BAR BRIEF 402: Congratulations to Our Thirteenth Annual Lawyer Leadership Institute Attendees!
BAR BRIEF 402: Congratulations to Our Thirteenth Annual Lawyer Leadership Institute Attendees!
The 13th Annual Lawyer Leadership Institute held on May 16-18 at Stonewall Resort was a "great experience", as stated by one of the eleven diverse younger lawyers from all parts of the state and all types of law practice in attendance!
The Institute’s objective is to provide newer lawyers with specific education and professional training that will enable them to become leaders in the legal profession, in their communities and in the State. The featured judges and lawyers have well known expertise and knowledge in leadership skills. The complete schedule of speakers and their topics were:
Ethical Leadership - Susan Brewer, Esq. - Morgantown
Public Service Leadership - 25th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stacy L. Nowicki-Eldridge - Madison
Interpersonal Leadership - U.S. Magistrate Judge Omar Aboulhosn - Bluefield
Professionalism Leadership - U.S. District Court Judge John Bailey - Wheeling
Thank you to our speakers for making this program a huge success!
The outstanding young lawyers in attendance were:
Ashley Brash - Fayette County Public Defender's Office - Fayetteville
Ryan Combs - Jackson Kelly PLLC - Charleston
Taylor Glass - WV Public Defender's Office - Charleston
Hannah Hebel - Bailey & Wyant, PLLC - Charleston
Michelle Schaller - Steptoe & Johnson PLLC - Morgantown
Maddie Stahl - Legal Aid of West Virginia - Morgantown
Kelsey Stapler - WV Public Defender's Office - Charleston
Kevin Stryker - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia - Wheeling
Jack Swiney - Monongalia County Public Defender - Morgantown
Zach Warder - Jackson Kelly PLLC - Morgantown
Joe White - White Law Office PLLC - Davis
Pictured above are WV Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker, JLAP Director Robert Albury, and Stephanne Thornton, presenting to the group on Leadership in Lawyer Well-Being.
The West Virginia Bar Foundation will host its Annual Meeting virtually on June 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Members will hear about all of the accomplishments that the Foundation has achieved during the past year and will elect Directors to fill four seats on the Board for the next three years and will elect Officers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Nominations for Board of Directors Members to serve a three-year term from 2025-2028 have been made as follows:
Norwood Bentley, Martinsburg
Sandra Chapman, Wheeling
Olubunmi Kusimo-Frazier, Charleston
L. Jill McIntyre, Lewisburg
Barry Taylor, Huntington
Nominations for Officers to serve for the 2025-2026 fiscal year:
President – David Morrison
Vice President – Judge Jack Alsop
Secretary/Treasurer – Barry Taylor
To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, contact Tessa White at [email protected] or (304)394-4751.
UPCOMING BAR FOUNDATION DATES:
WV Bar Foundation Board of Directors Meeting - June 5, 2025, 12:00 PM - Zoom.
WV Bar Foundation Annual Meeting - June 5, 2025, 1:00 PM - Zoom.
Fourteenth Annual Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend - Friday, September 5, 2025, 11:30 AM - The Erickson Alumni Center, Morgantown, WV.
