A round-up of select media coverage of the West Virginia University College of Law, including event, student, alumni, faculty, and staff news.
College News
- WV Supreme Court to hear 4 cases in Morgantown
- Two WVU professors get published on the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog—12/22/15
- Brookings Institution workshop addresses coal industry—12/18/15
- Federal grant helps WVU law students gain better experience with land use law and policy—12/18/15
- WVU to bring law clinic to Beckley—12/18/15
- WVU law professor’s book on human rights published
- W.Va. Veterans Affairs educates attorneys on legal issues involving veterans—11/18/15
- WVU College of Law Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic was honored with the Entrepreneur Support of the Year Award—11/17/15
- WV lawmaker wants to reject Syrian refugees; federal law says states cannot— with comments from Prof. Blumenthal—11/17/15
- Grandson speaks on Gandhi’s legacy—featuring Prof. DiSalvo—11/6/15
- WVU School of Law employee selected for national leadership role—11/2/15
- Fed Regulators Accuse Murray Energy Of Trying To Silence Whistleblowers, Creating ‘Atmosphere Of Intimidation’ At 5 West Virginia Coal Mines—with comments from Prof. McGinley—11/4/15
- College of Law holds DNA lecture—10/30/15
- Sexual Assault Crimes: Wrongfully Accused?—with comments from Prof. Rizer—10/30/15
- WVU law professor discusses energy, fracking—10/22/15
- WVU College of Law special program Oct. 30 to celebrate pioneer African American educator and her lawyer—10/22/15
- WVU law school receives 5 percent increase in student applications—10/21/15
- West Virginia University College of Law scores a high grade in Best Value survey—10/19/15
- WVU law professor, author to speak in Amicus Curiae series at Marshall—10/9/15
- 4th Circuit judges hear cases in Morgantown—10/7/15
- First PFOA Lawsuit Against DuPont, Chemours Goes To Trial—with comments from Prof. McGinley
- W.Va. shale fields fertile ground for nuisance lawsuits– with comments from Prof. Josh Fershee—9/9/15
- W.Va. colleges address same-sex marriage ruling – with comments from Prof. Kendra Fershee—6/28/15
- The People v. the Coal Baron – The New York Times– with comments from Prof. McGinley 6/20/15
- Challenges to CO2 rule continue as WVU report charts compliance—6/21/15
- Barbara Highland Charitable Trust contributes $5.2M to WVU College of Law, School of Medicine—6/12/15
- The Future of Academic Law Librarianship | Peer to Peer Review—6/11/15
- New WVU Law dean wants to expand programs—5/22/15
- In the Coalfields, Dilapidated Sites Make Way for Renewal—5/24/15
- Banned from attending white colleges in 1950s, former delegate to receive honorary degree—5/15/15
- Three former state Supreme Court justices to be honored at WVU College of Law commencement—5/14/15
- Greg Bowman selected as new dean of the WVUCollege of Law—4/30/15
- Changes at the Top at West Virginia—5/4/15
- WVU law school maintains enrollment, despite national drop—4/24/15
- CSI Morgantown? LL.M. in Forensic Science Is Coming—4/23/15
- OUTlaw hosts abortion discussion—4/20/15
- WVU Energy Conference Features Talks about Water—4/13/15
- Prof. Wilson recipient of 2015 WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching—4/8/15
- Lambda Legal attorney speaks at Law school—3/31/15
- Commission awards WVU Professor Atiba Ellis with ‘Living the Dream’ award—3/12/15
- What if states just say ‘no’ to climate rule? with comments from Jamie Van Nostrand—3/8/15
- Baker Cup moot court competition at Supreme Court—3/10/15
- Fracking Opponents Feel Police Pressure In Some Drilling Hotspots – Prof. McGinley on NPR—3/1/15
- Climate pact offers improved relations—2/22/15
- WVU Experts Weigh-In on Fayette County Train Derailment—2/17/15
- Prof. McGinley comments on Teaching Climate Science in West Virginia—2/13/15
- WVU professor discusses legislation and public policy after Freedom Industries incident—2/17/15
- Prof. McGinley comments on the oil rail tank car explosion – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—2/17/15
- Crude oil fires still burning, cause of derailment still mystery—2/19/15
- WVU College of Law Launches New Masters Degree Program—2/12/15
- WVU to host public event on climate change, U.S.-China collaboration in clean coal technology—2/12/15
- Prof. Rizer on WDTV—2/9/15
- College of Law awarded $120K for community repairs—2/2/15
- American Bar president speaks to students at College of Law—1/29/15
- Prof. Kendra Fershee’s column in JURIST: Same-Sex Marriage in West Virginia: What’s Next?—1/26/15
- Debate highlights W.Va.’s inaction on energy diversity, efficiency – with comments from James Van Nostrand—1/21/15
- Citizens United gives freedom of speech back to the people – by Prof. Brad Smith—1/16/15
- Prof. Brad Smith quoted on NPR—1/20/15
- MLK speaker (DiSalvo) calls for personal sacrifice—1/19/15
- Prof. DiSalvo to speak at King celebration day—1/7/15
- Prof. McGinley comments on WV white collar crime—1/4/15
- Scrutiny continues in case involving Justice Davis – Prof. Kendra Fershee offers insight—12/8/14
- Valena E. Beety: After Ferguson, what can we do?—11/30/14
- Panel talks Ferguson, race—11/19/14
- James Van Nostrand – EPA Clean Power Plan—11/12/14
- Area law schools adjust curriculum to meet oil and gas industry needs—10/29/14
- West Virginia could meet EPA plant standards, report says—10/22/14
- Prof. Kendra Fershee talks about the US Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision—10/6/14
- WVU cuts ribbon on law school addition—9/26/14
- WVU law professor provides insight on Clean Power Plan from Appalachian perspective—9/26/14
- College of Law celebrates building’s expansion—9/19/14
- Prof. McGinley and Prof. Weise appear in film—8/20/14
- Judge allows new DNA testing in 1996 Putnam rape case—8/20/14
- College of Law professor publishes book—8/19/14
- WV Innocence Project leads to man’s release—8/2/14
- High costs keep renewable energy at bay in West Virginia—7/19/14
- EPA Proposes Rule to Reduce Carbon Pollution in WV—7/15/14
- The Law Works – Land Trusts & Conservation Easements—7/1/14
- Becoming ‘Mahatma’: WVU professor’s book on Gandhi—6/29/14
- WVU provost to step down at end of June, College of Law dean to fill position
The Republic—6/17/14
West Virginia Press Association—6/18/14
The National Law Journal—6/18/14 - WVU Center Working to Analyze WV’s Options to Comply With EPA Rule—6/12/14
- Professor Vincent Cardi
The Charleston Gazette—6/4/14 - James Van Nostrand
The Charleston Gazette—6/2/14 - With New Regulations Coming, What’s the Future for Coal?—5/19/14
- WVU law, med school partnership earns recognition—5/16/14
- The Rundown: When is Breaking the Law Justified? A Look at Civil Disobedience in America—Prof. Chuck DiSalvo - KCPW (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- West Virginia PBS, WVU College of Law and WV Press Association look at Freedom of Information in state—5/12/14
- Commencement—5/11/14
- WVU Law commencement set for Saturday, May 10—5/7/14
- Prof. McGinley
Register-Herald—4/30/14
The Pump Handle—4/3/14
The Law Works—5/28/14 - Program advocates for student victims—4/28/14
- Prof. Bradley Smith
The Washington Post—4/7/14
TIME—4/2/14
The Wall Street Journal—4/2/14 - WVU College of Law hosting mini conference with Pittsburgh law schools—4/8/14
- WVU law school debt less than most
Register-Herald—4/7/14
- WVU College of Law Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic assists Moundsville in action plan—4/7/14
- Former FEC Chairman Joins Steptoe & JohnsonPLLC—4/2/14
- Constitutional law scholar to speak April 3 at WVU—3/28/13
- National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition
WBOY—3/26/14
- College of Law to host water legislation talk—3/23/14
- Oil and Gas Company Donates $100,000 to WVUCollege of Law—3/20/14
- WVU speaker forsees change for gay rights—3/19/14
- WVU College of Law to offer master’s in energy and sustainable development law—3/18/14
- Marriage equality discussion with gay rights advocate Evan Wolfson
Charleston Daily Mail—3/18/14
SFGate—3/18/14
Edge—3/18/14 - WVU College of Law rises in U.S. News rankings—3/13/14
- 3 WVU Colleges Rank in U.S. News and World Reports for Outstanding Graduate Programs 3/12/14
- The Mountain Top Witness – Science Magazine—2/7/14
- WVU Law School Discusses Regulations Regarding the Buffalo Creek Disaster—2/2714
- House finance Committee approves weaker chemical tank bill—3/3/14
- Law professor publishes new book with WVU Press—2/20/14
- W.Va. Law Symposium talks prescription drug abuse—2/14/14
- Buffalo Creek Symposium
The Washington Times—2/13/14
The Herald-Dispatch—2/13/14
Charleston Gazette—2/13/14
The State Journal—2/20/14 -
WVU conference to focus on new rules for carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired
power plants—2/10/14
- West Virginia Water Chemical Spill
Experts to field water questions in show—2/10/14
The Law Works – Control of Chemicals—2/6/14
Bumbling, Blame and Bankruptcy in Wake of West Virginia Chemical Spill-Bill Moyers Journal
State Journal—1/18/14
Charleston Gazette—1/18/14
- WVU Law Innocence Project pushes bill at statehouse—2/2/14
- Global and public health law expert to speak at WVUCollege of Law—1/24/14
- Gandhi’s Life as a Lawyer Revealed – WV Public Broadcasting – 1/17/14 (Prof. Chuck DiSalvo)
- Law school masonry work nearly finished—12/31/13
- New president Gee reaffirms ties to WVU—12/10/13
- WVU Law exhibit honors canine mascot—11/16/13
- Weston updating its comprehensive plan, WVU land-use planner providing expertise—10/31/13
- Va.-born ex-secretary of defense creates WVU trust—10/20/13
State Journal
The Exponent Telegram - State Bar Association annual meeting—10/6/13
- WVU prof writes book about Gandhi as attorney—10/4/13
- Law firm establishes two scholarships at WVUCollege of Law
- Wehrles, Wehrle Foundation provide monetary gifts to the College of Business and Economics and the College of Law—8/14/13
Students
- Articles by two WVU students get published on Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog—12/22/15
- WVU law students take on case in Federal Circuit—10/4/15
- WVU Law students argue before federal circuit court—9/28/15
- WVU law students work on federal clemency petitions—7/19/15
- Hogan elected West Virginia Law Review editor-in-chief—4/28/15
- Brown Holston talks about marriage equality in Mountain State—10/23/14
- Shopping by text technology starts duo’s business—10/11/14
- Dunbar to have public meeting about plan—6/16/14
- Morgantown native elected editor-in-chief of WVULaw Review—4/15/14
- Third-year WVU law student scores tops on CPAexam—4/9/14
- Third Year Law Student Dustin S. Blankenship Wants to Specialize in Litigation and Immigration Law
- Foster presents McClaugherty Law Scholarship—3/7/14
- WVU College of Law student interns in The Hague—2/28/14
- Wellsburg board seeks plan input—2/21/14
- The Christopher Columbus Lodge No. 1199 awards scholarships—10/25/13
- Law students to update Lewisburg’s plan—9/23/13
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Fayetteville comprehensive plan provides town vision for the future—9/10/13
Alumni
- Casto takes office as Acting U.S. Attorney—1/4/16
- Gov. Tomblin Appoints William Flanigan to Represent 51st District in WV House —1/15/16
- Attorney J. Franklin Long to speak at NAACPbanquet—1/3/16
- Ketchum to be W.Va. chief justice in 2016—12/28/15
- Aboulhosn resigns circuit court judgeship to accept federal job—12/4/15
- November 13,1923: Attorney Virginia Mae Brown Born in Putnam County—11/13/15
- IFIC Foundation promotes Reed to president—9/18/15
- Mercer Co. circuit judge appointed as new U.S. magistrate—9/16/15
- Harrison County Bar Association honors Laban White—9/8/15
- Christina Fraser joins Charleston chamber team—8/18/15
- WVWRI Welcomes new environmental scientist—8/17/15
- Witten to be sworn in—7/28/15
- Governor Tomblin Announces Judicial Appointments—7/10/15
- Jacklyn Gonzales Martin – U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality—6/26/15
- Retired WVU vice president, JAG lawyer to be honored by American Bar Association—6/5/15
- Marshall County, WV prosecutor picked to fill vacancy on 2nd Judicial Circuit bench—6/4/15
- Stephanie Taylor appointed to the position of Special Assistant U.S. Attorney—6/4/15
- Charleston’s Chambers set to undergo change at networking giant Cisco—5/4/15
- Former coal miner named to WV House of Delegates—4/30/15
- Frazier named WV State Bar president—4/27/15
- Rachel Romano Named New Harrison County Prosecutor—3/4/15
- Workman has big goals for 2015—2/4/15
- New chief public defender says job “a perfect fit”—2/1/15
- Wytheville attorney Farthing takes on federal role—1/31/15
- Harrah sworn in as Fayette prosecutor—1/14/15
- Margaret Workman selected as Chief Justice to WV Supreme Court for 2015—12/23/14
- U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds New Resources to Help Fight Crime in the Clarksburg Area—12/11/14
- Longtime U.S. prosecutor sworn in as federal magistrate judge—10/29/14
- Dinsmore welcomes two associates to W.Va. offices—10/10/14
- New Kanawha County, WV family court judge to be sworn in Oct. 17—10/10/14
- Alsop appointed to WVU’s top legal post—10/9/14
- William E. Galeota inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers—9/26/14
- G. Kurt Dettinger Named to National Top 20 Under 40 in A&D By Oil & Gas Investor Magazine—9/22/14
- WVU vice president for legal affairs, corporate relations to retire—9/17/14
- R. Joseph Zak to serve as Kanawha Family Court judge—9/12/14
- Charles F. Printz Jr. nominated as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation—9/10/14
- Nick Casey elected ABA Treasurer
American Bar Association—8/12/14
West Virginia Record—8/14/14 - David M. Fryson elevated to vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at West Virginia University—7/18/14
- Kanawha circuit judge announces retirement – 7/15/14
- Warner and Bell join Kay Casto & Chaney
- Charles F. Printz Jr. elected president of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia—6/17/14
- State ethics commission names interim director—6/16/14
- Swann joins Kay Casto & Chaney—6/12/14
- Cappellanti ready for upcoming Jackson Kelly promotion—5/25/14
- Lisa Lilly joins Martin & Seibert—5/2/14
- Judge candidates Chris Chiles and Cheryl Henderson tout experience—4/30/14
- West Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Melissa Luce Receives Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating—4/22/14
- Kontos-Miller elected to membership at Jenkins Fenstermaker—4/18/14
- Major General Kenneth D. Gray to address graduating class at PSC
- Keefer joins Jenkins Fenstermaker—3/31/14
- Broughton honored as Bar Foundation Fellow—3/21/14
- Board of Education addresses school water issues—2/12/14
- Artis Tapped as FMU First Female President—2/6/14
- President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Four to Serve on the United States District Courts—2/5/14
- Tomblin aide picked to lead Vision Shared—2/4/14
- Brown seeks 28th District House seat—2/1/14
- Former Keyser woman named as judge in North Carolina—1/11/14
- Bailey & Wyant—1/11/14
- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso announce three new members—1/7/14
- Sarah A. Smith appointed associate vice president for state and corporate relations
at WVU—1/6/14
State Journal
Charleston Gazette - Reger seeking position—1/6/14
- Attorney admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers—12/26/13
- Recent WVU grad joins Jackson Kelly—12/9/13
- Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso welcomes new attorney—12/2/13
- Dunn joins Bailey & Wyant’s Charleston office—11/25/13
- High-ranking DOJ official to enter BHS Hall of Fame—11/18/13
- Three join Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso 11/11/13
- Four attorneys join Bowles Rice—11/4/13
- Bell to speak at La. State Bar’s complex litigation symposium—10/28/13
- Law firm welcomes new attorneys—10/27/13
- Trump to seek W.Va. Senate seat in 15th District—10/22/13
- Miller & Martin adds three new associates to Chattanooga office—10/15/13
- Two Jackson Kelly Attorneys nominated as Fellows of ABA—10/15/13
- Bowles Rice adds attorney in Morgantown office—10/14/13
- WVU Tech hosts WVU Coach Bob Huggins and attorney James ‘Rocky’ Gianola—10/9/13
- Shaffer joins Dinsmore & Shohl—10/8/13
- President Obama nominates eight to serve on the United States District Courts—9/19/13
- Bailey & Wyant welcomes new associate—9/16/13
- Warner Law plans campaign to help 100 groups—9/14/13
- Two Wheeling DMC attorneys named Best Lawyers—9/12/13
- Casey named treasurer-elect of ABA—8/19/13
- Martin Glasser wins corporate Lawyer of the Year award—8/19/13
- Hall takes oath of office as judge of 26th circuit—8/10/13
- Steptoe & Johnson expands Environmental and Energy teams—8/8/13
- Bowles Rice attorney named to WVU Board of Governors—8/7/13
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Debate team experience led to law school for ass’t prosecutor Susan Morris—8/5/13