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Southern District of West Virginia CJA Plan Out for Public Comment: On June 30, 2011, the judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia unanimously agreed upon a revised Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Plan and are now soliciting comments from the public. The Plan provides for the representation of indigent criminal defendants in the district. A draft is available on the Court's website, www.wvsd.uscourts.gov. Comments should be submitted in writing to the following address: Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Attn: CJA Plan Comments, P.O. Box 2546, Charleston, WV 25329.
Submissions must be postmarked by Friday, July 22, 2011. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. |
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MEDIATION TRAINING SESSIONS- On July 12 and 13, 2011, 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. The Agenda is being finalized. 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 9, 2010, also at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods. This session will offer 6.5 hours credit with 1.2 hours in ethics. The Agenda is being finalized.
Registration deadline is August 2.
Click here to register for the Advanced Mediation Training Session
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 discounted rooms, contact Kathy Henning at henningk@wvbar.org or 304-558-1044.
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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has placed proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure for Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings on a public comment period ending August 26, 2011. Click here to review the Order and proposed rules and amendments. Please send any comments on the rules in writing to Edythe Nash Gaiser of the Office of the Clerk, State Capitol, Room E-317, Charleston, WV 25305. |
MANDATORY COMPLETION OF IOLTA INFORMATION - Effective July 1, 2010, The West Virginia State Bar was given administrative responsibility for the IOLTA program. The State Bar purchased a database and has been inputting data for the past several months. In order to complete this process, it is essential that each active member of The Bar complete a "Notice of Compliance with Rule 1.15." The completed form must be returned to The State Bar no later than September 1, 2011. To access the instructions and form for the Notice of Compliance click here. If you are a member of a firm which maintains one IOLTA account for all attorneys, or for a practice group, the managing member of the firm or practice group may complete the form for all attorneys listed on one account. |
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LAWYERS IN OUR SCHOOLS - To assist educators in locating attorneys who are willing to go into classrooms and/or work with after school and/or summer educational programs, The West Virginia State Bar is re-establishing its School Mentor Program. Attorneys who are willing to assist educators will appear on a separate database. When someone uses the "School Mentor Search" tab found under the Public Information heading, they may select participant in the areas of elementary, middle and/or high school and the county(s) in which they need assistance. If you are interested in participating in the Program, please sign into the members section, click "update profile" and go to the bottom of the page and make your selections:
Interested in becoming a mentor?
__ High School Mentor
__ Middle School Mentor
__ Elementary School Mentor
If you have questions, contact Anita Casey at caseya@wvbar.org or 304-558-7993 or Don Ryan at ryand@wvbar.org or 304-558-8920.
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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. |
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