HUNTINGTON – Jill I. Francisco, a paralegal at Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP in Huntington, was recently elected vice president of the National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals (NALA).
CHARLESTON – Just down the road the state Capitol in Boone and Lincoln counties lies something unique and promising in Southern West Virginia – approximately 12,000 acres of flat land ideal for new businesses and with the potential for a level of job creation that would be a game changer for our state.
WASHINGTON – Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia has been awarded $544,320 in grant funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Talent Search Program.
CHARLESTON—A public insurance adjuster advises homeowners who have experienced water damage in the recent flooding in West Virginia to report “water loss” instead of using the term “flood.”
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has applauded the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to drop any challenge to the merger of two West Virginia hospitals.
CHARLESTON – Morgantown attorney Jane E. Peak has been elected the 2016–2017 president of the West Virginia Association for Justice. Originally from Hurricane, Peak has practiced with the Morgantown firm of Allan N. Karlin and Associates since graduating from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1996.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, after an independent review of pertinent facts, concurred with the state Health Care Authority’s decision to grant a certificate of approval sought by Cabell Huntington Hospital.
CHARLESTON — A plan by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office aimed at eradicating prescription drug abuse has garnered support from the state’s Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses.
CHARLESTON – The Second Annual Duane Ruggier MS Golf Tournament is scheduled for May 9 at Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston. All proceeds for the tournament will go to the MS Society. Duane Ruggier II, an attorney at Pullin Fowler Flanagan Brown & Poe in Charleston, said it is a great honor that the tournament has been named after him.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced the beginning of the public comment period regarding the proposed merger between two Huntington hospitals.
HUNTINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to take a step back from the proposed merger between St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital to see if legislation newly signed by the governor will make a difference.
BECKLEY – I had not been practicing law very long when I first met Justice Brent Benjamin, but longtime observers of the state Supreme Court have told me him taking a seat on the bench in 2005 brought a refreshing perspective to the Court.
HUNTINGTON – West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum II will give the address at Marshall University’s graduation in May. The commencement ceremony for undergraduates is set for Saturday, May 7. “I am extremely honored that our new president extended me the invitation to speak at commencement,” Ketchum said. “Candidates for graduation are not interested in speeches but want to celebrate their accomplishment.
CLARKSBURG – A motion for partial summary judgment has been filed in a lawsuit against West Virginia University by a former pharmacy student who claimed he was discriminated against due to his race and religion.
CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna I. Tabit has been appointed to the state’s Business Court Division. She replaces 11th Judicial Circuit Judge James J. Rowe, who retired Feb. 29. Tabit said she was very honored to be chosen to fill Rowe’s seat. “I’ve got some big shoes to fill,” she said. “I am so excited about getting business cases and I’m looking forward to the work.”
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has chosen to not rule on whether or not a former Marshall University football player can be charged with a hate crime in connection with the assault of two gay men that occurred last year.
CHARLESTON – It’s just a few weeks into his second stint as chief justice, but Menis Ketchum already has had a busy year. The justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals already have ruled in a case that determined the balance of the state Senate. He’s had to watch the weather to decide whether to keep the court offices open through winter storm Jonas. He’s had to prepare a budget report for both houses of the state Legislature. And that’s on top of the day-to-day functioning of the s
CHARLESTON – Menis Ketchum will become Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court for 2016. He previously served as Chief Justice in 2012. Ketchum was elected to a full 12-year term on the Court in 2008.
BECKLEY – Former state legislator William R. “Bill” Wooton has announced plans to run for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. “It is with humility that I offer myself as a candidate for justice of the state Supreme Court,” Wooton, 71, said. “I have extraordinary respect for this body and the work that the justices do for West Virginia.
