WV Bar Foundation Past President Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. (Clarksburg) and WVU College of Law Dean Joyce E. McConnell STEPTOE PROFESSOR OF LAW ESTABLISHED The Robert M. Steptoe and James D. Steptoe Professorship of Property Law has been established at the College of Law at West Virginia University, made possible by gifts from Steptoe family. […]

The Bar Foundation’s IOLTA Advisory Committee reviews the operation of the program and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors. IOLTA ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program is administered by the Bar Foundation in accordance with an Order of the WV Supreme Court, which is Rule 1.15 of the WV Rules […]

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Goodwin presents the winner’s plaque to the students from Herbert Hoover High School, with their teachers, Debi O’Dell and Dennie Duncan, for the We, the People program. WE, THE PEOPLE PROGRAM After regional and statewide competitions, the Herbert Hoover High School team from Kanawha County was selected to be West […]

WV Alliance for Children Executive Director Scott Boileau, on the left, with Bar Foundation President John Tinney. BAR FOUNDATION GRANT           Recently, the Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved a grant to the WV Alliance for Children to improve the administration of justice. The funds will be utilized to produce and distribute a handbook for […]

U. S. District Court Judge Irene Berger, lower left, with students from Shady Spring High School and lawyers, who participated in the We, the People program. WE, THE PEOPLE PROGRAM The We, the People program is a national competition during which high school students learn about constitutional principles and then make presentations before citizen panels […]

Frank Fazzolari, Executive Director of the Family Counseling Connection, on the left, receives a WV Bar Foundation grant from Bar Foundation President John Tinney. BAR FOUNDATION GRANT The WV Bar Foundation has provided a grant to the Family Counseling Connection of the Kanawha Valley for staff education and  training in the areas of adult sex offender […]

IOLTA Advisory Committee members hold their quarterly meeting. IOLTA PROGRAM- In the past 20 years, the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program has provided more than $13.5 million for the provision of free civil legal services for low income citizens in West Virginia. Instituted by an Order of the WV Supreme Court (Rule 1.15 […]

Presided over by President John H. Tinney, the Bar Foundation Board meets in person and by teleconference. LOOKING BACK- As the Bar Foundation completes another calendar year, it is always beneficial to look back at what has been accomplished in the past 12-24 months. The Bar Foundation, through its Board of Directors, has achieved the […]

Judge Irene C. Berger takes her place on the Federal Court bench alongside Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE BERGER INVESTITURE CEREMONY- On December 11, Judge Irene C. Berger took the public oath of office as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia before a large overflow crowd of legal, […]

THE LAW WORKS- Upcoming on Thursday, December 17, Bar Foundation President John H. Tinney (Charleston) and Secretary/Treasurer J. Franklin Long (Bluefield) will be discussing the mission, activities, services and successes of the organization with host Dan Ringer on the long standing and well regarded The Law Works TV program on the WV Public Broadcasting System. The […]