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Join us for the WV Bar Association’s 136th Annual Meeting at the historic Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Earn CLE credits while expanding your professional network and enjoying a memorable getaway at America's Resort on August 17-19, 2023. Conference includes 8.60 hours of West Virginia CLE credit, including 1 hour of Legal Ethics, etc. Conference Agenda
| Thursday, August 17, 2023 | | Time | Description | Details | | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Registration - Upper Lobby | | | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Past Presidents' Dinner - Crystal Room | By invitation only. | | 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception - Cameo Ballroom | Open to all registrants and WVBA registered guests. | | | | | Friday, August 18, 2023
All CLE Sessions will take place in the Crystal Room
| | Time | Description | Details | | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | | | 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | | | 8:15 - 8:20 a.m. | Welcome | President Sandra Chapman, Casey & Chapman, PLLC | | 8:20 - 8:45 a.m. | Becoming an Effective Member of Corporate and Non-Profit Boards of Directors | Alex Campbell, CFO, Crowe LLP | | 8:45 - 9:35 a.m. | Pressure Points: Navigating a Path to Lawyer Well-Being | Ashley Hardesty Odell, Bowles Rice LLP | | 9:35 - 10:00 a.m. | Another Banking Failure? What It Means To Me and My 401k | Alex Campbell, CFO, Crowe LLP | | 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break | | 10:15 - 11:05 a.m.
| No More Leather Helmets and Peach Basket Hoops - Name, Image and Likeness Rights in College Sports
| Presentation features:
- H. Toney Stroud, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Marshall University
- Christian Spears, Director of Athletics, Marshall University
- Stephen Ford, General Manager / Chief Operating Officer, Country Roads Trust
| | 11:05 - 12:00 p.m. | How I Learned to Lie for a Living: Lessons From a Lawyer Turned Author | Meg Gardiner, New York Times #1 Best Selling Author | | 12:00 - 12:25 p.m. | Learning Center and Other Outreach - the West Virginia Supreme Court's Efforts Outside the Courtroom | The Honorable C. Haley Bunn, Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | | 12:25 - 12:35 p.m. | WVBA Business Meeting | Join us for a brief member meeting featuring the ceremonial passing of the gavel. | | 12:35 - 6:00 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own / Free Time | Make your experience even more memorable by adding activities during your scheduled free time. Visit www.greenbrier.com/activities for more information. Conference registration is not inclusive of applicable activity fees. | | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Judicial Appreciation Reception - Crystal Terrace | Join us for a reception to honor our justices and judges. Open to all registrants and WVBA registered guests. | | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Annual Meeting Dinner - Crystal Room | Join us to honor recipients of the Award of Merit and the Frederick P. Stamp Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence. Open to all registrants and WVBA registered guests. | | | | | Saturday, August 19, 2023
All CLE Sessions will take place in the Crystal Room
| | Time | Description | Details | | 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Conference Registration | | | 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | | | 8:20 - 9:10 a.m. | The Rich Get Richer; The Poor Get Poorer. Can Solo and Small Firm Attorneys Survive the 21st Century? | Kevin Burgess, Kevin Burke Burgess, Attorney at Law PLLC | | 9:10 - 10:00 a.m. | Lessons Learned from a Career of "Putting Up with Lawyers" | Daniel Selby, CPA and expert economist | | 10:00 - 10:10 a.m. | Break | | | 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. | When Robots Pass the Bar: The Possibilities, Ethics, and Governmental Oversight of Artificial Intelligence | Panel discussion featuring: - Luke Yingling, Founder and CEO at Rhetoric
- Delegate Daniel Linville, WV House of Delegates, District 22, Chairman of the House Committee on Technology and Infrastructure
- Janine Hiller, Professor Emeritus of Business Law at the Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech
Moderated by Joseph A. "Jay" Ford, Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC | | 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. | Indigenous West Virginia: Pre-Colonial Times To Current Case Law | Christopher B. Chaney, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Tribal Justice, United States Department of Justice |
Conference Registration Options| Registration Type | Registration Fee | | Member Attorney | $550 | | Non-member Attorney | $650 | | Young Lawyers Division Member | $450 | | Affiliate Member (Paralegals, assistants & administrators) | $450 | | Guest Registration (Non-attorney) | $250 | Judicial Appreciation Reception & Annual Meeting Dinner
*This option includes access to the Judicial Appreciation Reception & Annual Meeting Dinner ONLY and is not inclusive of conference programming. Please Note: The Judicial Appreciation Reception & Annual Meeting Dinner are included with all conference registrations. | $200 |
*All rates are priced per person and are not inclusive of overnight accommodations. **Conference registration closes on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at midnight.**
Overnight Accommodations
The deadline to book reduced-price accommodations at Greenbrier Resort has passed. To check availability for full-price accommodations at Greenbrier Resort, call 1-855-453-4858. Accommodations may also be available at the following nearby hotels:
CLE Materials / Event Program
The West Virginia Bar Association has transitioned away from printed materials. As a result, digital materials may be downloaded at the link below. 2023 Award Recipients
The Executive Council of The West Virginia Bar Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence and of the 2023 Award of Merit. Please join us in honoring these deserving recipients at the upcoming 136th Annual Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort on Friday, August 18.
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence
The Honorable Ronald E. Wilson, Judge of the First Judicial Circuit (Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties), has been selected as the inaugural recipient. The award is given to a judge who has contributed significantly to the administration of justice in West Virginia. Judge Wilson has been on the bench since his initial appointment in 1981 by then-Governor Jay Rockefeller. Among Judge Wilson’s many honors are President of the West Virginia Judicial Association and being named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow. Judge Wilson has served on the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education faculty for its asbestos course, and he has taught evidence to West Virginia judicial law clerks and mental hygiene commissioners. Judge Wilson has presided at the circuit court level over all asbestos personal injury litigation in the State of West Virginia since 2003. As stated by one of the individuals who nominated Judge Wilson, his “commitment to the communities he serves and the law are genuine. He never takes his responsibilities lightly . . . with special emphasis in his role as a judge in child abuse and neglect cases. He listens to the people in front of him and renders his opinions fairly and equitably.”
2023 Award of Merit
West Virginia attorney Charles M. Love, III has been named the2023 recipient of the Award of Merit. Love has the remarkable distinction of having served as president of The West Virginia Bar Association as well as the state’s mandatory bar and is well known in litigation circles across the state. "Charlie is the very epitome of what a lawyer should be”, a nominator wrote. "His service to the legal community is outstanding as past chairman of the State Bar ethics committee, past chairman of the West Virginia University College of Law visiting committee and past chairman of the West Virginia University College of Law National Development Committee.”
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