LAST CALL LAST CALL FOR ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE This is the Last Call for registration for the ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute to be held from Friday afternoon, May 18, until Sunday morning, May 20, at the centrally located Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV, just off I-79 near Weston. West Virginia lawyers, who have been admitted to practice law […]

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITAPPROVAL ALPS LLI RECEIVES MCLE APPROVAL FOR 12 HOURSThe Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that the ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute has received approval from the WV Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 12 hours of continuing legal education credit with 3 hours being in the area of legal ethics. The first […]

BAR FOUNDATION BUILDINGS- As has been reported previously, the Bar Foundation Board of Directors has placed for sale the two buildings located at 2006 and 2008 Kanawha Blvd., East in Charleston. The 2006 facility, occupied by the WV State Bar until December 31, 2011, is under contract at the present time. Pictured above is the […]

ALPS LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE-MAY 18-20, 2012 The Bar Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce an important new leadership training program for the next generation of lawyer leaders in West Virginia—the ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute. The first LLI will be held from Friday afternoon, May 18, until Sunday morning, May 20, at the centrally […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER-APRIL 26, 2012 The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has selected the members of the 2012 class of Bar Foundation Fellows. This year’s group of seventeen lawyers and three members of the judiciary joins 223 lawyers and 32 judges, who have been previously selected as Bar Foundation Fellows. The Annual Reception and […]

LUNCH AND LAUGHS SCHOLARSHIP- The Bar Foundation’s successful first annual “Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend” was held in October when judges, lawyers and leaders from West Virginia University and statewide groups honored WVU College of Law Professor and WVU President Emeritus David C. Hardesty, Jr. with a “friendly roast”. The proceeds from this […]

WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS 2012 BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS- The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has selected the members of the 2012 class of Bar Foundation Fellows. This year’s group of seventeen lawyers and three members of the judiciary joins 223 lawyers and 32 judges, who have been previously selected as Bar Foundation Fellows. For […]

SALE PENDING- The Bar Foundation Board of Directors has agreed in principle to sell the building located at 2006 Kanawha Blvd., East, in Charleston to a well known and well respected West Virginia organization. The stately facility, pictured above, served as the State Bar Center headquarters for more than two decades until the WV State […]

ALPS CONTRIBUTION- The Attorneys Liability Protection Society (ALPS) has provided an extremely generous contribution to the Bar Foundation that will enable the Bar Foundation to continue its strong commitment to approving grants which improve the administration of justice in the state, as well as supporting a new initiative in the area of lawyer leadership. ALPS […]

THANK YOU THANK YOU- The West Virginia Bar Foundation and its fifteen member Board of Directors wish to exptress their sincere appreciation to the regular members, lifetime members, Foundation Fellows, law offices and supporters for another successful year in 2011. As the philanthropic organization for the legal profession and the justice system in our state, […]