Justice Robin Jean Davis speaks during the first of 14 regional truancy meetings Sept. 13 at the old Kanawha County Courthouse. (Photos by Michael Switzer courtesy of the state Supreme Court) CHARLESTON -- Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis and Nineteenth Circuit Judge Alan Moats have started the 14 regional meetings on truancy.
King WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Katie King has joined its Winston-Salem, N.C., office as a senior attorney in the litigation department.
Copenhaver CHARLESTON -- A federal jury on Thursday found that hormone therapy medicines manufactured by two Pfizer subsidiaries were not a cause in the development of a woman's breast cancer.
CHARLESTON – With less than a year before the primaries and a few announced candidates, the 2012 race for the state Supreme Court is starting to take shape.
Williams HUNTINGTON -- The 2011 U.S. edition of The Legal 500 calls Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough attorneys in its product liability and mass tort defense practice in automotive/transport "true lawyers, not just litigators."
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Expanding upon its extensive experience serving as national discovery counsel for corporate clients, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has developed a new business division and resource devoted solely to corporate needs for comprehensive information management, electronic discovery, and document review.
CHARLESTON -– A Charleston attorney who lost his license over forging a judge's signature on a bogus court document has now been indicted for forging multiple checks from a friend's account.
Williams HUNTINGTON -- Lawyers for Civil Justice has elected Marc E. Williams, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's West Virginia office, as vice president of the organization for a one-year term. He will advance to the presidency in 2013, becoming the fourth Nelson Mullins partner to hold that position.
C. Ranson CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is staking its claim to a portion of the settlement tentatively reached in a gender discrimination suit against WVU Tech.
CHARLESTON -– More middle schools and high schools around West Virginia have scheduled mock trials as part of the Supreme Court's West Virginia Law Adventure program, and some have rescheduled due to weather and other conflicts.
BOSTON -- Lahive & Cockfield, a top-ranked Boston intellectual property law firm, is combining with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a large East Coast law firm known nationally for its technology and science-related litigation.