Shreve CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce the election of seven new non-equity members and the election of two new equity members effective Jan. 1.
MORGANTOWN -- Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer PLLC recently expanded its Morgantown office with the addition of member Tamara J. DeFazio and associate Krista Sheets Smith.
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is pleased to announce the firm has joined World Services Group (WSG) as an exclusive West Virginia law firm member.
Cohen CHARLESTON -- We are all familiar with the Constitutional guarantee to trail by a jury of our peers. It is brilliant principle of democracy to reflect the conscience of a community.
CHARLESTON -– Attorney General Darrell McGraw has announced that his office has entered into cooperative agreements with the West Virginia VFW and the West Virginia chapter of the American Legion for the purchase and placement of 42 Internet and video conferencing ready laptop computers.
Myerberg CHARLESTON -- David Myerberg, M.D., J.D., a member of Jackson Kelly PLLC, authored a chapter called "Malpractice Considerations In Practice" in the book "Coding for Chest Medicine: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, 2008" published by the American College of Chest Physicians.
Hicks CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Spilman, Thomas & Battle has announced that Elliot G. Hicks has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
HUNTINGTON -– A group of three students from Marshall University is among the 10 finalists competing in the 2008 West Virginia's Open for Business – Student Business Plan Competition.
CHARLESTON -- During the week of Oct. 9, 116 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
CHARLESTON – Looking more like what may be submitted for a case in circuit or the Supreme Court, the five residents with a pending case in Monongalia Magistrate Court against an alleged Virginia private investigator hope the 23 exhibits they recently submitted will convince the magistrate to keep the case alive.
Houston CHARLESTON - The mother of a Clarksburg man who made national headlines when he sued McDonald's after he suffered an allergic reaction to the cheese on his burger, has spoken out about the case, the accident and what she hopes lies ahead.
McGraw NEW MARTINSVILLE - A federal bankruptcy judge recently ruled that state Attorney General Darrell McGraw may proceed with his case against Iams Funeral Home even though it filed for bankruptcy.
Toriseva CHARLESTON - A class action lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturers of a heart defibrillator, who claim at least five people have died from lead fractures in the device. The suit seeks $5 million for each member of the class.
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC recently announced the magazine Corporate Counsel has highlighted it as one of the "Go-To law firms" for 2008.
CHARLESTON – Attorneys Wesley Metheney and Paul Farrell Jr. of Huntington coaxed a $10 million verdict out of a Monongalia County jury when state law allowed no more than $1 million, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has decided.