Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV) named Member Candice Harlow to the Board of Governors. Firm Member Susan Snowden will serve as the Immediate Past President and Member Justin Harrison will serve on the board for a second a term.
In reality, families in West Virginia and across our nation continue to struggle because the policies and priorities of the Biden administration have made essential items and goods unaffordable. Whether it be gas, goods and services, energy prices, utility costs, small business expenses, home mortgages, or simply the ability to put food on the table, American families are squeezed at every turn.
Justice Beth Walker will discuss the Supreme Court’s work to restore public confidence in the integrity of the West Virginia judiciary during a panel at the Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit.
West Virginia has the highest prevalence of heart attacks, lung cancer, and drug overdose deaths of any state. However, red tape in the form of “certificate of need” (CON) laws and regulations obstruct the provision of health care services to treat these ailments.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is part of a national effort to preserve election results. Warner and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose are calling for states to pass legislation requiring the maintenance of digital, publicly accessible voter records.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Christian Education Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the state’s appeal of an injunction that kept the Hope Scholarship Act from going into effect.
CHARLESTON – Calling the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade “shameful,” West Virginia’s only abortion clinic and others have filed a lawsuit to prevent the enforcement of a 19th Century law that would ban abortions in the state.
CHARLESTON – The great-granddaughter of one of Charleston’s first Black attorneys is working to have him recognized for his contributions to the Kanawha Valley and the state.
West Virginia's 2020 election turnout rate was the second-highest in state history. An independent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology placed voters’ confidence in West Virginia's election results in the top 10 nationwide.
It might have been Senator Joe Manchin's announcement that pushed Sarah Bloom Raskin into removing herself from consideration for a key Federal Reserve position.
SAN FRANCISCO – An economics expert says President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key Federal Reserve position could be disastrous for the energy sector and for West Virginia.