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April 15-16, 2011
The West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting
Charleston, WV
12 MCLE Credit Hours 

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13th ANNUAL BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS DINNER- Seventeen individuals will be honored as Bar Foundation Fellows during the 13th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. This year's Fellows are lawyers and members of the judiciary who will join less than 300 other Fellows that have been previously selected from the more than 5, 000 lawyers and judges in the state.  The black tie optional reception and dinner begins at 6:30 PM and the cost is $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of ten persons. Please contact Tom Tinder (304-343-9823 or tom@wvbarfoundation.org) to make reservations.

 

The 2011 Bar Foundation Fellows members are:


J. Michael Benninger - Morgantown

Jodie M. Boylen - Parkersburg

Harry L. Buch - Wheeling

Robert D. Fisher - Ripley

Michael D. Foster - Charleston

The Honorable John R. Frazier - Princeton

The Honorable John W. Hatcher, Jr. - Fayetteville

The Honorable Sally G. Jackson - Martinsburg

Patrick D. Kelly - Charleston

Stephen M. LaCagnin - Morgantown

Donald B. O'Dell - Huntington

Sharon L. Potter - Wheeling

Harry G. Shaffer, III - Madison 

Jessica Justice Stolarik - Morgantown 

The Honorable Robert B. Stone - Morgantown 

Charlene A. Vaughan - Charleston 

William Douglas Witten - Logan

 

 

Financial & Estate Planning Seminar - Mark Your Calendar for May 19th  to attend this annual seminar in Charleston. The keynote speaker this year will be Jonathan Blattmachr, a Principal in ILS Management, LLC and a former Partner at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy in New York, NY. He is recognized as one of the most creative trusts and estates lawyers in the country and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He has written and lectured extensively on estate and trust taxation and charitable giving.  Watch for more information and a link to register soon.

 

LAWYER COMMITTEE ON ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION - This State Bar Committee, appointed by the Board of Governors and operating under Supreme Court rule, is comprised of 15 members from around the state who can provide confidential assistance and referrals to those who may suffer from psychological, medical or substance abuse impairments.  Bar members are reminded that all calls and referrals to the Committee are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.  Contact with the Committee can be made through any of its members - http://www.wvbar.org/members/standcomm.aspx - or the Committee's current chairperson, who can be reached directly at 304-231-0441.

 

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - President Chafin and Executive Director Casey visit Tucker and Randolph Counties.　(Tucker County photo tour - click here) (Randolph County photo tour - click here)

UPCOMING FASTCASE WEBINARS - Click here to review a complete listing of upcoming Fastcase webinars.

 

These Fastcase webinars have now been approved for 1.20 online (audio/video type) office management credits each.