LOGAN – The secretary for a former Logan County family judge has accused him of sexually assaulting her. Jason Harwood resigned from his judgeship in July, and he agreed to never seek judicial office again in West Virginia. In an admonishment from the state Judicial Investigation Commission, Hardwood admitted to having a sexual relationship with his former secretary. Two months later, that secretary now has filed a civil lawsuit in Logan Circuit Court against Harwood.
CHARLESTON – Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has announced that 33 of its attorneys from West Virginia recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, four West Virginia attorneys received “Best Lawyers 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” designations. In each city, one lawyer from each practice area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The attorneys received the honor based on reviews by earning a high level of respect among their peers fo
CHARLESTON – Central Regional West Virginia Airport Authority and Triad Engineering have filed answers to a complaint filed against it because of the March landslide, while two other defendants filed motions to dismiss themselves from the lawsuit. Meanwhile, airport officials want to keep the case in Kanawha Circuit Court rather than having it removed to federal court. Yeager officials say removing the case to federal court could delay work on the runway in wake of the March 12 landslide.
CHARLESTON -– Fifty-two leaders from across the state have accepted invitations to participate in the 20th Anniversary Class of Leadership West Virginia. Candidates were selected from a list of nominations that was submitted in late 2010.
Bentz CHARLESTON -– Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that its attorneys have received top rankings in Chambers USA 2010 Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers.
CHARLESTON -– David E. Rich has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as Of Counsel in the Litigation Department and a member of the Mass Tort Practice Group. He will practice in the firm's Charleston office.
CHARLESTON -– Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce that its attorneys have received top rankings -- including nine No. 1 rankings -- in Chambers and Partners' 2009 edition of Chambers USA.
Canfield CHARLESTON -- John Canfield, former corporate counsel with State Farm Insurance Companies in Charleston for the past 16 years, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl.
Vincent CINCINNATI -– George H. Vincent assumes the leadership of Dinsmore & Shohl, completing a planned management transition on the brink of the firm's 100th anniversary.
Curtz CINCINNATI – Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has received the highest ranking in the nation in Mining Law from Best Lawyers, a respected peer-review publication. Seven Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys received individual Best Lawyers' recognition in Mining Law - the most of any law firm in the United States.
