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April 15-16, 2011
The West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting - Charleston, WV 
 
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MCLE REMINDER - The 2008-2010 reporting period will end on June 30, 2010. The filing deadline is July 31, 2010. If necessary, you may take courses in the month of July 2010 and carry the credits back to meet the 2008-2010 requirement. Courses carried back may NOT be split between two different reporting periods. You may carry over six excess general credits earned to the 2010-2012 reporting period. You may check your credits online and file approved activities completed using the State Bar's website if you have an e-mail on file with the State Bar office. To access your records, go to www.wvbar.org, click on MCLE, then click Members Only.  If you have not used the new online submission program, you will need to go to the Password Reset Feature, enter your e-mail as on file with the State Bar, and click reset password.  You will then receive an e-mail with a link to create your password.  The password must be created within one hour.  You may then review your credits and submit credits online.  You may access the reporting period, the requirements, and forms by double-clicking MCLE on the website.  If you have questions, contact Hope Gresham at greshamh@wvbar.org.

 

LITIGATION & TRIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR EVERY LAWYER- WVCLE, jointly sponsored by the WVU College of Law and The West Virginia State Bar, and in cooperation with the Berkeley County Bar is pleased to announce its　Litigation & Trial Presentations for Every Lawyer　seminar featuring national legal technology expert　Paul J. Unger.　 This seminar will be held at Clarion Hotel & Conference Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on June 25, 2010.　Those attending will receive 7.2 WV MCLE credits, including 7.2 Ethics/LOM credits.　To register online, please　CLICK HERE　or call (304) 293-7255 for more information.　

 

MINGO COUNTY COAL SLURRY LITIGATION SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC FILING AND SERVICE: The Mass Litigation Panel has ordered that all civil actions in the Mingo County Coal Slurry Litigation (In re: Mingo County Coal Slurry Litigation, Civil Action No. 10-C-5000, pending in the Circuit Court of Ohio County, West Virginia), are subject to e-filing and service beginning on June 28, 2010. (For Mass Litigation Panel Orders, go to: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/MLP/index.htm.)  Registration and training with LexisNexis File & Serve ("LNFS") is mandatory.  To register with LNFS, go to: www.lexisnexis.com/fileandserve/lawfirms/register.asp and click "Register."

 

ETHICS 2010 - WVCLE, jointly sponsored by the WVU College of Law and The West Virginia State Bar, is proud to announce its ETHICS 2010 seminar which will be held at the WVU Medical Center in Charleston, WV, and via distance learning classrooms in Martinsburg and Morgantown, on June 30, 2010.  This seminar will feature state ethics experts Rachael L. Fletcher Cipoletti, Kara Cunningham Williams, and Sherri D. Goodman.  To register online, please CLICK HERE or call (304) 293-7255 for more information. 

 

CHANGE IN PRO HAC VICE FEE - By Order entered February 11, 2010, effective July 1, 2010, the fee for pro hac vice admission under Rule 8.0 of the West Virginia Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law has been increased to $350.00.  A comparable change in the fee was made to Rule 4.02 of the West Virginia Trial Court Rules, dealing with pro hac vice admission.  That change was also made by Order entered on February 11, 2010.  To review the Order amending Rule 8.0 click here.  To review the Order amending Rule 4.02 click here.

   

PLLC ANNUAL RENEWAL APPLICATIONS - The West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct require professional limited liability corporations to file a renewal application with The West Virginia State Bar each year.　The deadline date for the renewal to be received is July 1, 2010.  Contact Kathy Henning 304-558-1044 or

henningk@wvbar.org with any questions.  Click here for the renewal application.  Please return the application and the $100 fee to: The West Virginia State Bar, Attn: PLLC, Renewals, 2006 Kanawha Boulevard, E., Charleston, WV 25311.　　
 
　

MEDIATION TRAINING SESSIONS - On July 13 and 14, 2010, The West Virginia State Bar's ADR Committee will present its annual Basic Mediation Training Sessions.  The sessions will be held at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods. The sessions provide 16 hours CLE credit with 1.2 hours in ethics.  Click here to review the Agenda.  Registration deadline is July 7.   

Click here to register for the Basic Mediation Training Sessions.
 

An  Advanced Mediation Training Session will be held on August 10, 2010, also at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods.  This session will offer 6.5 hours credit with 1.2 hours in ethics. 

Registration deadline is August 5.  Click here to register for the Advanced Mediation Training Session.  
 
This year The State Bar has made arrangements with The Days Hotel for discounted rooms for those attending the training sessions.  Contact should be made directly with the hotel at 866-700-7284.  Advise the hotel you will be attending one of the training sessions to obtain The State Bar discount.  If you have questions concerning the sessions or the discounted rooms, contact Anita R. Casey at caseya@wvbar.org or 304-558-7993.    
 

ETHICAL QUANDARIES FOR PUBLIC LAWYERS - Chairperson Charlene A. Vaughan has announced that the Government Lawyers Committee and the State Bar will sponsor an audio CD entitled, Ethical Quandaries for Public Lawyers: Conflicts, Trial Publicity, Organization as a Client and More on

July 16, 2010 at the State Capitol Training Centers' Capitol Room located in Bldg 7 on the Capitol grounds in Charleston, WV. The program focuses on the unique ethical issues confronted by public lawyers using an entertaining, interactive format. Expert panelists dramatize illustrative hypothetical scenarios followed by a discussion session after each hypo. Featuring all NEW scenarios, topics include: special conflicts of interest for former and current government officers and employees; trial publicity; confidentiality of information; client with diminished capacity; organization as a client; candor towards the tribunal; fairness to opposing party and counsel, and more.
There will be a short Committee meeting starting at 2 p.m. followed by the playing of the CD. The Committee hopes this last minute chance to earn ethics CLE credits will also serve as an enticement for government lawyers to join the Committee. Seating is limited, so first come, first served. The CD CLE has been approved for 1.80 audio ethics credits.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES NOTICES - Dues notices for the July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 fiscal year were mailed on Friday, June 11, 2010, to all members of the Bar. Dues payments must be postmarked by September 1, 2010, to avoid the $25 late penalty fee. The 2010-11 Financial Responsibility Disclosure (FRD) Notice is located on the back of the dues card. The FRD Notice must be postmarked by September 1, 2010, to avoid an additional $25 late filing fee.  Members who are on "active but not practicing" status, do not have to comply with this mandatory FRD requirement. 

 
ADMISSION CEREMONY -  Twelve lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on June 1, 2010. These individuals were admitted after successfully completing the bar examination or by reciprocity. They are Patrick T. Fennell, Roanoke, VA; Mark A. Fiorilli, Pittsburgh, PA; Stephen C. Gregory, Charleston, WV; Nathan D. Hughes, Pittsburgh, PA; Benjamin R. Lacy, Richmond, VA; Shawn R. McDermott, Martinsburg, WV; Brandon P. Neuman, Pittsburgh, PA; Mindy M. Parsley, Mount Clare, WV; Bronwyn I. Rinehart, Charleston, WV; Christopher Paul Schueller, Pittsburgh, PA; Timothy B. Sechler, Pittsburgh, PA and Raj A. Shah, Charleston, WV.