Participating in the IOLTA Program News Conference were, from left to right, WV Bankers Association CEO Joe Ellison, WV State Bar Vice President Gary Nickerson, Jim Martin (Legal Aid of WV), Jennifer Harper (Mountain State Justice), Crystal Harper (WVU Law Student representing Public Interest Advocates), Michele Bush (WV CASA Association), WV Bar Foundation President John […]

The Bar Foundation provided a grant to the West Virginia Civic Literacy Council to help in educating students about their rights and responsibilities under the law. Pictured from left to right are Bar Foundation Board Member Neva Lusk, Civic Literacy Council Consultant Jean Ambrose and State Board of Education Member Priscilla Haden. GRANTS PROGRAM Since […]

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS The eleventh class of Bar Foundation Fellows honored on April 30, 2009 On April 30, the Bar Foundation held its 11th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner in Charleston. During the excellent event, two members of the judiciary and thirteen lawyers became the newest Fellows, joining 25 judges and 151 lawyers as Bar […]

Bar Foundation Members and Fellows, The West Virginia Bar Foundation is pleased to provide you with the first issue of the Bar Foundation Brief. On the first and fifteenth days of each month, you will receive a short, concise email with facts and information about the Bar Foundation, the philanthropic organization for West Virginia’s legal […]