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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: This course is approved for 7 hours of Pennsylvania CLE credit (*in person only*)
- 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 | $150 | | | |
Conference registration closes on Tuesday, July 14, 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, 2026 | Time | Description | 3: 00 – 5:00 pm | Registration | 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Past Presidents’ Dinner – (Invitation Only) | 7:00pm | Welcome Reception at Recovery Sports Bar | 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 by Jane Harkins, Chairman, WVBA Annual Meeting | 8:40 – 9:30 am | Guardian and Conservator Administration: Financial Exploitation
Jamie Majerus, CPA, CFE, CIA Branch Audit Manager for Minnesota Judicial Branch | 9:30 – 10:20 am | Financial Exploitation Panel DiscussionFinancial Exploitation Panel Discussion
Andrea M. Doss and Donna Downes-Moore, DHS - Adult Protective Services; Robert Hinzman, Esq., Hinzman Law Office;
Jennifer Taylor, Esq., Forbes Law Offices;
Jamie Majerus; and
Jane E. Harkins, Esq., Mental Hygiene Commissioner, Raleigh County | 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
The Honorable H.L. Kirkpatrick, Justice, W.V. Supreme Court of Appeals of WV | 11:25 - 11:55 am | Reporting to WVJLAP and How The Reporter is Protected
Robert E. Albury, Esq., Executive Director of WVJLAP | | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Foundation Fellows Luncheon (Invitation Only) | 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Judicial Appreciation Reception | 6:00 - 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
Sheri Lemons, Director, Forensic Laboratory, West Virginia State Police;
Melissa Runyan, Biology Section; and
Rebecca Harrison, Seized Drug Section
| 9:40 – 10:30 am | West Virginia Secretary of State
The Honorable Kris Warner, Secretary of State of West Virginia; and David P. Cook, Jr., Esq., Counsel to Secretary of State of West Virginia | 10:30 – 10:40 am | Break | 10:40 – 11:30 am | Kids in the Courtroom
The Honorable Amy L. Mann, Circuit Judge, 30th Judicial Circuit (Summers and Monroe Counties)
| | 11:30 - 12:20 pm | What Not to Do in the Federal Magistrate Court
The Honorable Michael J. Aloi, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, | | 12:20 pm | Closing Remarks |
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