West Virginia University College of Law
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PERSONNEL FILE: Hoblitzell becomes member at Shuman McCuskey & Slicer
Hoblitzell CHARLESTON – Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer is pleased to announce that John D. Hoblitzell III has become a member of the firm. -
Former Miss W.Va. gets $7.2 million over sex tape
Williams CHARLESTON – A jury has awarded a former Miss West Virginia $7.2 million in damages over a bogus sex tape that circulated on the Internet. -
McHugh to fill Court vacancy
McHugh CHARLESTON -- Thomas McHugh officially returned Wednesday to the state Supreme Court of Appeals. -
Manchin creates court commission
Manchin CHARLESTON – Keeping to a promise he made during his State of the State address, Gov. Joe Manchin has signed an executive order that creates a commission to study possible changes to the state's court system. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Shank joins Bowles Rice's Martinsburg office
Shank MARTINSBURG -- Managing partner Thomas A. Heywood has announced that Julie R. Shank has joined the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP as an associate in the firm's Martinsburg office. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Huddleston Bolen partner named to FDCC
Massie HUNTINGTON -- Robert L. Massie, a partner with Huddleston Bolen, has been selected for membership in The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). -
Supreme Court to hear arguments at WVU
CHARLESTON -– The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments March 10 in the Lugar Courtroom at the West Virginia University College of Law. -
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Manchin's general counsel ready for new challenges
Deem CHARLESTON -- Jonathan Deem is ready to face new challenges in his upcoming promotion as general counsel for Gov. Joe Manchin. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice announces new partner in energy department
CHARLESTON -- Eric L. Calvert has returned to the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, according to Managing Partner Thomas A. Heywood. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Rubenstein named managing partner of Dinsmore & Shohl's Morgantown office
T. Rubenstein MORGANTOWN -- Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce that F. Thomas Rubenstein has been named the office managing partner for the firm's Morgantown office. -
Manchin court panel plan draws praise
Standing in front of House Speaker Rick Thompson (D-Wayne), Gov. Joe Manchin delivers his State of the State address Feb. 11. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) CHARLESTON – In his State of the State address, Gov. Joe Manchin said he will sign an executive order to create a commission to study ways to modernize the state's court system. -
World court judge to speak at WVU on international law, human rights
MORGANTOWN -- The treatment of prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay and questionable government practices raise several important questions about whether the U.S. must comply with international human rights laws in a time of war. -
Supreme Court mourns death of Senior Status Judge Lilly
CHARLESTON -– The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued a statement mourning the death of Senior Status Judge Charles Berkley Lilly. -
New Mercer judge to be sworn in on Jan. 16
CHARLESTON -– Omar J. Aboulhosn will be sworn into office as the third judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Mercer County on Jan. 16 in a courtroom at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton. -
Wheeling attorney joins Pa. firm as W.Va. partner
Hill PHILADELPHIA -- Prominent Wheeling attorney Barry Hill has joined Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman and Smalley as its resident partner in West Virginia. -
PERSONNEL FILE: National Trial Lawyer Society honors Huddleston Bolen attorney
Sanders HUNTINGTON -- Mary Hylton Sanders, a partner in the law firm of Huddleston Bolen has been named a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a highly selective honorary society established to reflect and recognize the face of the American bar in the 21st century. -
Workman swearing-in scheduled for Dec. 29
Workman CHARLESTON -- Margaret L. Workman will be sworn in to her second term as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29. -
McHugh reflects on brief return to Supreme Court
Justice Thomas McHugh examines a file recently in the state Supreme Court offices. McHugh has filled in for ailing Justice Joseph Albright this fall. (Photo by Chris Dickerson) CHARLESTON –- Thomas McHugh found the chairs for justices on the state Supreme Court just as comfortable as they were more than 10 years ago. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Karlin, Peak honored by Best Lawyers in America
Karlin MORGANTOWN -- For the fourth consecutive year, both Allan N. Karlin and Jane E. Peak have been selected as Best Lawyers in America in the area of Labor and Employment law.