185 ABA Journal West Virginia articles.
The owners of a West Virginia funeral home have been accused of filing false death claims with insurers on behalf of 108 people who are still alive.
The accusations are…
Sep 23, 2015 5:27 PM CDT
Nearly two years after a Kentucky attorney and a West Virginia administrative law judge were accused of working together to get disability payments for individuals who may not qualify for…
May 27, 2015 11:40 AM CDT
Following a precipitous drop in oil and gas prices, Steptoe & Johnson has laid off energy lawyers and staff in its Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia offices.
…Apr 3, 2015 10:15 AM CDT
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reprimanded a lawyer for using his personal funds to make small donations to inmates’ prison accounts.
The lawyer, Kerry Nessel, has represented…
Feb 11, 2015 6:15 AM CST
Dinsmore & Shohl is acquiring a 40-attorney law firm headquartered in Huntington, West Virginia.
Effective Feb. 1, the merger with Huddleston Bolen will also add 56 staff members to the…
Jan 20, 2015 1:45 PM CST
A plaintiffs lawyer seeking to uphold a $91 million verdict against a nursing home bought a Lear jet from the husband of the state chief justice who went on to…
Dec 3, 2014 8:01 AM CST
The former managing partner of Dinsmore & Shohl’s Charleston, West Virginia, office urged the state supreme court to accept a recommended 90-day suspension against him stemming from sex with a…
Nov 26, 2014 8:22 AM CST
A West Virginia prosecutor who faces misdemeanor charges over alleged domestic incidents involving his ex-wife and 11-year-old son has opted not to appeal a judicial panel’s determination that he should…
Nov 4, 2014 10:50 AM CST
A West Virginia judge accused of a sexual relationship with a community corrections director was “seduced and taken advantage of,” her lawyer argued in her ethics case before the state…
Oct 22, 2014 10:25 AM CDT
A West Virginia task force is considering alternatives to juvenile confinement after a crackdown on truancy may have contributed to a spike in the number of youths confined to juvenile…
Oct 14, 2014 5:45 AM CDT
West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals has granted a reprieve to a pit bull terrier named Major, but it may be too late to save the dog, which has deteriorated…
Oct 6, 2014 6:15 AM CDT
A third state has temporarily suspended a West Virginia lawyer accused of firing his gun during a standoff with police.
Kentucky temporarily suspended lawyer Mark Bramble on Aug. 22, acting…
Aug 26, 2014 11:15 AM CDT
A former longtime West Virginia judge was sentenced Monday to four years and two months in prison for his role in a Mingo County corruption case.
Comparing Michael Thornsbury’s actions…
Jun 9, 2014 8:15 PM CDT
Federal prosecutors are seeking a “very substantial” prison sentence for a former West Virginia judge, arguing that the guideline sentence for the crime to which he pleaded guilty isn’t sufficient…
Jun 4, 2014 6:10 PM CDT
A West Virginia prosecutor has agreed he won’t use corporal punishment to discipline his children as part of a pretrial diversion program that could result in dismissal of two misdemeanor…
May 22, 2014 5:15 PM CDT
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