recent Bar Foundation […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER The 14th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner at the Marriott Hotel on April 26 was another successful event. Pictured above are several of the sixteen lawyers and three judges who were honored by more than 150 legal system and community leaders who were in attendance. Bar Foundation President Joe Long (Bluefield) […]