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ABA/BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS JOINT MEETING For the first time ever, the American Bar Foundation Fellows invite the WV Bar Foundation Fellows to a joint meeting during the AB Fellows annual luncheon in conjunction with the meeting of The WV Bar Association at the Greenbrier Hotel. The combined luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 AM (prompt start) […]
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BAR FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT WV Bar Foundation President J. Franklin Long (above on left) congratulates Bill Acker, Director of Broadcasting and Technology at WV Public Broadcasting, for receiving a $5,000 Bar Foundation supplemental grant to support The Law Works legal affairs program that has appeared for more than a decade on WV public television stations across the state. The […]
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Tracey A. Rohrbaugh (pictured above in her Martinsburg office) gave her President’s Report at the Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors meeting last week as she concluded her year as President and a total of six years as a Board member and Officer. She highlighteded the organization’s significant changes, including no longer administering the IOLTA program […]
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    “A LIVING MONUMENT-WEST VIRGINIA’S COURTHOUSES” The premiere public broadcast of the highly anticipated documentary film, “A Living Monument-West Virginia’s Courthouses”, will occur on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at 8:00 PM on the WV Public Broadcasting System television stations in the state. This excellent film depicts the history and the important impact that our county […]
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LOVE AND STEPTOE RECEIVE JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARDS LAW SCHOOL PRESENTS JUSTITIA OFFICIUM AWARDS Charles M. Love, III (Charleston) and Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (Clarksburg) were presented with the Justitia Officium Awards during the commencement and hooding ceremonies at the WVU College of Law earlier this month. The Justitia Officium Award, established in 1978, recognizes outstanding […]
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Bar Brief – 47

SUCCESSFUL BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER- On April 28, seventeen individuals were honored as Bar Foundation Fellows during the 13th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. This year’s Fellows are lawyers and members of the judiciary who join less than 300 other Fellows that have been previously selected from the more […]
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“THE CONSPIRATOR”- The American Bar Association announces The Conspirator, a new movie directed by Robert Redford (pictured with James McAvoy) that examines justice in the time of a historic crisis. Conspirator or scapegoat? What was Mary Surratt’s role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln? The legal issues examined in the movie provide an opportunity for […]
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In Memory IN MEMORY- In the past two weeks, three well known and well respected friends of the Bar Foundation have passed away—Judge John T. Madden (Moundsville), Judge M. Blane Michael (Charleston) and Mary Pat Steptoe (Clarksburg). Judge Madden served in the WV House of Delegates and then as a WV Circuit Court Judge. Judge Michael served in […]
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Bar Foundation Past President Carl Harris and Connie Blessing with State Bar President-elect Gary Nickerson CONNIE BLESSING RETIREMENT- On March 2, the Lawyer Disciplinary Board and the Bar Foundation sponsored a reception to honor Connie Blessing, who has retired after more than 25 years of service to the state’s  legal profession and the justice system. […]
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BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS Those lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession with the individuals selected reflecting the diverse nature of the legal profession in West Virginia.   13th ANNUAL BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER- Seventeen individuals will be honored as […]
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