WVU Law News

The latest generation of Payne family lawyers is about to walk the graduation stage at WVU. For him, a strong legacy is a first step.

As the first graduate of West Virginia University’s hybrid J.D./M.S.W. program, Abigail Paugh is combining her skill sets to make a difference in the Mountain State.

Driven by faculty expertise and extensive career training, the judicial clerkship placement rate for WVU Law has surpassed the national average. Despite intense competition, College of Law students consistently secure state and federal clerkships at a high rate of 10.5% to 12%.

The College of Law is celebrating a historic victory after its National Moot Court Teams delivered a powerhouse performance at the regional competition in Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 21-23.

When Woodrow A. Potesta Professor of Law Charles DiSalvo was sorting out the idea of a Center for Law and Public Service at the West Virginia University College of Law, he was swinging for the fences.

West Virginia University graduate Clarence J. Moore’s experience behind bars in California changed his life for the better, inspiring him to pursue a legal career. His top criteria for a law school? A clinic specializing in innocence work.