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Respected Charleston attorney Tom Potter dies
CHARLESTON – A respected Charleston attorney and civic leader has passed away.Tom Potter died March 31.
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Supreme Court suspends Harris's law license for two years
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a Wheeling attorney for two years.
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College tennis tournament gets $10K boost from Justice
CHARLESTON – An annual women’s tennis tournament sponsored by a Charleston law firm has received a big boost from Big Jim Justice.
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Stuart nominated to serve as general counsel for U.S. DHHS
CHARLESTON – Mike Stuart soon could be moving from the state Capitol to the nation’s capital.
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Circuit judge orders state DoHS officials to pull local CPS duty
HARRISVILLE – A circuit judge has ordered state officials to serve as child protective services workers because of extreme CPS understaffing issues.
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Lorensen steps into ICA chief judge role alongside new judge in White
CHARLESTON – The new chief judge of the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals is ready to oversee the court for the first time with a newly elected judge. Charles Lorensen took over as chief judge of the three-member court at the start of 2025.
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Former assistant U.S. Attorney has law license annulled
CHARLESTON – A former high-ranking assistant U.S. Attorney has had her law license annulled.
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Kanawha County judge sends out SOS for help with court-appointed work
CHARLESTON – Kanawha County needs help from attorneys to step up and become court-appointed legal counsel.
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JIC admonishes Logan judge for sitting on recusal motion for seven months
CHARLESTON – The state Judicial Investigation Commission has publicly admonished a Logan County circuit judge who failed to respond to a motion to disqualify herself from a case for seven months.
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Armed man barricades himself in Morgantown law office
MORGANTOWN – An armed man was barricaded inside a Morgantown law office for several hours Monday before he eventually surrendered to police.
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Attorneys, judges praise Darrell McGraw's impact, public service
CHARLESTON – Tributes have been pouring in for former West Virginia Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice Darrell McGraw.McGraw, 88, died December 7 following a heart attack.
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Longtime state AG, Supreme Court Justice Darrell McGraw dies at 88
His lifelong dedication to public service was something of which McGraw took great pride. He served 16 years as attorney general and 12 as a state Supreme Court justice. He unsuccessfully ran for another term on the Supreme Court in 2016.
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Supreme Court suspends former Boone County prosecutor for three years
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has suspended a former Boone County Prosecuting Attorney for three years following numerous violations of the code of professional conduct, including hiring her boyfriend to be an assistant prosecutor.
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Charleston attorneys secure $1.5M medmal verdict in Florida
Two West Virginia attorneys secured a $1.5 million verdict in a Florida medical malpractice case.
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JIC admonishes Wood Co. family court judge over social media posts
CHARLESTON – The state Judicial Investigation Commission has publicly admonished a Wood County family court judge for posts he made on social media.
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Segal sues law firm, attorney over handling of previous lawsuit against another law firm
CHARLESTON – One prominent attorney has sued another lawyer and his law firm following what he calls a disastrous outcome to a previous lawsuit he filed against another law firm.
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Judge sanctions Charleston attorney for discovery violations in police brutality case
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has awarded a Logan County man more than $86,000 after sanctioning a Charleston attorney who failed to disclose her officer client had been named a defendant in two other police brutality lawsuits.
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Disciplinary panel also recommends disbarment of Wheeling attorney
CHARLESTON – The Hearing Panel Subcommittee now has recommended the state Supreme Court annul the law license of a Wheeling attorney who has been charged with three counts of violating the rules of conduct.
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Disciplinary board wants Wheeling attorney disbarred
CHARLESTON – The state Office of Disciplinary Counsel is asking the state Supreme Court to annul the law license of a Wheeling attorney who has been charged with three counts of violating the rules of conduct.
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Braxton County attorney sentenced to prison for federal gun crime, has law license annulled
CHARLESTON – In less than 10 days, a Braxton County attorney has been disbarred and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for felony possession of a firearm.