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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Supreme Court suspends Buckhannon attorney for two years » https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/supreme-court-suspends-buckhannon-attorney-for-two-years/article_f55224...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Board tells WVSC Akers didn’t violate judicial ethics code » https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/board-tells-wvsc-akers-didn-t-violate-judicial-ethics-code/article_3702...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Judge grants Justice family extension, delaying proceedings regarding Greenbrier Resort » https://wchstv.com/news/local/judge-grants-justice-family-extension-delaying-proceedings-regarding-greenbrier-resort
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Flanigan, Kirkpatrick win WV Supreme Court seats over Morrisey appointees » https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/05/12/flanigan-wins-west-virginia-supreme-court-seat-over-morrisey-appointee-ewing/ &...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Akers ask justices to order dismissal of ethics case » https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/akers-ask-justices-to-order-dismissal-of-ethics-case/article_07cf0e9b-c...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Justice attorneys seek stay of federal Greenbrier lawsuit » Read Here: https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/2026/05/justice-attorneys-seek-stay-of-federal-greenbrier-lawsuit/...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) McCuskey announces $11M W.Va. settlement with Roblox » Read Here: https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/mccuskey-announces-11m-w-va-settlement-with-roblox/article_8...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Wheeling Attorney Sentenced for Money Laundering and Fraud » Read Here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/wheeling-attorney-sentenced-money-laundering-and-fraud
Thursday, April 16, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) WV State Bar To Consider Resolution Protecting Judicial Independence » Read Here: https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/04/16/as-attacks-on-judges-increase-wv-state-bar-to-consider-resoluti...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) End Of An Era » Read Here: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/end-of-an-era-yale-booted-from-no-1-spot-in-historic-u-s-news-law-school-ranki...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) From NCBF President to Lifelong Contributor: Tom Tinder’s Enduring Engagement with Our Community » Read Here: https://ncbf.org/from-ncbf-president-to-lifelong-contributor-tom-tinders-enduring-engagement-with-our-com...
Monday, March 9, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Kanawha County Magistrate Joe Shelton Passes Away » Read Here: https://wchstv.com/news/local/longtime-kanawha-county-magistrate-joe-shelton-passes-away
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) WV Passes Public Camping Ban » Read Here https://wchstv.com/news/local/wv-house-passes-camping-ban-bill
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) The West Virginia Legislature Passes the Halfway Mark » Read Here: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-dome-report-the-west-virginia-2300083/#:~:text=The%20Dome%20Repor...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 10 Big Law Firms to Conduct Massive Layoffs Layoffs » Read Here Top 10 Biglaw Firm To Conduct 'Massive' Layoff, Leaving Hundreds Jobless Thanks To AI - Above the Law
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) More ICE detainees ordered released by West Virginia judges » Read Here: https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/02/04/third-ice-detainee-released/
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits » Read Here https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/ice-arrests-surge-court-skepticism/
Monday, February 2, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Secretary of State Kris Warner proposes new West Virginia Office of Entrepreneurship to help small b » Read Here https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/secretary-of-state-kris-warner-proposes-new-west-virginia-office-of-entre...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) WV Legislature Opens 2026 Session With Nearly 1,000 Bills » Read Here! https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-legislature-opens-2026-session-with-nearly-1-000-bills-intro...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Florida, Texas sever ties with ABA law school accreditor amid DEI concerns » Read Here: https://www.thecollegefix.com/florida-texas-sever-ties-with-aba-law-school-accreditor-amid-dei-concerns/
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Gov. Morrisey appoints Brian Cochran as Mercer County Circuit Court judge » Read HERE CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed Brian Keith Cochran to serve as Mercer Cou...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Charleston lawyer, councilman warns wage garnishment is coming for student loans » Read Here: https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/29/charleston-lawyer-councilman-warns-wage-garnishment-is-coming-for-stud...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) WV Attorney Sues UnitedHealth for Role in Opioid Crisis » Read More Here: https://www.wvnstv.com/news/west-virginia-attorney-general-files-new-lawsuit-in-opioid-crisis/
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital getting started on its Building Hope cancer center » Read Here: https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/05/wvu-medicine-jackson-general-hospital-getting-started-on-its-building-h...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) WV Attorneys File Claims Agains Purdue » Attorneys file claims against Purdue Pharma bankruptcy for children born with NAS Read Here: https://www.wowktv.com...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Two Northern Panhandle Attorneys Applied for vacancy on WV Supreme Court of Appeals » Read Here: https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2025/10/two-from-ohio-valley-among-applicants-for-west-v...
Friday, October 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Which Law Firms Are Most Conservative And Most Liberal? » Read Here: https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/which-law-firms-are-most-conservative-and-most-liberal-see-the-r...
Monday, September 22, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Seven Bordas & Bordas Attoneys Make 'Super Lawyers' List » Read Here: http://https//www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/2025/04/seven-bordas-bordas-attorneys-make-super-la...
Thursday, August 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) WVU Law Professor Selected for Michigan Junior Scholars Conference » Read here https://www.law.wvu.edu/news
Thursday, September 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Wilmoth Headlines in ABF » Read the American Bar Foundation on Wilmoth
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 The Emancipation Proclamation » The Emancipation Proclamation By: F. Jack Bowman, Esq. ...
Monday, March 25, 2024 WVBA President Robert Fisher Shares Quarterly Message » WVBA President Robert Fisher Shares Quarterly Message By: Robert D. Fisher, WVBA President Power. It's a heavy wor...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 West Virginia Bar Association Seeks Executive Director » West Virginia Bar Association Seeks Executive Director Are you a dynamic professional with a passion for drivin...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) The curious case of why lawyers are not called 'doctor' » The curious case of why lawyers are not called 'doctor' By: David Fryson, Esq. I have been a practicin...
Thursday, January 18, 2024 WVBA President Robert Fisher Shares Quarterly Message » WVBA President Robert Fisher Shares Quarterly Message By: Robert D. Fisher, WVBA President &nbs...
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