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April 15-16, 2011
The West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting - Charleston, WV
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN - President Chafin and Executive Director Casey visit Pendleton, Pocahontas, Grant, Hampshire and Mineral Counties. (Grant County photo tour - click here), (Hampshire County photo tour - click here), (Hardy County photo tour - click here), (Mineral County photo tour - click here), (Pocahontas County photo tour - click here) and (Pendleton County photo tour - click here)
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UPCOMING TRAINING! ChildLaw Services, Inc., in partnership with the WV Children's Justice Taskforce, is hosting a one-day Symposium on September 9th at Mountain State University. We are fortunate to have a renowned children's attorney/speaker/author, Anne Haralambie do this training. In addition, Family Court Judge Mary Ellen Griffith will be offering a 1 hour Ethics for GALs workshop. Joyce Yedlosky is also offering a 1 hour presentation on interviewing children and families involved in domestic violence cases. The cost is ONLY $60 (including lunch!) and is recommended for attorneys and social workers.
Click here to view the flyer and brochure. Please call ChildLaw Services at 304-425-9973 for any additional questions.
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REAL ESTATE PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS - WVCLE, jointly sponsored by the WVU College of Law and The West Virginia State Bar, and in cooperation with the Old Republic Title Insurance is pleased to announce its REAL ESTATE PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS seminar which will be held in Huntington, WV, on September 10, 2010. This course will be taught by experts and prominent members of the bar including: Christopher J. Plybon, Christopher Arthur, Sam Halkias, and Robert Wasserman. Old Republic Title Insurance will be providing lunch. This seminar is worth 4..4 WV MCLE credits, including up to 2.2 Ethics credits. The Annual Friends of Coal Bowl featuring WVU and Marshall football will follow. To register online, CLICK HERE, or please call (304) 293-7255 for more information. |
DISCOVERY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES SEMINAR - WVCLE, jointly sponsored by the WVU College of Law and The West Virginia State Bar, is pleased to announce its new DISCOVERY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES SEMINAR which will be held at the WVU College of Law in Morgantown, WV, on September 17 & 18, 2010. This course will feature the latest developments in discovery and feature workshops examining discovery techniques for both the plaintiff and defense bar in deliberate intent, medical malpractice, and bad faith cases. The WVU v. Maryland game will follow the course. This seminar is worth 8.6 WV MCLE credits, including 3.6 Ethics/L.O.M. credits. To register online, please CLICK HERE or call (304) 293-7255 for more information. |
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. |
CABELL AND WAYNE COUNTIES - On October 13, the judges of your counties have opened their doors to State Bar President Tish Chafin and Executive Director Anita Casey. Please come out and join them for a short, conversational meeting. The schedule is:
9:00 am - Cabell County (Judge O'Hanlon's courtroom)
3:00 pm - Wayne County ( 2nd Floor Courtroom)
The State Bar's Regional Meeting will also be on October 13 from 10:30 to 1:30 at Guyan Country Club. |
WEST VIRGINIA TAX INSTITUTE - The 61st annual meeting of the West Virginia Tax Institute will be held from October 17-19, 2010 at the Waterfront Place Hotel, Morgantown, West Virginia. For additional information on the program and to register click here. If you have questions, contact the West Virginia Tax Institute, Ilena Thomas - imthomas@jacksonkelly.com or 304-624-6555. |
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TRAINING IN VETERANS LAW - The National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. (NOVA), which has been training lawyers in veterans law since 1993 and has been recognized as a leader in service to veterans and in CLE training, will be providing training at its Fall 2010 three day seminar in nearby Washington, D.C. from Saturday October 23rd through Monday October 25, 2010. NOVA's comprehensive three day program begins with a full day session on October 23rd designed for new practitioners which covers the practice of VA law from the initial filing of a claim through the appellate stages. Following is two days devoted to more advanced presentations on specific types of claims, on the newly decided cases and on attorney fees.
Attendance at the seminar will be approved for WV MCLE credits including legal ethics, and will also been approved by the VA as meeting their 3 hour CLE requirement for initial accreditation under 38 C.F.R. 14.629 (b)(iii) and their biannual 3 hour CLE requirements under 38 C.F.R. 14.629 (b)(iv).
All those who wish to use this CLE from this seminar to meet the VA's requirements should immediately apply for accreditation from the VA.
A reduced registration rate is available until September 30, 2010.
Registration forms and the seminar brochure can be downloaded from
Further information can be obtained from NOVA at 877- 483- 8238 or from NOVA's Executive Director, Rich Cohen, 304-413-0838.
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VETERANS LEGAL SUPPORT PROJECT -The board and staff of Legal Aid of West Virginia are excited to announce a new Veterans Legal Support Project. The one year pilot program funds two attorneys to serve military veterans and their families. National funding for the project comes via Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellowships -- West Virginia is one of only ten states to be awarded one of the new Fellowships. Local match funding of $35,000 came from Governor Manchin's contingency fund. State Bar Veteran's Committee Chair Gene Bailey led the effort to secure additional funding through generous donations from The West Virginia State Bar, the law firms of Jackson Kelly, PLLC; Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC; The Segal Law Firm; Spilman, Thomas & Battle, PLLC; Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC; and individual donors Andrew Nason, Richard Sinclair and Steven Walker. Patrick Brooks, a 2010 WVU College of Law graduate, and Jordan Ballard, a 2009 Fordham University Law School graduate, will serve as the AmeriCorps attorneys, in Clarksburg and Martinsburg, respectively. Legal Aid's Veterans Legal Support Project will target helping low-income veterans on issues such as veteran's and disability benefits, housing, child support and problems with consumer and medical debt. The attorneys will also collaborate closely with community partners at veterans hospitals and centers and with The West Virginia State Bar's Veterans Committee and the West Virginia University College of Law to secure pro bono representation of veterans and military families. For more information about the project, please contact Elizabeth Wehner at ewehner@lawv.net or 304-343-3013 x 2134.
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