Benjamin CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court will initiate a program that will make lawyers more easily accessible to those who may not be able to afford them.
Adams CHARLESTON -- Legal Aid of West Virginia is pleased to announce the hiring of 10 new attorneys in recent weeks, the largest addition of legal unit staff in over a decade.
CHARLESTON - Legal Aid of West Virginia recently gave law students the opportunity to help the legal community in West Virginia before they even receive a law degree.
CHARLESTON -- Steptoe & Johnson has been named the recipient of the "2007 Law Firm Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Representation of West Virginians."
Maynard CHARLESTON – West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard on Monday presented Bar Foundation grants to programs that provide legal services to low-income West Virginians.
CHARLESTON - For parents of children with behavioral and mental health disabilities, everyday decisions can be difficult. However, a statewide program has been installed to help those parents and provide much needed support.
Legal Aid of West Virginia's FAST program is a statewide non-profit organization that provides family-driven advocacy services to children and adults with mental or behavioral health needs.
Albright CHARLESTON – Becoming defenders of motherhood, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals protested a Cabell County court order forcing a mother to share custody of her three-year-old daughter with babysitters.
CHARLESTON -- The Board of Directors of Legal Aid of West Virginia, a statewide legal services and advocacy organization, recently held elections for new officers and four board members whose terms had expired.
CHARLESTON -- The Board of Directors of Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV) will have its annual meeting on at 1 p.m. Friday in the 5th floor conference room at Legal Aid's Charleston office.
State Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher spoke at Legal Aid's Law Day awards luncheon. CHARLESTON -- Legal Aid of West Virginia celebrated Law Day on May 1 by handing out its first Star Awards to people who have helped the group serve their clients.
Lowther CHARLESTON -- Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that Cindy Lowther, a paralegal in the firm's Charleston office, has recently been awarded the prestigious Advanced Certified Paralegal designation by NALA, The National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals.
Davis CHARLESTON -- State Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis is attending a National Judicial Leadership Summit on Children March 8-9 in New York as part of her work to improve the way West Virginia's judicial system handles abuse and neglect cases during the Year of the Child, Too.