2000 Foundation Fellows

SECOND ANNUAL FELLOWS DINNER

WEST VIRGINIA BAR FOUNDATION
May 4, 2000

Bar Foundation Board of Directors

G. Nicholas Casey, Jr. - President
Charleston

Robert J. Wallace - Vice President
Buckhannon

Michael T. Chaney - Secretary/Treasurer
Charleston

Claudia W. Bentley - Martinsburg
John E. Busch - Elkins
James F. Companion - Wheeling
John W. Fisher, II - Morgantown
Robert D. Fisher - Ripley
Richard E. Ford, Jr. - Lewisburg
Cheryl L. Henderson - Huntington
Caton N. Hill, Jr. - Philippi
Heather Heiskell Jones - Charleston
Howard M. Persinger, Jr. - Williamson
Elisabeth H. Rose - Fairmont
W. Mote Thompson, Jr. - Ashland, Ky

Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner - Thursday, May 4, 2000
Marriott Hotel - Charleston, West Virginia

Welcome
Invocation
Introductions
Presentation of 2000 Bar Foundation Fellows
2000 Fellows
West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows - Those lawyers whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and honorable service to the legal profession with the individuals selected reflecting the diverse nature of the legal profession in West Virginia.

Fellows accepted into membership for 2000 are:
G. Thomas Battle
R. Sue Core
William H. File, Jr.
John W. Fisher, II
Judge Charles H. Haden, II
David C. Hardesty, Jr.
Charles M. Love, III
Thomas Patrick Maroney
Ernest V. Morton, Jr.
R. Kemp Morton
Thomas E. Potter
Judge Arthur M. Recht
Judge James M. Sprouse
William E. Watson
Benjamin Hays Webb, II
James C. West, Jr.

G. THOMAS BATTLE, CHARLESTON- B.A. and LL.B., University of Virginia. West
Virginia State Tax Commissioner. President of West Virginia Tax Institute. President
of Charleston Rotary Club. Chairman of West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. Trustee and Secretary of Herscher Foundation. Mr. Battle is married to Muriel.

R. SUE CORE, ELKINS-B.S., Ph.D and J.D., WV University. First female attorney in private practice in Elkins. Member of WV Workers' Compensation Appeal Board. Member of State Bar Board of Governors. Member of State Bar Lawyers Assistance Committee. Member of Judicial Disciplinary Committee. Member of Board of Directors of Women's Aid in Crisis. Member of Board of Directors of Meals on Wheels. Member of Human Rights Committee for Appalachian Community Health Center. Ms. Core is married to David.

WILLIAM H. FILE, JR., BECKLEY-A.B. from Lynchburg (Virginia) College and LL.B., from University of Virginia. Vice President of West Virginia Bar Association. Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers. Advocate in American Board of Trial Advocates. Member of American Judicature Society. Member of West Virginia House of Delegates. Officer in United States Navy. Mr. File is married to Marjorie.

JOHN W. FISHER, II, MORGANTOWN-A.B. and J.D., West Virginia University. Law Clerk for Judge Robert E. Maxwell, Professor at West Virginia University College of Law. Executive Officer in the Office of the President at West Virginia University. Dean of West Virginia University College of Law. U.S. Magistrate Judge for U.S. District Court. Fellow in American Bar Foundation. West Virginia University Board of Advisors. Dean Fisher is married to Susan.

JUDGE CHARLES H. HADEN, II, CHARLESTON- B.S. and J.D., West Virginia University. West Virginia State Tax Commissioner. Members, West Virginia House of Delegates. Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Chief Judge, United States District Court. Member, 4th Circuit Judicial Council. Judge Haden is married to Priscilla.

DAVID C. HARDESTY, JR., MORGANTOWN-A.B., WVU. M.A., Oxford University. J.D., Harvard Law School. WV State Tax Commissioner. Professor at WV University College of Law. President of WVU. Chairperson Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. Chairperson WVU Board of Advisors. Chairperson University System of WV Board of Trustees. Chairperson WV Roundtable. Chairperson, Commission on Future of WV Judiciary. Chairperson WV United Health Systems. Member WV High Tech Foundation. Member WV Weslyan Board of Trustees. President Hardesty is married to Susan.

CHARLES M. LOVE, III, CHARLESTON-B.A. and J.D., WV University. Chairman WV Housing and Development Fund. Member of the Board of Trustees of Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital. Fellow of American Bar Association. Chairman State Bar Legal Ethics Committee. Chairman of National Development Council at WV University College of Law. Member of Kanawha County Bar Association and WV Bar Association. Fellow of American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Love is married to Sally.

THOMAS PATRICK MARONEY, CHARLESTON-B.A., Marshall University. J.D., American University. General Counsel, WV AFL-CIO. Special Counsel, United Mine Workers of America, District 17. Special lecturer, WV Institute of Labor Studies and University of Kentucky Institute of Labor Studies. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Chairman, WV State Democratic Executive Committee. Vice-Chairman, Southern Caucus of Democratic National Committee. President, Elon College Parents' Council. Mr. Maroney is married to Anita.

ERNEST V. MORTON, JR., WEBSTER SPRINGS-A.B. and J.D., West Virginia University. Prosecuting Attorney, Webster County. President, West Virginia Law School Association. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Veteran of World War II and Korean War. Admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court. Mr. Morton is married to Bertha.

R. KEMP MORTON, HUNTINGTON-B.A. and LL.B., Washington and Lee University. President, Cabell County Bar Association. President, West Virginia State Bar. Vice Chairperson and Chairman, Lawyer Disciplinary Board. Member, West Virginia Ethics Commission. President, Huntington Kiwanis Club. President, United Way of River Cities. Member, Trial Attorneys of America. Member, International Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Morton is married to Susan.

THOMAS E. POTTER, CHARLESTON- A.B. and LL.B., WVU. Pres., WV Bar Association. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Member, American Judicature Society. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Pres., Charleston Renaissance Corp. Pres., National Institute of Chemical Studies. Chairman, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. Member, WV Library Commission. Chairman, WV State College Foundation. Chairman, WVU Board of Advisors. Member of Board of Trustees of CAMC. Member of Board of Trustees of the University System of WV. Member WV House of Delegates. Chairman, Republican Party of WV. Kanawha Valley Spirit of the Valley Award. WVU Order of Vandalia. Mr. Potter is married to Jean.

JUDGE ARTHUR M. RECHT, WHEELING-B.A., University of Pittsburgh. J.D., West Virginia University. Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Judge, 1st Judicial Circuit. Chairman, State Bar Legal Ethics Committee. President, Wheeling Police Civil Service Commission. Member, Wheeling Human Rights Commission. Gazette Mail West Virginian of the Year. Judge Recht is married to Karen

JUDGE JAMES M. SPROUSE, UNION-Undergraduate degree, St. Bonaventure College. LL.B., Columbia University. Graduate studies, University of Paris, France. Agent, Central
Intelligence Agency. Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Judge, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Teacher, Virginia Tech University. Member, Monroe and West Virginia Farm Associations. Judge Sprouse is married to June.

WILLIAM E. WATSON, WELLSBURG-A.B., West Virginia Weslyan College. J.D., George Washington University. Chancellor, United Methodist Church. President, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, West Virginia Law Institute. Chairman, West Virginia Weslyan College Board of Trustees. President, West Virginia Board of Regents. Chairman, West Virginia Racing Commission. Chairman, West Virginia Democratic Party. Mr. Watson is married to Mara.

BENJAMIN HAYS WEBB, II, FAIRMONT-A.B., Marshall College. LL.B., West Virginia University. Member, State Bar Board of Governors. Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation. President, West Virginia Bar Association. President, Marion County Bar Association. Member, American Law Institute. Judge, West Virginia Court of Claims. Chairman, Fairmont General Hospital Foundation. Chairman, Fairmont State College Board of Advisors. President, Fairmont Rotary Club. President, Benedum Airport Authority. Director, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Webb is married to Roberta.

JAMES C. WEST, JR., CLARKSBURG-Undergraduate and LL.B., West Virginia University. Law Clerk to Judge Herbert Boreman. President, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. President, Harrison County United Way. President, Salvation Army Advisory Board. Chairman, Harrison County Civil Service Commission for Deputies. Mr. West is married to Nina.