Grace J. Wigal
Director, Legal Research and Writing
Teaching Professor (1990)
Education
B.A., Marshall University, 1972
M.A., Marshall University, 1976
J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1989
Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review
Member, Order of the Coif
Publications
- Note, “Hazelwood East School District v. Kuhlmeier: The Death of No Prior Restraint in an Official High School Newspaper,” 91 W. Va. L. Rev. 635 (Winter 1988-89)
- “Who Owns The Records?” ACSM Bulletin, May/June 1993 (with Knud Hermansen), reprinted nationally and internationally in surveying and engineering journals
- Hospital Staff Privileges: What Every Health Care Practitioner and Lawyer Needs to Know (Hospital Administration Press 1996) (book co-authored with Marcia Pollard)
- “Issues in Physician’s Licensing” and “Issues in Hospital Privileges,” book chapters in The Physician’s Perspective on Medical Law (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1997)
- “Brutal Choices in Curricular Design: Repeaters in LRW Programs,” 9 Perspectives 61 (Winter 2001)
- “Appellate Procedure in West Virginia: Why Rule 4A’s Expedited Petition Process Isn’t Attractive to Attorneys,” 4 The Journal of Appellate Practice 289 (Spring 2002)
Teaching/Administrative Experience
- Director, Appellate Advocacy Program, West Virginia University College of Law (1993-2007)
- Director, Legal Research & Writing Program, West Virginia University College of Law (1992-present)
- Director, Academic Support Program, WVU College of Law (1992-1997, 2003-2007)
Professional Background
- Associate, Steptoe & Johnson, Clarksburg, West Virginia
