News from September 2010
CIVIL FILINGS: Cabell County
Sept. 9
CIVIL FILINGS: Ohio County
Sept. 10
CIVIL FILINGS: Monongalia County
Sept. 13
CIVIL FILINGS: Marshall County
Aug. 17
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
Aug. 26
Justices refuse petition over Senate ballot
Tennant CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has voted 4-0 to refuse the petition of an independent candidate for the state's House of Delegates alleging the layout of the U.S. Senate election ballot is illegal, according to a Court spokeswoman.
Supreme Court reinstates former professor's wage payment suit
CHARLESTON – State employees can sue for unpaid wages just like other workers, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled.
PERSONNEL FILE: Kay Casto & Chaney announce new hires
Hoblitzell CHARLESTON -- Kay Casto & Chaney have announced that John D. "Jack" Hoblitzell, III and Ryan P. Simonton have been hired as associates.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman associates pass West Virginia Bar Exam
CHARLESTON -- The management team of the law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that seven associate attorneys passed the July 2010 West Virginia bar exam.
Bluefield man accuses State Police of brutality
CHARLESTON -– A Mercer County man has filed suit against the West Virginia State Police alleging he was brutalized by one of its officers following an arrest earlier this year.
Maynard named a GOP 'Young Gun'
Maynard WILLIAMSON -– The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has announced that Republican Spike Maynard has reached 'Young Gun' status, the premiere level of its three-tiered Young Guns program.
PERSONNEL FILE: Nelson Mullins ranked as top tier firm in eight metro areas
CHARLESTON -- U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have listed Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a top tier law firm in the following 24 practice areas and eight metropolitan areas in the inaugural 2010 Best Law Firms rankings.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly Mining Practice ranked in first-tier
CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly was ranked in the first-tier of the 2010 Best Law Firms rankings released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.
PERSONNEL FILE: Jenkins Fenstermaker attorneys named Super Lawyers
Taylor Huntington -- Jenkins Fenstermaker, a Huntington-based law firm, has announced that three of its attorneys have been selected by their peers as 2010 West Virginia Super Lawyers in their respective practice areas.
PERSONNEL FILE: Bowles Rice ranked First-Tier in 30 practice areas
CHARLESTON -- Bowles Rice received First-Tier rankings in 30 different practice areas in the inaugural edition of 2010 Best Law Firms, to be published in the October issue of U.S. News & World Report.
PERSONNEL FILE: Holmstrand joins Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso
Holmstrand CHARLESTON -- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Holmstrand has joined the firm's Wheeling office where he will continue to focus his statewide practice on defending product liability, mass torts/class action and complex insurance disputes as well as handling appellate issues.
PERSONNEL FILE: Waltz named Head Young Lawyer Liaison
Waltz CHARLESTON – Danielle M. Waltz, an associate in the Charleston office of Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso, was named Head Young Lawyer Liaison for the DRI's Construction Law Committee.
THEIR VIEW: The world is not flat, but much of Colorado is
CHARLESTON -- For some crusaders, the facts just don't matter -- they twist them out of recognition or don't even look.
PERSONNEL FILE: Spilman Thomas & Battle ranked nationally
CHARLESTON -- Spilman Thomas & Battle is the only West Virginia-headquartered law firm that ranked as a Best Law Firm at the national level. Spilman was ranked nationally for Employment Law – Management.
PERSONNEL FILE: U.S. News recognizes Morgantown law firm
Karlin MORGANTOWN -- The U.S. News magazine edition of Best Lawyers in America names the Morgantown law firm of Allan N. Karlin & Associates as a West Virginia Tier 1 law firm in the area of Employment Law representing individuals.