CHARLESTON -- Fifty-six lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on May 12.
CHARELESTON - As he did recently to avoid contempt charges, a former Hampshire County attorney is hoping that making a good-faith effort to repay former clients from whom he allegedly embezzled money will ease the consequences he's facing on pending criminal charges.
CHARLESTON - Frustrated by ignoring their repeated inquiries, including a directive by the state Bar he communicate with them, a Washington state couple is moving to have a Parkersburg attorney removed as executor of an estate to which they are heirs.
CHARLESTON - For the third time already this year, the state Bar is asking the state Supreme Court to hold an attorney in contempt for failing to abide by the terms of a previous disciplinary order.
WINFIELD – Seven neighbors of the new Wal-Mart in Hurricane have filed suits against two companies involved in the construction of the store, focusing on blasting during the building process.
CHARLESTON – A Cabell County attorney accused of converting a client's settlement funds for his personal use, and a Mineral County attorney accused of having a conflict-of-interest in an automobile fatality case are two attorney discipline cases the state Supreme Court is slated to hear early in its Spring 2009 term.
HUNTINGTON -- A Lawrence County, Ohio, woman has filed suit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, alleging her infant daughter choked on a piece of plastic found inside the restaurant's soup.
CHARLESTON -- The following lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Dec. 10.
CHARLESTON – Citing the "profoundly disturbing" nature of a Wheeling attorney caught on tape conversing with a convicted felon about acquiring a handgun, and collecting debts, the state Supreme Court has opted to annul, rather than suspend, his law license.
CHARLESTON -- The following lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals on May 20.