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April 15-16, 2011
The West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting - Charleston, WV
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MEDIATION TRAINING SESSION - An Advanced Mediation Training Session will be held on August 10, 2010, 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 for the Agenda. For a copy of the biography of the featured speaker, Rose Miller, click here. 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.
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ATTORNEY JOB POSTING - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is hiring an attorney to perform a dual role: serve as a law clerk to Senior Status Circuit Court Judges across the State, and when not assisting Senior Status Judges, perform legal work in the Supreme Court's Office of Counsel including by working as a workers' compensation writ clerk. The position may require extensive statewide travel. Information may be found at http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/jobann/attorney2.htm Deadline to apply is August 13, 2010.
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MASS LITIGATION PANEL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT -Administrative Assistant position available. This is a challenging position requiring someone with strong initiative and a desire to excel as well as travel to circuit courts in which Mass Litigation is pending for proceedings and trials. Duties include knowledge of applicable court rules and courtroom procedures; coordinating services for courtroom preparedness; providing administrative support to Mass Litigation Panel judge(s) and the Mass Litigation Manager; implementing procedural directives governing electronic filing and service; providing support to circuit clerk offices where electronic filing and service has been implemented; facilitating production of reports and other management techniques in MLP cases; other office and courtroom support duties as assigned. Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Word. Dependability and attention to detail are essential. An equal opportunity employer. Salary commensurate with experience. State Employee Benefits. Candidates being considered for employment will be subject to background investigation, including criminal background, and may be disqualified from consideration for employment based on the results. Send judicial application (available on the web at http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/jobann/Employment_packet2009.pdf), resume and cover letter to Kimberley R. Fields, Mass Litigation Manager, Administrative Office, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Administrative Office, Building 1, Room E-100, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston WV 25305-0832. E-mail or facsimile applications not accepted. Closing date: August 15, 2010. |
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CIVIL PROCEEDINGS - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has placed proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure for Domestic Violence Civil Proceedings for public comment. The proposed amendments are largely required as a result of certain legislative amendments. Click here to review the proposed amendments. Comments may be filed with the Clerk of the Court by August 22, 2010. |
SUPREME COURT RECEPTION - The West Virginia State Bar cordially invites you to a reception honoring the Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals - Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis, Justice Brent D. Benjamin, Justice Margaret L. Workman, Justice Menis E. Ketchum and Justice Thomas E. McHugh - on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall outside the Senate Chambers. R.S.V.P by Thursday, September 2 by contacting Kathy Henning at henningk@wvbar.orgor 304-558-1044. |
STATE BAR REGIONAL MEETINGS - The State Bar will begin its annual set of Regional Meetings on October 5, 2010. Ten meetings will be held at various locations throughout the State. The meetings will begin at 10:30 am, include a lunch, and should end by 1:30 pm. The meetings will provide a total of 3.0 MCLE credit hours in legal ethics, office management, substance abuse and/or elimination of bias. The cost is $100 per person. Click here for the registration form and a complete schedule of the Regional Meetings. |
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YOUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT WORK - - At the Annual Meeting of the West Virginia State Bar held at Snowshoe on July 23 and 24, 2010, the Board of Governors met and received numerous reports relating to the mission of the West Virginia State Bar.
� Received report from WVCLE Chairperson, Stephen L. Thompson, who discussed important initiatives and provided a background of the work of the WVCLE for the new Board of Governor members. Mr. Thompson also reported on the fiscal restraint and financial strength of WVCLE, particularly as compared to surrounding states.
� Received report from American Bar Association delegate Dan Callaghan concerning the upcoming ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco and his attendance at the recent ABA meeting in Atlanta.
� Discussed various options concerning plans for the State Bar Center in light of the State Bar Strategic Plan of improving its facilities and infrastructure.
� Discussed logistics for managing the IOLTA program in light of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recent order transferring management responsibilities for IOLTA to the Bar.
� Confirmed various appointments to the Lawyer Disciplinary Board.
� Received written report from Mike Romano, President of the West Virginia Association for Justice. In particular, the Association recognized one of its members, Harry Dietzler, (also a current State Bar Board of Governor representing District 8) for his recent election as President of the Public Justice Foundation, a national public interest law firm.
� Received report from Young Lawyers Section Chairperson, Chris Gardill, who reported on YLS Developments for the "Wills For Heroes" program that YLS is organizing. Further discussed social networking and media opportunities as well as the YLS concerns regarding criminal appointment payments to appointed counsel.
� Approved the State Bar budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011. During the budget process, the Board of Governors carefully considered many issues that impact the Bar including increasing costs and expenditures for health care premiums and carefully analyzed ways to trim expenses related to copying and technology.
� Received report from Lawyer Disciplinary Board chairperson David Jividen and Chief Disciplinary Counsel Rachel Fletcher-Cipoletti.
� Approved the State Bar joining the Amicus Brief authored by the New York State Bar concerning "red flags rules" in support of the position that attorneys are not creditors under Section 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003.
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