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• PERSONNEL FILE: Bill King joins Jackson Kelly

  By The West Virginia Record | Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007 @ 5:45am

  King CHARLESOTN -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce Bill King has joined the firm as an Associate in the Charleston office.

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• Five leaders named to state business hall of fame

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Nov 8, 2007 @ 8:54am

  Arnold MORGANTOWN -- Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia have been named to the 2007 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly welcomes Rob Passmore

  By The West Virginia Record | Thursday, Nov 8, 2007 @ 2:45am

  Passmore CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce Rob Passmore has joined the firm as an Associate in the Charleston Office.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Donnie Adkins joins Jackson Kelly as an associate

  By The West Virginia Record | Monday, Oct 29, 2007 @ 8:10am

  Adkins CHARLESTON -- Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce Donnie Adkins has joined the firm as an associate in its Charleston office.

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• Airline company wins appeal, despite "window dressing"

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Oct 26, 2007 @ 9:15am

  Starcher CHARLESTON - Colgan Air's tumultuous time before the state's Supreme Court concluded Oct. 25 with an ideal outcome for the company.

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• ILR proposes code of conduct for AGs

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 @ 11:54am

  McGraw WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing a need to end prejudicial practices, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform on Wednesday proposed a new code of conduct for state attorneys general.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Potter to take part in Russian ambassador conference

  By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 @ 7:40am

  CHARLESTON -- Thomas Potter, a retired Member of Jackson Kelly, PLLC, will participate in the U.S. – Russia Joint Conference on the Rule of Law. The conference is presented jointly by the People to People Ambassador Programs and the Faculty of Law at St. Petersburg State University.

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• Prominent civil rights attorney Henderson dies

  By Cara Bailey | Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 @ 3:17am

  HUNTINGTON - A prominent Huntington attorney, know for his work as a civil rights leader, has died.

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• Md. attorney hoping to keep W.Va. license

  By Lawrence Smith | Friday, Oct 19, 2007 @ 3:15am

  CHARLESTON – Despite losing it in two other states, a Maryland attorney is fighting to keep her license to practice law in West Virginia.

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• Woman seeks $75,000 as result of car wreck

  By Cara Bailey | Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 @ 7:40am

  CHARLES TOWN - A Jefferson County woman who was in a car wreck is suing the woman who hit her for $75,000.

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• Man sues former fiance over finances

  By Cara Bailey | Friday, Oct 12, 2007 @ 2:50am

  MARTINSBURG - A Washington, D.C., man has filed a suit against his ex-fiance, seeking money he loaned to her while they were together.

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• Starcher says he has nothing to add in recusal controversy

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Oct 8, 2007 @ 3:00am

  Starcher CHARLESTON - State Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher has again refused to step down from a pending case Friday, filing his second response to motions submitted by an airline company.

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• W.Va. Bar Association wraps up 121st annual meeting

  By The West Virginia Record | Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007 @ 2:20pm

  HOT SPRINGS, Va. -- The West Virginia Bar Association recently held its 121st Annual Meeting at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.

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• Cabell man sues Huntington for sidewalk fall

  By Cara Bailey | Monday, Oct 1, 2007 @ 11:00am

  HUNTINGTON - A Cabell County man has filed a suit against the City of Huntington after he fell on a sidewalk after leaving a fast food restaurant.

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• Larry Starcher's suspicions

  By The West Virginia Record | Friday, Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:13am

  West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher is no bigot. But he is prejudiced.

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• Starcher's response even worse, airline says

  By John O'Brien | Friday, Sep 28, 2007 @ 8:00am

  Starcher CHARLESTON - To Colgan Air, state Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher keeps getting more insulting with each passing day.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Steptoe & Johnson attorneys names in The Best Lawyers of America

  By The West Virginia Record | Friday, Sep 28, 2007 @ 2:40am

  CLARKSBURG -- Fifty-two of Steptoe & Johnson's attorneys representing offices throughout West Virginia and Ohio are honored in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for distinguished work in their legal specialties.

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• PERSONNEL FILE: Barnette to be honored as Angel in Adoption

  By The West Virginia Record | Friday, Sep 28, 2007 @ 2:35am

  Barnette CHARLESTON -– Representative Shelley Moore Capito has nominated Dave Barnette as a 2007 Angel in Adoption for his outstanding advocacy of adoption.

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• This Just In: Ohio County

  By Denise Simpson | Friday, Sep 28, 2007 @ 2:00am

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• Starcher says Pakistani attorney "window dressing"

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 @ 12:00pm

  Starcher CHARLESTON - The clouds of controversy surrounding Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher became a lot darker recently.

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