PARSONS — A West Virginia attorney has teamed up with the J.R. Clifford Project to release a book shining new light on some of the state’s old civil rights cases. Thomas Rodd recently published "Stories from West Virginia's Civil Rights History, A New Home for Liberty" under Quarrier Press, with the West Virginia public libraries as its main recipient. The book deals with what Rodd calls West Virginia's "unique" place in civil rights history and aims to improve public understanding.
CHARLESTON – A federal judge scheduled a hearing leading up to several criminal sentencings surrounding the 2014 Freedom Industries chemical spill that left thousands without water for days. District Judge Thomas Johnston scheduled the hearing for Jan. 27 regarding the Freedom Industries cases. Johnston wrote that the hearing will discuss the factual and legal basis for all pleased offenses in the cases. Sentencings are scheduled in February for former Freedom officials Gary Southern, Dennis
CHARLESTON — Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and one of the most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published its list for over 30 years, earning praise from the profession, the media, and the public as a leading source of reliable, unbiased legal referrals. Kay Casto & Chaney would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2016 roster of “Th
CHARLESTON – Joshua I. Barrett, Heather Heiskell Jones, J. Thomas Lane, John R. Lukens, Judge Stephanie D. Thacker and Steven F. White have been named as West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows.
CHARLESTON – A sitting circuit judge and a retired circuit judge are among the 18 West Virginia lawyers named 2014 West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows.
