Brewer CLARKSBURG -- The law firm of Steptoe & Johnson announces that attorney Susan S. Brewer has been named managing member–elect and will become CEO effective Jan. 1, 2009.
Aman CLARKSBURG -- Steptoe & Johnson, a multi-practice law firm with offices in West Virginia and Ohio, has announced that, effective Jan. 1, six of its attorneys have been promoted to membership.
Michael MORGANTOWN -- Tony Michael has been selected as the new program leader for West Virginia University Extension's Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR).
McGraw CHARLESTON - In preparation for the 2008 election, state Attorney General Darrell McGraw has built a campaign site that blames the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for what he perceives as misinformation about him being spread.
Manchin CHARLESTON -- As the governor of the second-largest coal producing state in our nation, and as chair of the regional interstate compact Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), I would like to offer some insight into the importance of greening of coal for a bright future in America.
Harron CHARLESTON -- Clarksburg attorney Jerald E. Jones said he is surprised CSX Transportation had trouble serving papers to Dr. Ray Harron in a federal lawsuit.
McGraw CHARLESTON - The appeal of a March decision against state Attorney General Darrell McGraw made its first appearance Tuesday in the state's Supreme Court.
CHARELSTON - A Kanawha County woman has filed a suit against West Virginia State University, claiming she was wrongfully fired and assaulted by her supervisors while working at the school.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County man has filed a suit against 26 companies, claiming their negligence caused him to be exposed to asbestos, which contributed to his development of mesothelioma.
Arnold MORGANTOWN -- Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia have been named to the 2007 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame.
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University chemical engineering student Jessica Castillo, a native of Fairmont, has received the prestigious John J. McKetta Scholarship from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
CHARLESTON -– Citing several studies showing that West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic region may experience electrical reliability problems within the next five years, representatives of West Virginia's largest business and labor organizations have launched an effort to inform the public on both the need for updated transmission infrastructure and the potential economic benefits it can bring.
Hughes CHARLESTON – Attorney General Darrell McGraw's chief deputy on Thursday called the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform's proposed code of conduct for AGs an attempt to stop AGs across the country from enforcing consumer laws.
McGraw WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing a need to end prejudicial practices, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform on Wednesday proposed a new code of conduct for state attorneys general.
CHARLESTON -- Thomas Potter, a retired Member of Jackson Kelly, PLLC, will participate in the U.S. – Russia Joint Conference on the Rule of Law. The conference is presented jointly by the People to People Ambassador Programs and the Faculty of Law at St. Petersburg State University.
MORGANTOWN -– Megan Williams, a 20-year-old black woman from Logan County who police say was brutalized by six white people, was the subject of a hate crime forum Wednesday at the West Virginia University College of Law that featured the state's deputy attorney general.