PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS The Bar Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that its Public Service Scholarship has been equally divided between two outstanding first year students at the WVU College of Law, both of whom are from right here in West Virginia. James Jolly, the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Law School […]
Jan
3rd
2019
DON’T MISS IT! You don’t want to miss the 8th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 AM, where the honored guest will be WV Supreme Court Senior Status Justice and WVU College of Law Adjunct Lecturer Larry Starcher, who is pictured […]
Aug
17th
2018
LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE The seventh annual leadership training program for the next generation of lawyer leaders in West Virginia—the Lawyer Leadership Institute—is set for this coming weekend, May 18-20, at Stonewall Resort near Weston. This year’s Institute Sponsor is Antero Resources Corporation. The Institute’s objective is to provide newer lawyers with specific education and professional […]
May
28th
2018
2018 BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS The WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors, consisting of two judges and thirteen lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice, announces the 20th class of Bar Foundation Fellows! The criteria for Bar Foundation Fellows is those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private careers […]
Feb
24th
2018
The 7th Lunch and Laughs With a Legal Legend was held on Friday, September 15, in Morgantown with the honoree being WVU Provost and former WVU College of Law Dean Joyce McConnell. Before a set crowd of more than 125 people, Federal Court Judge Irene Keeley, serving as Master of Ceremonies, introduced WV Bar Foundation […]
Nov
7th
2017
WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1-2016-JUNE 30, 2017 Sixth Lunch and Laughs With a Legal Legend-September 9, 2016-Robert M. Steptoe, Jr. as the honoree that have generated more than $57,000 for law student scholarships. Nineteenth Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner-April 26, 2017 Sixteen honorees who join approximately 300 outstanding judges and lawyers […]
Jul
6th
2017
SUCCESSFUL LAWYER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE The Bar Foundation hosted the sixth Lawyer Leadership Institute on May 19-21, at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV. Pictured above is U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Aloi, on the left, interacting with the younger upcoming lawyer leaders during his presentation to them. This year’s successful event was sponsored by Antero Resources […]
Jun
14th
2017
BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER The 19th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. The criteria for Bar Foundation Fellows is those judges and lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to […]
Apr
10th
2017
WV BAR FOUNDATION GRANTS The mission of the WV Bar Foundation is to improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for the state’s citizens. The Bar Foundation Board of Directors focuses on providing grants to worthwhile non-profit entities in order to meet the mission. Since making its first grant […]
Nov
30th
2016
SUCCESSFUL LUNCH AND LAUGHS Robert M. “Bob” Steptoe, Jr. the well known and well respected lawyer from Bridgeport, was the honored guest at the 6th Lunch and Laughs With A Legal Legend on September 9, 2016, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. The Master of Ceremonies was WVU Provost Joyce McConnell and the “friendly” […]
Oct
20th
2016