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Business for Breakfast event set for Jan. 23
CHARLESTON -- The January Business for Breakfast is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Jan. 23 in the Hawk's Nest room at the Charleston Marriott Town Center's Whitewater Grille. -
Charleston law firm merges with one from Pittsburgh
Tinsley CHARLESTON -- After more than four years of talk, a merger between Pittsburgh-based Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott and Charleston-based Hendrickson and Long has become a reality. -
Wal-Mart wants injury case dismissed
CHARLESTON – Wal-Mart has requested a federal court dismiss a case brought against it by a Roane County woman who alleged she was seriously injured after a bag of powdered pool chemicals released toxins into the air. -
Copenhaver pondering arbitration in Cingular case
CHARLESTON – U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver has stayed discovery in a proposed class action against AT&T while he decides whether to order arbitration. -
ALL THINGS JURY: Trial research is longitudinal learning
Like many scientific research efforts, trial research is most effective when there is an opportunity to build on previous learnings and results. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen attorney named Fellow in trial lawyer honorary society
Foster Bird HUNTINGTON -- Melissa Foster Bird, a partner with the law firm Huddleston Bolen, has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective honorary society established to reflect and recognize the face of the American bar in the 21st century. -
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Playing a lawyer on TV
When the sitcom, "Sex and the City" geared up to go off the air after several successful seasons on HBO, marketers took action to make sure their heroines wouldn't be forgotten. -
ALL THINGS JURY: Litigation Hellholes: Is it the juries or the system?
Why are West Virginia and other venues considered "litigation hellholes" by many? Are the underlying reasons primarily a product of local juror attitudes and opinions or more closely tied to the workings of the local legal system? -
Lawyer getting response to Yamaha UTV offer
Webb CHARLESTON - A Charleston attorney already has received responses to an offer of free evaluation for people whose lives were affected by Yamaha Rhino utility vehicle accidents. -
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Steering law firm marketing
Brown When it comes to law firm marketing, potential clients want attorneys to do one thing: Sell the steak ... not the sizzle. -
ANALYSIS: GOP scratching heads over Panhandle results
Blankenship CHARLESTON – Across the country, voters went to the polls Tuesday in record numbers. -
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
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YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Law firms and title work
On the front page of a service marketing Web site, the headline states that the industry's current business developer of the year is generating big results in her accounting firm. -
THIS JUST IN: Putnam County
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Let free speech reign
He may make some of the rules in West Virginia. But Darrell McGraw's demands don't take precedence over the U.S. Constitution. -
THIS JUST IN: Putnam County
Oct. 21 -
Senior judges named to fill in for retiring Kanawha, Cabell judges
CHARLESTON – Two senior status judges have been named to fill in for retiring circuit judges in Kanawha and Cabell counties. -
YOUR LEGAL WRITES: Lawyers' tricks can be treats
As Halloween approaches, cable networks proudly present horror films for audiences that love guts and gore. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Spitz joins Dinsmore & Shohl's Charleston office
Spitz CHARLESTON -- Arie Moshe Spitz has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate in the Charleston office. -
ALL THINGS JURY: Beware the jury foreperson
CHARLESTON -- I have often written about the danger of using jury research as a means to assess financial risk for jury trials. I must continue to remind litigators and their clients that the best use of jury research is for testing themes and messages and refining case strategy.