Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis While it is not mandatory that the Legislature realign or even examine the circuits, it is expected that this year the Legislature will study the number and locations of judges -- both circuit judges and family court judges -- in the State.
Alan Mollohan Organizations with ties to West Virginia Congressman Alan Mollohan have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Benincasa CHARLESTON -- Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announces that, effective Jan. 1, eight of its attorneys were promoted to membership, and four of its attorneys achieved "of counsel" status.
CHARLESTON - A Tucker County outdoors treatment center and the parents of a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide more than five years ago have reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought on by the parents.
Aly Goodwin Gregg CHARLESTON -- West Virginia public relations and advertising veterans Patrick Gallagher and Aly Goodwin Gregg announced the formation of a new communications firm with offices in Charleston and Morgantown. The new firm, Gallagher/Goodwin-Gregg Communications Group is jointly owned by the two communications professionals.
Ralph Bean CHARLESTON -- Ralph J. Bean Jr., a member in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, has been named Foundation Fellow by the West Virginia Bar Foundation.
MORGANTOWN -- The National Research Center for Coal and Energy at West Virginia University will hold its next Energy Seminar from 11 a.m. to noon on April 25 in the NRCCE Assembly Rooms, featuring Xiangkun Ren on "Coal Liquefaction in China."
Michael J. Basile MORGANTOWN -- Michael J. Basile, a Charleston lawyer and West Virginia Vision Shared co-chair, recently was named to the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics 30-member board of advisors.
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin, Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, WVU President David Hardesty and nationally prominent leadership author Dr. Richard Boyatzis contribute diverse perspectives to the program of the Fourth Annual West Virginia Leadership Conference to be held Wednesday, May 3 and Thursday, May 4, 2006 at Stonewall Resort.
Jeffrey T. Jones Once again West Virginia is under attack by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the billion-dollar corporations that it represents. The charge? That West Virginia's courts are the worst in the country.
CHARLESTON – Advertisements critical of a recent ad campaign saying West Virginia legal climate is the least fair in the nation have begun airing radio stations across the state.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association has taken the offensive, calling on radio stations to stop airing ads touting a recent study that ranked the state last in legal fairness.
ST. LOUIS – Court reforms helped automaker DaimlerChrysler choose to invest more than a billion dollars in Missouri, according to Lt. Gov Peter Kinder.
Lisa Rickard West Virginia was honored with the dubious distinction of placing dead last in the annual Harris State Liability Systems Ranking Study released Monday.