187 ABA Journal West Virginia articles.
Members of the West Virginia Supreme Court appeared Tuesday at a state House Finance Committee hearing to object to the creation of a midlevel appellate court.
The judges asked lawmakers…
Feb 10, 2010 7:06 PM CST
Before going solo, Benjamin White worked as an associate attorney at Charleston, W.Va.-based Hendrickson and Long, specializing in social security law.
But while he was still there, a lawsuit filed…
Nov 11, 2009 5:35 PM CST
A judge in West Virginia has been disqualified from continuing to hear a case alleging groundwater pollution because he once represented one of the defendants—while still a practicing lawyer and…
Aug 20, 2009 4:44 PM CDT
Don Blankenship, the chief executive of Massey Energy Co., questions whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling this week that a judge he supported should have recused himself will ultimately stifle…
Jun 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT
A West Virginia lawyer has surrendered her license to practice after state bar authorities accused her of “settling” two bogus cases that she falsely claimed to have filed on behalf…
May 26, 2009 4:27 PM CDT
A West Virginia lawyer has been disbarred by the state supreme court after his conviction for embezzling about $100,000 from a county building commission for which he served as chairman.
…May 12, 2009 8:20 PM CDT
Disbarred by consent late last month, a West Virginia lawyer is now facing felony charges for allegedly embezzling money from clients.
Donald Cookman, 41, has been charged with three counts…
Mar 6, 2009 10:00 PM CST
As her 50th birthday nears on March 9, Barbie is in the sights of a West Virginia state lawmaker.
Delegate Jeff Eldridge (D-Lincoln County) has proposed to ban sales of…
Mar 4, 2009 6:15 PM CST
At least the public knew who was spending the money in a high-profile judicial influence case that packed the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments today.
But in many other…
Mar 3, 2009 9:57 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Constitution required the recusal of a West Virginia Supreme Court justice who received more than $3 million in contributions from…
Nov 17, 2008 1:42 PM CST
Voters sent two Democrats to the West Virginia Supreme Court yesterday after a controversial justice accused of vacationing with a litigant was defeated in the primary.
Defeated Chief Justice Elliott…
Nov 5, 2008 2:14 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide this week whether the Constitution required the recusal of a West Virginia Supreme Court justice who received more than $3 million in…
Oct 13, 2008 12:39 PM CDT
A West Virginia lawyer who is seeking election as a county prosecutor is facing potential discipline for allegedly hiring a convicted felon to collect legal fees—using threats and even actual…
Aug 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT
DuPont lawyers accommodated a request by West Virginia’s governor by supplying two draft briefs that he could use for the state’s amicus brief urging the state supreme court to hear…
Aug 13, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
A cert petition filed with the U.S. Supreme Court claims West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin was required to recuse himself in a business interference case because of $3…
Aug 4, 2008 12:26 PM CDT
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