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WVU Law professor: Energy efficiency jobs available if West Virginia wants them
MORGANTOWN – Job opportunities are there in the industrial energy efficiency sector, but West Virginia lawmakers need to change a trend that indicates that the state is not interested in attracting these jobs, according to a report from the American Jobs Project, which is advised by West Virginia University College of Law professor James Van Nostrand. -
WVU Law graduate Reid uses record-setting pro bono hours to gain experience
MORGANTOWN – Clayton “C.J." Reid graduated from West Virginia University College of Law in May after amassing a school record-setting 840 hours of pro bono work during his tenure as a law student. -
WVU Law student: Situations in Brazil 'almost identical' to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University College of Law 2017 study abroad program recently returned from Brazil and it changed the perceptions of many a law student. -
WVU professor explains why worker's rights should involve natural human rights
MORGANTOWN – Anne Marie Lofaso, a professor of law at West Virginia University College of Law, released a thorough article in April titled "Worker's Rights as Natural Human Rights" that introduces the idea of injecting natural human rights in the workplace and challenges the way labor is viewed in the United States. -
WVU Law ranks 34th best law school in recent study regarding loan debt
MORGANTOWN – A financial education company's recent high ranking of West Virginia University College of Law points up the benefits of graduating new attorneys with well managed debt loads, a university admissions and financial support official said. -
WVU’s Brazil study abroad trip brings invaluable experiences to students, professor
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University College of Law annual study abroad program aims to enrich the perspectives of law students entering the legal realm in energy and sustainability issues, among others. -
Wilson wins WVU Law's 2017 faculty scholarship award
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University College of Law has selected its 2017 Facility Significant Scholarship Award recipient, an in-house honor that recognizes work addressing significant public issues. -
Scudiere appointed to West Virginia Industrial Council
MORGANTOWN – Debra Scudiere of Kay Casto & Chaney has been appointed as a member of the West Virginia Industrial Council. She was nominated by Gov. Jim Justice last month and the West Virginia Senate recently approved his nomination and her appointment. -
West Virginia trial lawyers group look to train younger generation
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The West Virginia Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers recently meet with the dean of the West Virginia University College of Law to discuss how to strengthen ties between the two organizations. -
Rebecca Tinder named Bar Foundation Fellow
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Bar Foundation has honored Charleston lawyer Rebecca Tinder by naming her to its list of 2017 Fellows. -
WVU’s Law Clinic celebrates 40 years with day focused on clinic’s importance
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University College of Law recently celebrated its law clinic’s 40th anniversary. -
Attorney honored with Youth Service System's Good Samaritan Award
WHEELING – A West Virginia attorney has won the Good Samaritan Award for 2017 for his work in helping impoverished families and at-risk youth in the community. -
Former Kanawha County Judge Hey dies at 86
CHARLESTON – A former circuit judge who served Kanawha County for nearly 20 years has died. -
WVU Law initiative focuses on Appalachia legal issues
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University College of Law has launched an initiative designed to address “the most pressing legal challenges and barriers faced by Appalachians.” -
WVU Law dean: Rankings a reflection of college's 'hard work'
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia University College of Law’s repeat ranking as a U.S. News & World Report top 100 law school “is a reflection of the hard work that we do,” WVU Law Dean Gregory Bowman told The West Virginia Record. -
Dinner and auction return to WVU Law to fund public interest fellowships
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University College of Law will again host the Public Interest Advocates auction and dinner on March 23 to raise money for summer and full-time fellowships for its students at public interest organizations throughout the state. -
Justices vote to make Johnson permanent Court Administrator
CHARLESTON – Gary Johnson has had interim removed from his job title. The state Supreme Court of Appeals voted unanimously March 6 to make Johnson, a former circuit judge, the permanent Administrative Director of West Virginia Courts, Chief Justice Allen H. Loughry II announced. -
West Virginia University College of Law students help disabled veterans
MORGANTOWN – Law students from the West Virginia University College of Law recently helped two disabled Air Force veterans successfully win their cases in the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. -
WVU speaker discusses parallels between health care injustice, Black Lives Matter movement
MORGANTOWN – Noted legal scholar and current law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Mary Crossley spoke to attendees Feb. 10 at the West Virginia University College of Law regarding her thoughts on law and medicine. -
State Supreme Court to hear cases at WVU College of Law
MORGANTOWN – The state Supreme Court will make its annual trip to Morgantown on Feb. 28 to hear arguments in three cases at the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown.