Author Archives: Staff Reports

Nichols

CHARLESTON – Jackson Kelly paralegal Karen Nichols recently received a major recognition in her field. On June 7, Nichols was named Paralegal of the Year by the Legal Assistant/Paralegals of Southern West Virginia organization (LAPSWV). The award is presented each … Read More »

Chaney

CHARLESTON – Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is proud to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been named to the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers® in 26 categories, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. … Read More »

HUNTINGTON – Three partners at Farrell, White & Legg, PLLC have been recognized in the Chambers and Partners USA. Michael J. Farrell, Tamela J. White and Erik W. Legg were recognized in Chambers and Partners 2013. Farrell was ranked in … Read More »

Bordas

WHEELING – Bordas & Bordas has announced that founding partner Jim Bordas has been nominated to the West Virginia Access to Justice Commission. Nominated by the West Virginia State Bar and Chief Justice Brent D. Benjamin, Bordas will work with … Read More »

Williams

HUNTINGTON – Legal directory publisher Chambers and Partners has recognized Marc Williams, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s West Virginia office, and partner Melissa Foster Bird as “notable practitioners” in general commercial litigation in the state. Williams … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Legal Aid of West Virginia Board of Directors announced the addition of four new members, and the retirement of three current members, during its quarterly meeting on May, 17. New members include Bader C. Giggenbach, Esq., of Monongalia … Read More »

CHARLESTON – Twenty-two Jackson Kelly West Virginia lawyers were recently rated in the Chambers USA “2013 Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers.” Chambers also rated four of the firm’s practice areas in the preeminent Band 1 in West Virginia. They … Read More »

Woody

CHARLESTON — The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced May 1 that Charles L. Woody, member in its Charleston, W.Va., office, will be serving as adjunct professor at Charleston School of Law in Charleston, S.C. He will teach … Read More »

Warren

HUNTINGTON – Huddleston Bolen LLP recently welcomed Julie Warren to the firm. Ms. Warren will practice in the litigation department of the firm’s Huntington office. Before joining Huddleston, Warren practiced as a litigator in West Virginia, specializing primarily in insurance … Read More »

HUNTINGTON – Huddleston Bolen and DeemHR will host a Human Resource Conference titled “HR 2013: Practical Information on the Issues You Face,” in Huntington on March 5. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the … Read More »

Vasquez

BRIDGEPORT – Andrew S. Graham, George A. Snell III and Philip D. Vasquez have been appointed to the advisory board of the Institute for Energy Law. These Steptoe & Johnson attorneys join their peers – Sharon O. Flanery, Kurt L. Krieger … Read More »

Bailey

CHARLESTON – Hendrickson & Long, PLLC is pleased to welcome Gene W. Bailey II and Christopher S. Arnold as attorneys to the firm. Arnold joined the firm’s litigation practice. He focuses his practice in the areas of general insurance defense … Read More »

BRIDGEPORT – Steptoe & Johnson has expanded its presence in the Utica shale with the opening of a new office in Canton, Ohio. The Canton office is the firm’s second Ohio location – along with an office in Columbus – … Read More »

Hudson

PARKERSBURG – Bowles Rice attorney Chuck Hudson has been elected President of the Wood County Bar Association. Hudson is an associate in the regional law firm’s Parkersburg office. He practices in the areas of construction law, energy law and real … Read More »