Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Online registration
at energy.law.wvu.edu/nec18 is required for the lunch/keynote speaker.
Topics to be discussed at the
conference include the latest developments in climate change issues, climate
change communication, controlling methane emissions, putting a price on
carbon, and solar energy opportunities and obstacles. The speakers are national and regional experts from industry, public
policy organizations, environmental groups, and academia.
Emily Calandrelli, an
Emmy-nominated science TV host, will deliver the keynote speech. She is a
correspondent on “Bill Nye Saves the World” on Netflix and an executive producer
and host of FOX's “Xploration Outer Space.” Calandrelli is a 2010 WVU graduate.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — The Michael Late Benedum Chapter of the American Association
of Professional Landmen (AAPL) recently donated $28,000 to the
Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic at WVU.
The chapter raised the funds at its fourth annual Charity Clay Shoot, Dinner and
Auction. It was the second year in a row that the event’s proceeds were donated
to the veterans clinic, totaling $50,000 to date.
“I am so thankful for the support and enthusiasm that surrounds this event and its
cause,” said Anthony Romeo, founder of the shoot, a veteran and an employee at
Northeast Natural Energy. “A huge thank you to everyone that was able to make it
to the shoot, to our sponsors, and to the volunteers that make it all possible.”
The shoot was sponsored by Lennington, Gratton, & Alexander LLP and supported
by 27 oil and gas companies and service providers. It was held at at Hunting
Hills in Dilliner, Pennsylvania.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — A case being handled by a clinic at WVU Law will be argued
in the Supreme Court of the United States on Dec. 3.
WVU Law students in the
U.S. Supreme Court Clinic have been preparing for
Dawson v. Steager, a tax discrimination case, for 18 months. They conducted
much of the required research, analysis and writing for the case under the leadership
of Lawrence Rosenberg, a partner with Jones Day in Washington, DC, and
Anne Marie Lofaso, professor of law.
Rosenberg will argue the case before the Supreme Court. He and Lofasso founded the
U.S. Supreme Court Clinic at WVU in 2011.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — A new book co-edited by WVU Law professor
Valena Beety sheds light on wrongful convictions in the U.S. justice
system.
“The Wrongful Convictions Reader” (Carolina Academic Press, 2018) includes articles
of leading research, law, and policy analysis gathered by Beety and Georgia
State law professor Russell D. Covey.
Topics include eyewitness misidentification, false confession, DNA, junk science,
prosecutorial misconduct and post-conviction review.
Acclaimed trial lawyer Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project, wrote the
book’s introduction.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA - WVU Law's public interest law program and its graduates' employment rate
have been nationally recognized by preLaw Magazine.
PreLaw has named WVU Law among “the best schools for doing good,” giving the college
a grade of A in public interest law. Lawyers who practice public interest law help
the underrepresented or those who cannot afford legal services. This summer, for
example, 22 WVU Law students worked in the state’s public interest agencies, including
Legal Aid of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice.
WVU Law was also among preLaw’s “highest performers” in the nation for employment
outcomes, earning the number 16 spot on the magazine’s Employment Honor Roll.
WVU Law’s employment rate is consistently higher than the national average. For
the Class of 2017, the employment rate was 82 percent for bar passage required
and J.D. advantage jobs — the gold standard for law schools. The national average
for the Class of 2017 was 75.3 percent.
“WVU Law is committed to excellence in public service and career placement, which
is why we maintain comprehensive and robust programs for our students,” said
Gregory Bowman, dean of the College of Law. “This means our students excel in these areas,
and it also means that we provide vital, much-needed service to our state and
region.”
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — Jesse Richardson Jr., professor of law and lead land use attorney in the WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic, has received the Excellence in Agricultural Law for Academia from the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA). He was honored during the association’s annual conference on Oct. 26 in Portland, Oregon.
The AALA’s Excellence in Agricultural Law Awards recognizes AALA members for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the agricultural community. These awards may acknowledge members from professional sectors, including private practice, academia, government and non-governmental organizations.
“Jesse strives to make the academic world a bit more exciting for his students and to share his passion for the industry,” said AALA president Jennifer Zwagerman of Drake University Law School. “His work helps inspire the next generation of professionals.”
Graduating magna cum laude from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Richardson earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 1984 and a master’s degree in agricultural and applied economics in 1996. He earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987.
MORGANTOWN,
WEST VIRGINIA — More of West Virginia’s
veterans will soon have access to free legal help from WVU Law.
The law firm of
Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC
in Beckley, West
Virginia, has pledged $60,000 over the next two years to fund a full-time
fellow in the college’s Veterans
Advocacy Law Clinic. Based at the West Virginia University
Institute of Technology in Beckley, the fellow
will provide legal services for veterans who reside in the southern part of the
state.
“Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC has proudly provided legal representation to
veterans in the southern part of West Virginia for many years, and we recognize
that there is currently a void in the resources available to veterans,” said
the firm’s leadership in a joint statement. “The WVU Veterans Advocacy Law
Clinic will significantly help to fill this void, and our attorneys are
extremely happy to support and be a part of this wonderful program that gives
back to our local veterans.”
Since Wooton,
Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC pledged
their support for the Veterans Advocacy Fellow, several other lawyers and
organizations have made contributions to the program. Significant gifts have come from Michael Escue
’98; Steve New ’98; Mike Farrell ’74 and Farrell, White & Legg PLLC; Pullin
Fowler, LLC; and the United Mine Workers of America. Additional donors have
contributed $30,000 to fund the fellowship and help the state’s veterans.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA —
Jennifer Oliva, an associate professor of law and public health at WVU, will be a visiting research scholar at Harvard University in spring 2019.
Oliva will conduct focused research on the national opioid epidemic in residence
at the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the first member of the WVU Law faculty to
be a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School.
“It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to work with the incredible
team of health law scholars and researchers at the Petrie-Flom Center,” said Oliva. “I
hope to meaningfully contribute to the center’s important and innovative work aimed
at addressing the national overdose crisis while I continue to develop my research.”
Oliva’s scholarship focuses on health care law and policy, the law of evidence, and
veteran benefits law and policy. She is currently completing a trilogy of legal
essays and articles about the opioid epidemic. She will finish her last article
in the trilogy,
Prescription Drug Compliance: Detailing, Discounts, and Disciplinary Boards,
while at Harvard.
