INSTITUTE -- The highly debated Electoral College process and the National Popular Vote bill will headline a public forum at West Virginia State University Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. in the McGhee Suites Banquet Room at the Wilson University Union.
CHARLESTON -— The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that John R. Teare Jr., counsel in the firm’s Charleston office, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.
Foster Bird HUNTINGTON -– Best Lawyers, a legal peer-review publication, has named Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner Melissa Foster Bird as the 2013 Best Lawyer of the Year in Charleston Railroad Law.
Tomblin WASHINGTON - Ten business groups, in a filing this week, expressed their support for a federal court ruling reversing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's veto of a West Virginia coal mine's water pollution permit.
Bailey CHARLESTON -– The law firm of Bailey & Wyant is pleased to announce that Managing Member Charles R. "Chuck" Bailey was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the category of Employment Law Management.
Goodwin CHARLESTON –- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin spoke Tuesday during the fourth annual West Virginia Victim Assistance Academy held at Coonskin Park in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON -- Managing member Charles R. "Chuck" Bailey has been listed as a notable practitioner in litigation by his peers in the 2012 edition of the reputable legal industry publication Chambers and Partners.
Anderson CHARLESTON -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that Erin F. Anderson, a member of the firm, has been elected for the position of Recording Secretary of the National Association of Lease and Title Analysts (NALTA) Board of Directors.
Patrick Morrisey speaks Thursday at a press conference. (Courtesy photo) CHARLES TOWN -- If elected West Virginia's next Attorney General, Republican candidate Patrick Morrisey has his first 100 days in office mapped out.
Tomblin WASHINGTON, D.C. -– The Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by issuing a guidance document about Clean Water Act compliance, a federal judge has ruled.