The West Virginia Senior Legal Aid seeks applicants for the position of Executive Director. The position requires an attorney who will be responsible for directing a small staff and all aspects of the agency’s operations, maintaining the finances, and answering legal questions on the hotline for senior citizens. Salary is negotiable based on experience and the program’s finances. If interested, send inquiries and resumes to Bob Bastress, robert.bastress@mail.wvu.edu or P.O. Box 6130, Morgantown, WV 26506 by no later than September 15, 2023.

Rule 8.0 of the West Virginia Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law establishes the process for Pro Hac Vice admission. The motion for Pro Hac Vice admission and accompanying verified statement must be uploaded with the State Bar, which the State Bar will then review for compliance with the rule. Rule 8.0(b) states that local counsel must “maintain an actual physical office equipped to conduct the practice of law in the State of West Virginia, which office is the primary location from which local counsel practice law on a daily basis.” The State Bar is frequently asked if an attorney, who holds a West Virginia license but is located in another state or jurisdiction, can be the sponsoring attorney. The answer is no. The sponsoring local counsel must be physically located in the West Virginia office.  

Host: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Court Improvement Program

Time: Noon to 1 p.m.

CLE: 1 credit 

Platform: WebEx 

Please contact Kandi Greter kandi.greter@courtswv.gov with questions.

Host:  WV State Bar's Energy and Environmental Law Committee

Location:  The WV State Bar Center, Lower Level Conference Room, Charleston, and via video conference.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to noon

Cost: Free

CLE: 3 credits

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Facility Details:  Due to limited capacity for live attendance at the State Bar Center, live registration is limited to the first 35 registrants. Attendance via webinar is also limited to the first 500 registrants. You are encouraged to register early to secure a link to attend virtually. All attendees, whether in person or virtual, will receive an email confirming registration. If you do not receive a confirmation of registration, you will not be able to participate in the seminar on the day of presentation.  

Note to those attending in-person: If you are unable to use the stairs from the first floor to the lower level, please drive down the driveway on the left-side of the Bar Center and enter the building at the bottom of the driveway. Handicap accessible restrooms are available. If you need other assistance, please contact the State Bar 304-553-7220, in advance of the meeting, so arrangements can be made with you.

Host:  WV Bar Foundation

Location:  Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Cost: See registration link below

The West Virginia Bar Foundation's Board of Directors invites members of the judiciary, the legal profession, and the general public to attend the Twelfth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, beginning at 11:30 am.  This year's honored guest will be WVU College of Law, Steptoe & Johnson Professor of Law & Technology, Marjorie A. McDiarmid.

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4^th Annual Estate Planning Institute

Host: WV State Bar Probate Law Committee and West Virginia Bar Association

CLE: 8.40 credits including 2.40 in ethics

Platform: Live & Virtual

Location: Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center in Charleston, West Virginia

Event Highlights: Join us for informative sessions on dispositive provisions, major planning for minors, handling the business of the estate, and more! Speakers include experts Chris Winton, J.E. White, Mark Kelley, Farhad Aghdami and E. William Harvit, and the ever-popular ethics and practice panel discussion with Joshua Rogers, Anna Price, Rebecca Krehbiel and Chris Winton.

Host:  Kanawha County Family Law Bench-Bar Committee

Location:   Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, Charleston, WV

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

CLE: 8.2 credits, including 1.1 in ethics (law office management)

Location: Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV

Time: Beginning 9:00 a.m. on October 5

CLE: 15.6 credits including 5.4 in ethics

Registration Fee: $150.00

A limited number of registration scholarships are available please contact Shawnette D'Arco at darco@wvjlap.org. 

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Sponsor: WV State Bar Women in the Profession Committee

Location: Bridgeport Country Club

Registration Fee: $60 (includes breakfast, activity, lunch for golfers, and dinner)

Host: West Virginia State Bar Young Lawyer Section

About: Newly admitted members are required to complete a mandatory Bridge-the–Gap Program sponsored by the State Bar within 24 months after admission to the West Virginia State Bar. Any new lawyer admitted to practice between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 has thirty-six months after their date of admission to complete the program due to COVID extension accommodations ordered by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. All new lawyers admitted on or after January 1, 2021, have twenty-four months after their date of admission to complete the program per Administrative Rule 6.03(a). 

Location: Bridgeport Conference Center – Bridgeport, West Virginia

Cost: Free