2026 Annual Meeting
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2026 Annual Meeting

 Export to Your Calendar 7/16/2026 to 7/18/2026
When: July 16, 2026
7:00 pm
Where: Four Points by Sheraton Charleston
600 Kanawha Blvd
Charleston, West Virginia  25301
United States
Contact: Amanda Falk
director@wvbarassociation.org


Online registration is available until: 7/16/2026
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CLE CREDITS

CLE Materials / Event Program

  • WV CLE: This course has been approved for 7 hours of West Virginia CLE credit, including 30 minutes of Legal Ethics, etc.
  • PA CLE: Pending Approval
  • Ohio CLE: Pending Approval 

Please note, The West Virginia Bar Association has transitioned away from printed materials. As a result, digital materials will be provided prior to the event.  

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPTIONS

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE RATE
General Member$395
Young Lawyer Member$295
Non-Member$500
Guest$200
Affiliate Member  (Paralegals, legal assistants & administrators)$125
Affiliate Non-Member  (Paralegals, legal assistants & administrators)$200
*Judicial Appreciation Reception/Annual Meeting Dinner - ONLY$200
  

Conference registration closes on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at midnight.

*This option includes access to the Judicial Appreciation Reception & Annual Meeting Dinner ONLY and is not inclusive of conference programming.  The Judicial Appreciation Reception & Annual Meeting Dinner are included with all conference registrations.

 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

 

Thursday, July 16, 2025

Time

Description

3: 00 – 5:00 pm

Registration 

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Past Presidents’ Dinner – (Invitation Only)

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception -  Dress code: Come as you are!

Friday, July 17, 2026

Time

Description

7:30 – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast 

8:30 – 10:00 am

Registration 

8:30 – 8:40 am

Welcome & Introduction

8:40 – 9:30 am

Guardian and Conservator Administration: Risks of Explotation
Jamie Majerus, CPA, CFE, CIA Branch Audit Manager for Minnesota Judicial Branch

9:30 – 10:20 am

Panel Discussion
Jamie Majerus, 

10:20 – 10:25 am

Business Meeting for WVBA Members

10:25 – 10:35 am

Break 

10:35- 11:25 am 

Update on Civil Law
Justice H.L. Kirkpatrick

11:25 - 11:55 am 

Reporting to WVJLAP and How The Reporter is Protected
Robert Albury, Esq., Executive Director of WVJLAP 

 12:00 - 1:00 pm Foundation Fellows Luncheon (Invitation Only)

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Judicial Appreciation Reception

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Awards Banquet (Dress Code: Resort Casual)

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Time

Description

7:30 – 8:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 am

Welcome & Introduction

8:40 – 9:40 am

WV State Police Forensic Lab
Panel

9:40 – 10:40 am

Title
Kris Warner, West Virginia Secretary of State

10:40 – 10:50 am

Break

10:50 – 11:50 am

Update on Criminal Law
Judge Kirby

11:50 Closing Remarks