Bar Blast 04-06-2010

PROVISIONAL APPROVAL AND REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO WEST VIRGINIA TRIAL COURT RULES - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals provisionally approved a proposed amendment to Trial Court Rule 26.08 and is publishing it for comment. Click here for the proposed Rule Amendment.  The comment period concludes on April 12, 2010.

 

FALL CLE TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA - The Virginia State Bar has a Midyear Legal Seminar trip with a nine-hour CLE program planned to Buenos Aires November 4-12, 2010 at a lovely four-star hotel.  Click here for package cost and summary information.  If interested, please contact the VSB before April 15th 

 

THE HONORABLE  MAURICE G. TAYLOR, JR. - The Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia cordially invite you to join them in honoring their esteemed colleague, the Honorable Maurice G. Taylor, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge, on the occasion of his retirement after 39 years of dedicated service to the Courts.  The ceremony will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Sidney L. Christie Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 845 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor Courtroom, Huntington, West Virginia.  A reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the first floor lobby.  Please reply to the United States District Court Clerk in Charleston at 304/347-3051 or via e-mail at WVSDdb_Ceremonies@wvsd.uscourts.gov if you plan to attend. 

 

BAR FOUNDATION FELLOWS - Nineteen individuals will be honored as Bar Foundation Fellows during the 12th Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. Fellows are those lawyers and members of the judiciary whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession. The black tie optional reception and dinner begins at 6:30 PM and the cost is $75 person or $750 for a table of ten persons. Please contact Tom Tinder (304-343-9823 or tom@wvbarfoundation.org) to make reservations.
          The 2010 Bar Foundation Fellows class members are:
          Robert  B. Allen-Charleston
          Richard J. Bolen-Huntington 
          Ellen S. Cappellanti-Charleston
          Anita R. Casey-Charleston
          Stephen B. Farmer-Charleston
          Kenneth D. Gray-Morgantown
          Thomas A. Heywood-Charleston
          The Honorable Gary L. Johnson-Summersville
          William A. Kolibash-Wheeling 
          Timothy J. Manchin-Fairmont  
          Dean Joyce E. McConnell-Morgantown
          Robert W. Minto, Jr.-Missoula, MT
          Dina M. Mohler-Charleston
          Charles S. Piccirillo-Madison 
          William J. Powell-Martinsburg
          Kathy M. Santa Barbara-Martinsburg
          The Honorable Thomas W. Steptoe, Jr.-Charles Town
          William D. Wilmoth-Wheeling
          John D.Wooton-Beckley                                                            

 

LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD - The Lawyer Disciplinary Board submits for public comment the following Legal Ethics Opinion: Ghostwriting or Undisclosed Representation: What is Permissible and What is not Permissible.  This L.E.O. was reviewed by the Board at its February 26, 2010 meeting.  Please submit your comments by May 31, 2010, to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, 2008 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia  25311. Click here to review the Opinion.  

 

MEDIATION TRAINING SESSIONS - On July 13 and 14, 2010, The West Virginia State Bar's ADR Committee will present its annual Basic Mediation Training Sessions.  The sessions will be held at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods. The sessions provide 16 hours CLE credit with 1.2 hours in ethics.  Registration deadline is July 7.   Click here to register for the Basic Mediation Training Sessions.   
 
An  Advanced Mediation Training Session will be held on August 10, 2010, also at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods.  This session will offer 6.5 hours credit with 1.2 hours in ethics. 
Registration deadline is August 5.  Click here to register for the Advanced Mediation Training Session.  
 
This year The State Bar has made arrangements with The Days Hotel for discounted rooms for those attending the training sessions.  Contact should be made directly with the hotel at 866-700-7284.  Advise the hotel you will be attending one of the training sessions to obtain The State Bar discount.  If you have questions concerning the sessions or the discounted rooms, contact Anita R. Casey at caseya@wvbar.org or 304-558-7993.