CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW WV BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS

We had a lovely celebration on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Charleston to recognize the WV Bar Foundation Fellows Class of 2024.

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

We also heard some very inspiring comments from WVU College of Law Chief Justice Larry V. Starcher Public Service Scholarship recipient, Aryanna Islam.

Thank you so much to our generous Table Sponsors for their support:

• Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C.
• Bailey & Wyant, PLLC
• Bowles Rice LLP
• Calwell Luce diTrapano PLLC
• Campbell Woods, PLLC
• Jackson Kelly PLLC
• Robinson & McElwee, PLLC
• Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC
• Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
• Vandalia Health
• White Law Offices, PLLC
• WVU College of Law
• WVU Health System, Inc.
• WVU President's Office

CONGRATULATIONS TO JUDGE JOHN PRESTON BAILEY

Judge John Preston Bailey had his official hanging this past Friday. More specifically, a public dedication and unveiling of his judicial portrait was held on Friday, April 26, 2024 at the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Wheeling, West Virginia.

THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pictured below are the current Board Members of the West Virginia Foundation who were able to attend the Fellows Dinner in person (from left, Judge Jack Alsop, Sandra Chapman, Jill McIntyre, President Teresa Dumire, Tom Tinder, Vice President Ann Haight, Teresa McCune, Bunmi Kusimo-Frazier, and Barry Taylor. Others sent their regrets, Secretary/Treasurer Judge Patrick Flatley, Debra Kilgore, David Morrison, Judge Joyce Morton, Chazz Printz, Dean John Taylor, and Immediate Past President Lucien Lewin. We sincerely appreciate the entire Board's hard work and tireless volunteer hours for the Foundation!

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.