CHARLESTON -- On Oct. 26, 135 lawyers were admitted to practice law in the State of West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Tomblin CHARLESTON -– Joe Manchin hasn't moved out of the governor's mansion yet, and Earl Ray Tomblin hasn't take over gubernatorial duties. But talk of who will be West Virginia's next governor already has begun.
CHARLESTON -- Lawyers for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge last week to turn down a request from the National Mining Association for a preliminary injunction.
Prior to the adoption of the 16th and 17th Amendments, our U.S. Constitution prohibited the imposition of a federal income tax and mandated that U.S. Senators be chosen by state legislators.
Goodwin WASHINGTON –- Judges in Washington picked U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin of Charleston to preside over 36 federal lawsuits about Avaulta vaginal implants.
CLARKSBURG -– Small businesses have an enormous impact on West Virginia's economy and are major contributors to the economic survival of our state and country.
RICHMOND, Va. -– Patriot Coal subsidiaries have appealed an order from U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers of Huntington requiring a $45 million letter of credit to guarantee compliance with water quality permits.
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – Two water pollution suits against Massey Energy subsidiaries belong in two federal courts, U.S. District Judge Copenhaver decided on Oct. 1.
BOSTON -- Lahive & Cockfield, a top-ranked Boston intellectual property law firm, is combining with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a large East Coast law firm known nationally for its technology and science-related litigation.
MORGANTOWN -- The latest TV ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee is the most direct indicator of Gov. Joe Manchin's serious problem this election year.
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday the state is filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its attempts to curb mountaintop removal in West Virginia.
Maynard WILLIAMSON -- Republican challenger Spike Maynard responded to a call from attorneys for U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall's campaign ordering television stations to stop airing an ad by the former state Supreme Court justice.
Rahall HUNTINGTON –- Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall's election campaign want television stations to stop airing an ad from Republican challenger Spike Maynard's campaign.
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- Publisher Thomas Harding of the Observer in Shepherdstown won a crusade for free press and free information, right on time for everyone but himself.