It never ceases to amaze, how often some members of any given profession will circle wagons around a repugnant colleague, accused of doing something they themselves find abhorrent, and defend the individual to the bitter end – even though the miscreant represents the antithesis of everything they believe.
CHARLESTON – Mountain State Justice, the nonprofit law firm that helps low-income individuals, will recover only 69 percent of what it was requesting for helping a Beckley woman sue Wells Fargo.
CLARKSBURG – At least until the chief justice of the state Supreme Court determines if a judge should remain on the case, a Harrison County man remains free to speak his mind about his family law ordeal.
Benjamin CHARLESTON -– The state Supreme Court has approved a three-year pilot program to help attorneys who have addictions, or physical or mental health conditions that affect their ability to practice law.
Recognizing the need for reform is one thing. Devising it and implementing it are another. Too often, overzealous reformers succeed only in making matters worse.
Chafin CHARLESTON -– The AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) and United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have endorsed Tish Chafin for in her campaign for state Supreme Court.
Davis CHARLESTON -– The Professional Fire Fighters of West Virginia have voted unanimously to endorse the re-election effort of Justice Robin Davis to the West Virginia Supreme Court.
CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has issued an order signed by Chief Justice Menis Ketchum leaving in place the financial guidelines for indigent filing in civil cases for calendar year 2012 that were set July 1, 2011.