Alumni News
Martin Harrell to speak at WVU College of Law
Mr. Harrell is a 1982 graduate of the WVU College of Law and Associate Regional Counsel for Criminal Enforcement/Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 3 and will speak on Tuesday, April 14 at 2 p.m. in the Davis Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
Mr. Harrell was honored as a winner of the prestigious 2006 Service to America Medals at a formal ceremony held in Washington, D.C., September 27. Harrell, an attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, won in the Justice and Law Enforcement category. He was nominated for his work that led to the criminal prosecution of a Montgomery County businessman who illegally stored, transported and exported huge amounts of hazardous waste and other chemicals. More...
Jackson Kelly Attorney Helps Host Visiting Delegation of Prominent Afghan Women Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys
Parween Sultany Mascari, a Jackson Kelly attorney in the Firm’s Morgantown, WV office, recently helped host a visiting delegation of fourteen prominent Afghan women judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mascari was one of a small group of U.S. women who participated in the Washington D.C. portion of the visiting women’s agenda. The Afghan women’s trip to the United States was made possible by the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan. more,,,
Ketchum sworn in to high court
December 18, 2008 @ 10:40 PM
CHRISTIAN ALEXANDERSEN
The Herald-Dispatch
CHARLESTON—With is wife Judy by his side, longtime Huntington attorney Menis Ketchum (Class of ‘67) was sworn in as the 76th justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia during a ceremony in Charleston on Thursday. more…
Katherine K. Combs to Speak on
Lessons Learned from Financial Scandals
West Virginia University College of Law graduate Katherine K. Combs will join professor andré cummings’ Business Organizations class in room 154 on Thursday, October 16 to speak about corporate career opportunities and then at 11:00 a.m. she will talk on the topic of Lessons Learned from Financial Scandals. This portion of her talk will be open to the public, however. seating is limited.
Combs is Senior Vice President, Corporate Governance, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Exelon Corporation, Chicago, IL. Exelon is the largest electric and gas utility, nuclear power generator and power marketer in the United States and was named “Most Admired Utility” by Fortune Magazine in 2004, 2005 and 2006. more...
Eric J. Sosenko (‘89) named a Michigan
Super Lawyer for 2008 by Law & Politics
Eric J. Sosenko (‘89), a shareholder in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer for 2008 in the practice area of Intellectual Property law in the third annual survey conducted by the publication Law & Politics. more...
Luke A. Boso Wins Lavender Law Writing Competition
Luke A. Boso, class of 2008, was awarded first prize in the Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition. Each year, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) hosts a writing competition challenging students enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school to submit papers on a cutting edge legal issue affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and/or Intersex community. more...
Innerviews: ‘You are seeing more black lawyers’
When Elliot Hicks graduated from the West Virginia University law school in 1981 and started practice in a downtown Charleston storefront, he never dreamed he’d wind up working for one of the state’s most prestigious law firms in a classy office overlooking the river. Big-time firms just didn’t hire blacks. more…
By Sandy Wells, Staff writer
From Feb. 11, 2008 Charleston Gazette
The Honorable Thomas B. Bennett
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Judge Thomas B. Bennett serves as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Alabama in Birmingham and was appointed in June, 1995. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Judge Bennett received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in economics, as well as his J.D., from West Virginia University. Following graduation from law school in 1976, he was a law clerk for the Hon. John R. Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth circuit. Judge Bennett’s primary areas of practice were bankruptcy, including bankruptcy related litigation, and commercial litigation. He has lectured frequently on bankruptcy and commercial law issues. more...
Law School Summer 2007 Renovations Completed
The university completed scheduled asbestos abatements this summer at the law school as part of an ongoing university-wide building maintenance program. Included in the summer project were renovations to the classroom wing and Lugar Courtroom. We held orientation in the facilities last week, classes started this week, and the updates have been extremely well-received by students, faculty and staff! More...
The Honorable Robert B. King
Robert B. King was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998 to serve as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. A native of White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier County, Judge King graduated from WVU in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree. He received his law degree in 1968 from the WVU College of Law where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. As a student at WVU, he was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Delta and Mountain. Judge King was also a three-year letterman on the Golf Team and served as the team’s captain. While in law school, he served on the Law Review, as president of the Student Bar Association and was the recipient of the Patrick Duffy Koontz Scholarship. more...
William J. Maier, Jr. Deanship Established at the College of Law
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Through the continuing generosity of the Maier Foundation, the College of Law at West Virginia University has established the William J. Maier, Jr. Deanship. More...
Love Family Gift Creates Professorship of Law
View photos of the Love Family and friends celebrating the dedication of the Charles Marion Love, Jr. Professorship of Law held on March 16, 2007 More...