NOMINATE A YOUNG LAWYER TODAY

There is ONE seat available for a Young Lawyer (practicing 10 years or less) to attend our Twelfth Annual Lawyer Leadership Institute at Stonewall Resort May 17-19, 2024. Strong preference for Eastern Panhandle or Morgantown candidate.

The cost is $650, and this includes two nights' lodging at the resort, meals throughout the weekend, and 12 hours of approved WV CLE, including 4 hours of ethics / attorney wellbeing.

The Lawyer Leadership Institute was recognized in 2023 by receiving the American Bar Association's E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for its outstanding educational qualities. This weekend provides both educational activities and small group networking opportunities between both the participants and the speakers. See below for the schedule.

Nominate a Young Lawyer today by contacting Tessa White at 304-394-4751 or [email protected].

UPCOMING BAR FOUNDATION DATES:

• Lawyer Leadership Institute - May 17-19, 2024 - Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV.

• WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors Meeting and WV Bar Foundation Annual Meeting - Thursday, June 6, 2024 - Zoom.

• Thirteenth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend - Friday, September 6, 2024 - The Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, WV.

WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!

Apply for grants or nominate a Foundation Fellow online! Set up a recurring donation to the WV Bar Foundation to support its programs and grants. Check out pictures from past events. View past Bar Briefs. And much more!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW WV BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS

Seventeen outstanding individuals were inducted and joined approximately 480 lawyers and judges selected as Fellows over the years from the more than 7,000 judges and lawyers here in WV.

The 2024 Fellows are:

• Commissioner Nathan D. Brown, Williamson
• Justice C. Haley Bunn, Charleston
• Rachael L. Fletcher Cipoletti, Charleston
• Kimberley D. Crockett, Martinsburg
• Amy B. Cyphert, Morgantown
• Tracey B. Eberling, Martinsburg
• Mark H. Hayes, Charleston
• Sunita G. Kellermeyer, Morgantown
• Anders W. Lindberg, Huntington
• Alexander Macia, Charleston
• Honorable John F. McCuskey, Charleston
• Suleiman O. Oko-ogua, Charleston
• Paul J. Prunty, Huntington
• Amy J. Tawney, Charleston
• Stephanie D. Taylor, Morgantown
• Bernard S. Vallejos, Charleston
• Judge Heather A. Wood, Wheeling