Brown CHARLESTON -- Kathy Brown, a Charleston attorney and former television anchor, is one of seven people chosen for an appointment by Gov. Joe Manchin to fill the position soon to be vacated by Judge Irene C. Berger.
Disbarred Charleston attorney John E. Lutz Jr., foreground, is followed by his attorney, Tim Carrico, and an unidentified probation officer following Lutz's sentencing on Oct. 21 in Kanawha Circuit Court for forging a public document. (Photo by Lawrence Smith) CHARLESTON - A disbarred Charleston attorney will remain a free man for his role in attempting to convince a former client a judge signed-off on a bogus settlement agreement.
CHARLESTON -— Three people and two organizations are suing West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency and its finance board over retirement benefits.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County woman is alleging the procrastination of her attorney, a former family lawmaster, left her on the hook for over $55,000 in child support overpayments.
Webster CHARLESTON - Even if a reference to a Kanawha County man as a registered sex offender wasn't mistakenly made, House Judiciary Chairwoman Carrie Webster says attorneys have broad latitude in civil cases to make defamatory, and even false, statements.
Berger CHARLESTON - Despite any confirmation the appointment of a Kanawha Circuit judge to a federal judgeship is official, Gov. Joe Manchin is moving forward with finding a replacement.
CHARLESTON - Two former East Bank police officers, the former municipal clerk and the current police chief are alleging the town council played politics with their jobs.
WASHINGTON -- I am delighted by President Obama's nomination of Judge Irene C. Berger's nomination for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, as she is an exceptional candidate.
CHARLESTON - The Kanawha County Prosecutor's Office has reached a plea agreement with a disbarred attorney in his use of forged documents in a former client's civil suit.
CHARLESTON - A Cross Lanes woman is alleging that a nurse at a Charleston hospital dislodging her husband's breathing tube directly resulted in his death.
CHARLESTON - A Kanawha County teen is suing another teen, his family and Kanawha County schools for injuries he sustained from a fight at an eastern Kanawha County high school two years ago.
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman wants Kanawha County school officials and the manufacturer of school buses they operate held responsible for alleged injuries her son sustained from a faulty door.
CHARLESTON – A Hampshire County attorney recently suspended for falsifying court documents, including forging a judge's signature, may soon face related criminal charges, the Hampshire County Prosecutor's Office has confirmed.
CHARLESTON – A former Charleston attorney faces criminal charges he forged the signature of a Kanawha Circuit judge to convince a client a lawsuit she filed had been settled.
Wolfe CHARLESTON – A magistrate's failure to reschedule a trial in a Charleston attorney's DUI case prior to the expiration on the statute of limitations is insufficient reason for the case to be reopened, a Kanawha Circuit judge has ruled.