MORGANTOWN – An attorney representing the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police has sent a letter to Morgantown city officials warning of a legal challenge if City Council passes an ordinance creating a Citizens’ Police Review Board.
The following successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination were admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Thursday, October 30, 2020.
Fifty people were admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Wednesday, May 20, in the first ever virtual ceremony.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sided with the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board on an appeal regarding a writ of prohibition of a prosecuting attorney.
Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that 36 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2019 West Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, which recognize lawyers who have achieved a significant level of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Rachel Ludwig will be honored at the State Bar Annual Reception to be held on April 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. Legal Aid of WV will present Rachel with the Distinguished Pro Bono Award.
WHEELING —Three teachers are suing the Ohio County Board of Education for the board's indifference to complaints made about an alleged sexual predator who was employed by the school board.
Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated attorneys Josh Claybourn, John Huff, Brian Jett, Leah LaFramboise, Christopher Lucas, Rachel Ludwig, Aaron McQueen, Luke Thomas, Sylvia Winston Nichols, and Seth Zirkle to Member, all effective January 1.
BLUEFIELD — A child's parents have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Monroe County Board of Education amid allegations the child was sexually harassed, abused and assaulted on a school bus.
WHEELING – A Wheeling Jesuit University softball player and student alleges that the university's failure to maintain training equipment caused her head injuries.