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PROPOSED RULE CHANGES TO CREATE A NEW WEST VIRGINIA LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The Court is asking for comments. To review the document select this link. ( Click here) |
Government Lawyers State Agency Defense Counsel Practice Group sub-Committee, will hold its second meeting on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 3 p.m. at the State Bar Center, Charleston, WV. The object of the group is to discuss procedures for BRIM litigation and state government agency defense strategies. Any state government lawyer or Chartis panel counsel is welcome to attend. Chartis and Brim staff will be at the front end of this meeting.
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BASIC U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES TRAINING - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the CJA Panel Advisory Committee will be offering a 3-hour basic U.S. Sentencing Guidelines training, presented by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The training is catered to beginners, especially those new to federal criminal defense (including applicants to the CJA Panel), or those seasoned criminal defense attorneys who desire a refresher on Sentencing Guideline basics. The training is offered in three locations: Charleston on December 7 from 9 a.m. to noon; Beckley on December 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Huntington on December 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no charge, and CLE credit is pending. Click here to review the the Sentencing Guidelines Training flyer. Please register by December 2 by contacting Mary Claire Davis at maryclaire_davis@wvsd.uscourts.gov or (304) 347-3191. |
Mark your calendars: The Family Law Committee has set regular meeting times. They will be meeting the 2nd Friday of each month at 10:30 beginning December 9th. Since the State Bar will be moving its offices that month, the meeting will be at Chair, Lyne Ranson Law offices 1528 Kanawha Blvd. Starting on January 13th, the meetings will be at the new State Bar offices at North Gate. Please let Kathy Henning (304.558.1044 or henningk@wvbar.org) know if you will be attending. She will be ordering lunch delivered for those members only. |
DELINQUENT MEMBERSHIP DUES & FRD SUSPENSIONS - As of today, we have 205 active State Bar members who still either did not pay their annual membership fees by the deadline date of September 1, 2011 and/or did not complete the required Financial Responsibility Disclosure (FRD) form on the back of the membership dues card by the deadline date of September 1, 2011. A $25 late fee automatically attached after September 1, 2011 for late payment of membership dues and a separate $25 late filing fee automatically attached for the late return of the FRD Notice. If the membership dues payment and/or the applicable late fees are not paid by December 21, 2011, then the State Bar member is automatically suspended from the active practice of law. If the member has paid the fees and has not completed and submitted the FRD Notice on the back of the dues card by December 21, 2011, then the State Bar member is automatically suspended from the active practice of law.
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REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN FAMILY COURT; AMENDMENTS TO TRIAL COURT RULE 21; AND AMENDMENTS TO RULE 47 OF THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR FAMILY COURT. By Order entered October 21, 2011, the Court requested public comment on proposed guidelines related to the appointment of guardians ad litem in family court, along with a proposed amendment to Trial Court Rule 21 related to compensation of guardians and other matters. The public comment period ends December 31, 2011.
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LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE - Sign up now to be part of the State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). LRS gives you access to potential clients and also assists with providing a service to our citizens in our State who seek legal advice and counseling. Through its companion Service, the Lawyer Information Service, referrals are made to lawyers who are part of LRS. These referrals are screened and designated to go to lawyers who practice in specific areas of law and in specific geographic locations. Clients referred pay you a one time $25 fee for the consultation and in the event you take the matter, you determine the contractual relationship with your new client. The State Bar has no involvement except to facilitate the referral from the public to the Lawyer Information Service. For a limited time, the State Bar is waiving the $50 annual fee. If interested in the Lawyer Referral Service, please contact Don Ryan at ryand@wvbar.org or 304-558-8920. Click here for a Registration Form. |
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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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