News & Press https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/default.asp Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:21:13 GMT Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:25:00 GMT Copyright © 2026 The West Virginia Bar Association Supreme Court suspends Buckhannon attorney for two years https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=729473 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=729473 https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/supreme-court-suspends-buckhannon-attorney-for-two-years/article_f5522469-885e-4267-827b-4968ae58a498.html]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:25:00 GMT Board tells WVSC Akers didn’t violate judicial ethics code https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=729076 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=729076 https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/board-tells-wvsc-akers-didn-t-violate-judicial-ethics-code/article_3702c8c2-2c3e-42ff-a7d0-e2d26302ea9e.html]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:18:00 GMT Judge grants Justice family extension, delaying proceedings regarding Greenbrier Resort https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=728552 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=728552 https://wchstv.com/news/local/judge-grants-justice-family-extension-delaying-proceedings-regarding-greenbrier-resort

 

]]> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 16:42:00 GMT Flanigan, Kirkpatrick win WV Supreme Court seats over Morrisey appointees https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=728085 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=728085 https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/05/12/flanigan-wins-west-virginia-supreme-court-seat-over-morrisey-appointee-ewing/

 

]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 20:34:00 GMT Akers ask justices to order dismissal of ethics case https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=727634 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=727634 https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/akers-ask-justices-to-order-dismissal-of-ethics-case/article_07cf0e9b-c7fe-4b34-b7c2-264fd0333889.html]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 18:20:00 GMT Justice attorneys seek stay of federal Greenbrier lawsuit https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=727206 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=727206 Read Here: https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/2026/05/justice-attorneys-seek-stay-of-federal-greenbrier-lawsuit/?utm_source=copilot.com

 

]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:09:00 GMT McCuskey announces $11M W.Va. settlement with Roblox https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=726318 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=726318 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:35:00 GMT Wheeling Attorney Sentenced for Money Laundering and Fraud https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725883 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725883  https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/wheeling-attorney-sentenced-money-laundering-and-fraud]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:06:00 GMT WV State Bar To Consider Resolution Protecting Judicial Independence https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725522 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725522 https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/04/16/as-attacks-on-judges-increase-wv-state-bar-to-consider-resolution-protecting-judicial-independence/

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:11:00 GMT End Of An Era https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725426 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=725426 https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/end-of-an-era-yale-booted-from-no-1-spot-in-historic-u-s-news-law-school-rankings-shakeup/]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:49:00 GMT From NCBF President to Lifelong Contributor: Tom Tinder’s Enduring Engagement with Our Community https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=722478 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=722478 Read Here: https://ncbf.org/from-ncbf-president-to-lifelong-contributor-tom-tinders-enduring-engagement-with-our-community/

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:11:00 GMT Kanawha County Magistrate Joe Shelton Passes Away https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=721839 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=721839 https://wchstv.com/news/local/longtime-kanawha-county-magistrate-joe-shelton-passes-away]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2026 19:01:00 GMT WV Passes Public Camping Ban https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=721516 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=721516 Wed, 4 Mar 2026 19:27:00 GMT The West Virginia Legislature Passes the Halfway Mark https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720979 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720979 Read Here: 

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-dome-report-the-west-virginia-2300083/#:~:text=The%20Dome%20Report:%20The%20West,February%2019%2C%202026

 

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:58:00 GMT 10 Big Law Firms to Conduct Massive Layoffs Layoffs https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720282 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720282 Read Here

Top 10 Biglaw Firm To Conduct 'Massive' Layoff, Leaving Hundreds Jobless Thanks To AI - Above the Law

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:37:00 GMT More ICE detainees ordered released by West Virginia judges https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720044 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=720044 https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/02/04/third-ice-detainee-released/

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:49:00 GMT How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719521 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719521 Read Here

https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/ice-arrests-surge-court-skepticism/

]]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:17:00 GMT Secretary of State Kris Warner proposes new West Virginia Office of Entrepreneurship to help small b https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719522 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719522 Read Here

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/secretary-of-state-kris-warner-proposes-new-west-virginia-office-of-entrepreneurship-to-help-small/article_03fd1bb1-a487-4e62-b53c-9b18ac95c724.html

]]> Mon, 2 Feb 2026 19:19:00 GMT WV Legislature Opens 2026 Session With Nearly 1,000 Bills https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719040 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=719040 Read Here!

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-legislature-opens-2026-session-with-nearly-1-000-bills-introduced/article_27157304-d21e-434d-878d-ce329e6e04e8.html?utm_source=copilot.com

 

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:27:00 GMT Florida, Texas sever ties with ABA law school accreditor amid DEI concerns https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=718508 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=718508 Read Here: 

https://www.thecollegefix.com/florida-texas-sever-ties-with-aba-law-school-accreditor-amid-dei-concerns/

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:26:00 GMT Gov. Morrisey appoints Brian Cochran as Mercer County Circuit Court judge https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=718003 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=718003 Read HERE

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed Brian Keith Cochran to serve as Mercer County’s 13th Circuit Court judge.

Cochran fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William J. Sadler in December.

Cochran has served as Mercer County’s prosecuting attorney since 2020 and brings more than three decades of combined law enforcement and legal experience to the bench. He has handled a wide range of criminal and civil matters and has represented individuals, businesses, municipalities and governmental entities across West Virginia. Cochran served as city attorney for Bluefield and worked in private practice before returning to public service.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:39:00 GMT Charleston lawyer, councilman warns wage garnishment is coming for student loans https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=717312 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=717312 https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/29/charleston-lawyer-councilman-warns-wage-garnishment-is-coming-for-student-loans/]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:32:00 GMT WV Attorney Sues UnitedHealth for Role in Opioid Crisis https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=716689 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=716689 Read More Here: 

https://www.wvnstv.com/news/west-virginia-attorney-general-files-new-lawsuit-in-opioid-crisis/

]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital getting started on its Building Hope cancer center https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=716290 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=716290 Read Here: https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/05/wvu-medicine-jackson-general-hospital-getting-started-on-its-building-hope-cancer-center/

 

]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:51:00 GMT WV Attorneys File Claims Agains Purdue https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=715706 https://www.wvbarassociation.org/news/news.asp?id=715706 Attorneys file claims against Purdue Pharma bankruptcy for children born with NAS

Read Here: https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/attorneys-file-claims-against-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-for-children-born-with-nas/

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