CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that Fairmont State University's proposed law enforcement training academy should be approved.
Jackson Kelly PLLC is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated attorneys Josh Claybourn, John Huff, Brian Jett, Leah LaFramboise, Christopher Lucas, Rachel Ludwig, Aaron McQueen, Luke Thomas, Sylvia Winston Nichols, and Seth Zirkle to Member, all effective January 1.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that Fairmont State University lawsuit should have been filed in Kanawha Circuit Court — not in Marion Circuit Court.
MORGANTOWN – A Nov. 1 discussion jointly hosted by the Appalachian Justice Initiative and West Virginia University on mass incarceration “(highlighted) the documentary work of artist Raymond Thompson on the struggles particular to family members who have a loved one incarcerated in Appalachia."
CHARLESTON – Brian Abraham, a West Virginia Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, has been appointed as general counsel for Gov. Jim Justice. In this role, Abraham will be the governor’s top legal adviser.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced his office secured a settlement with Bayerische Landesbank to resolve an antitrust case and benefit local agencies across the state.
CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a $950,000 settlement on Monday with three financial institutions that allegedly rigged bids, fixed prices and manipulated the markets for municipal derivatives.
HUNTINGTON - The Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence is holding its fifth annual conference this week and will hold part of it in Huntington and part of it in Charleston.
CLARKSBURG – A Fairmont police officer and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department are off the hook in a former Fairmont State University student’s civil rights suit.
Byrd CLARKSBURG – A former Fairmont State University student is alleging police turned what should've been a routine report of a fender-bender in a full-fledged search of his vehicle, all because he is black.
BRIDGEPORT -- Susan S. Brewer, CEO, and Betsy Spellman, Chief Marketing Officer, of Steptoe & Johnson recently announced that Dan Swiger and Andrew Fulton have been promoted from Client Services Manager and Client Service Specialist to Marketing Director and Marketing Communications Specialist, respectively.
Clifford CHARLESTON -- J. R. Clifford, a trailblazer in many aspects of West Virginia's black history, and his landmark case Williams vs. Board of Education of Tucker County, will be the topic of the next Archives and History after-hours lecture.
Anderson MORGANTOWN -– Susan S. Brewer, CEO of Steptoe & Johnson, announced that effective Jan. 1, five of the firm's attorneys have been promoted to membership.
