McGraw CHARLESTON -– After the latest round of campaign finance reports, private attorneys who were hired to do state work by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw have given more than 40 percent of the amount he has raised.
McGraw CHARLESTON (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys previously given state contracts by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw have so far contributed $36,000 to his re-election campaign.
BRIDGEPORT -– Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to announce that the firm is ranked in five practice areas in West Virginia (for the fourth consecutive year) by Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Workman CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week granted an insurer's writ seeking prohibition of a circuit court's order requiring its CEO to submit to depositions.
Yoder CHARLESTON – An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court is in the hospital for heart surgery.
BRIDGEPORT -- Susan S. Brewer, CEO, and Betsy Spellman, Chief Marketing Officer, of Steptoe & Johnson recently announced that Dan Swiger and Andrew Fulton have been promoted from Client Services Manager and Client Service Specialist to Marketing Director and Marketing Communications Specialist, respectively.
Yoder CHARLESTON – An eastern Panhandle circuit judge who is one of the Republican candidates for state Supreme Court says an upcoming heart surgery will affect neither his caseload nor his campaign.
Williams CHARLESTON - Though a positive step forward, panelists at a legislative forum said revised rules of appellate procedure the state Supreme Court adopted a year ago don't go far enough in providing meaningful legal reform in West Virginia.
BRIDGEPORT -– Members of the energy, environmental, government affairs and litigation teams from Steptoe & Johnson will travel to Houston later this month to take part in the annual Winter NAPE Expo.
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Eight days after the legislation was sent to his desk, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday signed the Horizontal Well Act relating to Marcellus Shale.
MORGANTOWN -– A $500,000 gift from the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC will help fund a $24 million renovation project at the West Virginia University College of Law.
Andre MORGANTOWN -– Susan S. Brewer, CEO of Steptoe & Johnson, announced that effective Jan. 1, seven of the firm's attorneys will be promoted to membership.