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185 ABA Journal West Virginia articles.

Texas Inmate Gets 40 Percent of Vote in W. Va. Presidential Primary

President Obama is so unpopular in West Virginia that a Texas inmate won about 40 percent of the vote in the state’s Democratic primary.

Keith Judd paid a $2,500 filing…

Lawyer Scoffs at Portrayal of Kid Whose School Bus Ouster Led to Criminal Charges Against Principal

A lawyer for a West Virginia school principal says the public hasn’t learned the whole story in the prosecution of his client for forcibly ejecting a boy from a school…

Lawyer Suspended 3 Years for Overbilling Client by $135K

The West Virginia Supreme Court has suspended for three years an attorney who overbilled a client by $135,878.68 while working for a Huntington law firm.

A partner of Baker and…

Second Massey Manager Is Charged in Fatal Mine Accident; Conspiracy Allegation Is Unusual

A second manager at Massey Energy Co. has been charged in connection with the 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners, and there could be more prosecutions ahead.

Former mine superintendent…

Owner to Pay Record $209M re W.Va. Mine Explosion That Killed 29

The owner of a West Virginia mine that exploded in 2010, killing 29 men, will pay a record $209 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability concerning the disaster…

Lawyer Accused of Pointing a Handgun at Rowdy Revelers During Boat Party

A West Virginia lawyer was arraigned on six misdemeanor counts on Wednesday based on allegations he pointed a gun at rowdy party-goers.

Michael Shawn Santa Barbara, 52, of Martinsburg is…

2 Lawyers Face Federal Wire Fraud Cases re Alleged Overbilling as Contract Public Defenders

Two West Virginia lawyers have been federally charged with wire fraud in unrelated cases concerning their alleged overbilling as court-appointed public defenders.

Jeremy Vickers, 36, allegedly billed for work days…

Now Retired (Sort Of), Corporate Lawyer and Farmer, 74, Reflects on a Busy Life Well-Lived

As a former corporate lawyer and bank chairman who still serves on the board of three other companies, A. Michael “Mike” Perry certainly knows how to wear a business suit…

Railroad Claims Asbestos Law Firm Engaged in Racketeering

CSX Transportation has expanded its claims against a Pittsburgh law firm that represented thousands of railroad workers filing asbestos suits through a fast-track system in West Virginia.

In a July…

Law Firms Compete in Legal Food Frenzy to Donate the Most to Food Pantries

Working several years ago at a law firm with a presence in Virginia, attorney Mary Binns-Davis saw firsthand how intensely the lawyers there felt about a two-week…

Lenient Social Security Judge Resigns Amid Investigations Into His Conduct

An administrative law judge who awarded Social Security disability benefits in every case he decided over a six-month period has resigned amid investigations into his conduct.

Judge David Daugherty of…

Copyright King’s Business Model at Risk: Judge Requires Separate Filing Fees in 1,000s of P2P Claims

In less than three months, attorney Kenneth Ford has pursued some 22,000 copyright claims alleging peer-to-peer file-sharing violations, backing his Adult Copyright Company’s offer of “hardcore protection for hardcore content.”

Law Firm Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Perjury in $275,000 Overbilling Case

A former office manager for a West Virginia lawyer has pleaded guilty to one count of perjury concerning an alleged $275,000 scheme to defraud the state public defender’s office for…

Bank-Robbing Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $63K From Clients

The law, it seems, wasn’t working out financially for Buffalo, N.Y., attorney Michael W. Rickard II.

Earlier this year Rickard, 42, pleaded guilty to holding up two banks in Nashville,…

Longtime Jackson Kelly Lawyer’s License Suspended for Filing Incomplete Medical Report

Rejecting a disciplinary panel’s recommendation that the case against a longtime West Virginia lawyer be dismissed, the state supreme court has suspended the law license of Douglas…

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