Financial & Estate Planning Seminar - Mark Your Calendar for May 19^th  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.  Click here to review the brochure. 

BASIC BANKRUPTCY:  BUILDING A PRACTICE SEMINAR 2011 - Space Still Available!  WVCLE, sponsored by The West Virginia State Bar and the WVU College of Law, will present Basic Bankruptcy:  Building a Practice on May 26, 2011, live at the CAMC in Charleston, West Virginia and via live interactive distance learning at the WVU College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia.  Speakers include:  The Honorable Ronald G. Pearson; The Honorable Patrick M. Flatley; Helen M. Morris, Trustee; Matthew J. Hayes, Esquire; Michael G. Clagett, Esquire; Thomas H. Fluharty, Esquire; Thomas C. Ryan, Esquire; Andrew S. Nason, Esquire; Christopher R. Arthur, Esquire; Ralph C. Young, Esquire; David M. Thomas, Esquire and Steven L. Thomas, Esquire.  If you would like to register for this seminar or for more information, please CLICK HERE or call (304) 293-7255.

THE NEW WEST VIRGINIA UNIFORM TRUST CODE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 - WVCLE, sponsored by The West Virginia State Bar and the WVU College of Law, will present a seminar on  June 3, 2011, addressing the numerous changes in the law as a result of The New West Virginia Uniform Trust Code legislation. Speakers who will address the new 150 page law include: Marcia A. Broughton, Esquire; John F. Allevato, Esquire; Christopher J. Winton, Esquire; Bruce L. Stout, Esquire and John F. Hussell, IV, Esquire. The course will be presented in Charleston at the WVU Medical Center-Charleston Division and via live interactive distance learning technology at the WVU College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia. If you would like to register for this seminar or if you need more information, please CLICK HERE or call (304) 293-7255. 

WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY LAW PRACTITIONERS AND JUDGES - The West Virginia State Bar Family Law Committee and the Kanawha County Family Law Bench Bar Committee proudly present the May 2011 edition of  "The Family Times," a monthly family law newsletter.  In this issue, WV State Bar Family Law Committee Chair, Lyne Ranson, discusses the need for Alimony Guidelines in West Virginia.  Also read Judge K. Bruce Lazenby's article on "Telephone Testimony under Rule 18." Please click here to access the May 2011 edition of the newsletter. 

Tax Credits for Attorneys Available from Legal Aid of West Virginia!  Haven't yet made your annual contribution to the Campaign for Legal Aid?  Now is the time - Legal Aid of West Virginia has Tax Credits available on a first-come, first-serve basis!  Things to Remember: Donors may use NIP tax credits on Personal Income Tax, Corporate Net Income Tax and Business Franchise Tax.  The minimum eligible donation to receive NIP tax credits is $500.00.  In return, LAWV will send you a Tax Credit voucher equal to up to 50% of your donation.  For example, if you send LAWV $500, we'll send you back $250 in the form of a WV State Tax Credit --- it's that easy!  For more information please contact LAWV Development Director Jennifer Jordan at 304.414.5438 or jjordan@lawv.net.  Get them before they're gone!

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.