MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—
West Virginia University
is expanding its presence in Charleston, leasing two floors in Equities House, a
central downtown office building that will become home to several University offices
in the state’s capital city.
“Charleston is the business and cultural heart of West Virginia,” said
President Gordon Gee. “While West Virginia University has always been in the
Charleston region in some capacity, this new venture provides a consolidated and
multi-faceted presence that will allow the University to serve its constituents
better and create a base of operations that will greatly benefit the region and
the state.”
MORGANTOWN,
W.Va.—The law firm of Bailey, Javins, & Carter, L.C. has given $200,000 to
the Moot Court Board at WVU Law.
The
gift will benefit law students who are preparing for their careers by competing
in moot court competitions. It will help pay for expenses such as training, programming
and travel.
“Lee Javins, J.R. Carter
and I received wonderful legal educations at the WVU College of Law and we
wanted to give something back,” said attorney Tim Bailey. “By competing at the highest levels of moot court
competition, students gain valuable experience they will take with them as they
begin their careers. Sponsoring the Moot Court Board is a unique opportunity
for Bailey, Javins, & Carter to help our law school.”
Bailey is a member of
the WVU Law Class of 1991; Javins is a member of the Class of 1994;
and Carter is a member of the Class of 2005.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For the next two years, Tanya
Karwaki will teach and mentor law students and conduct legal research in
health care issues as the first Health Law Fellow at WVU Law.
“I am excited to work in this position because it permits me
to share my experience in health law and policy with WVU law students,” said Karwaki.
“Health law is a dynamic, complex, heavily regulated and important subject area
with broad societal impact and potential for rewarding legal careers. It
is important to consider and develop legal frameworks that may facilitate the
contemporary practice of pharmacy and increased access to quality health care.”
This semester, Karwaki is teaching a seminar on law and
policy of medical drugs for second- and third-year students. While on Law
School Hill, Karwaki is also continuing her research on the role of law in
improving access to health care, the legal challenges created by the
globalization of health care, and innovations in pharmacy law.
Karwaki comes to WVU Law from the University of Washington,
where she taught in the school of law and in the pharmacy program. She holds expertise
in drug law, health care professionalism, pharmacy law and health policy.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—Roger G. Hanshaw, speaker of the West Virginia
House of Delegates, will deliver the Presidential Augusta Ambassadors Lecture
on October 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the West Virginia UniversityCollege of Law.
Hanshaw will discuss “The Mountaineer in Public Service.” Admission
is free, and the public is invited to attend.
A two-time WVU graduate, Hanshaw represents the
residents of Calhoun, Clay, and Gilmer counties (District 33) in the House of Delegates.
He is also a partner with the law firm Bowles Rice.
Hanshaw was named to the Order of Augusta, WVU’s most distinguished student
award, in 2002 when he earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. In 2012, Hanshaw
earned his law degree from WVU. He also holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Notre
Dame.
Staffed
by law students, the clinic provides free legal representation for the
wrongfully incarcerated with many
cases involving new DNA or other scientifically-gathered evidence. The West
Virginia Innocence Project also advocates for policy reform, including safeguards
for forensic techniques and eyewitness identification.
“The
West Virginia Innocence Project is committed to pursuing justice for all,”
Giggenbach said. “There are many people serving sentences for crimes they did
not commit, and rather than treat them as casualties of the justice system, the
West Virginia Innocence Project sees them as the wrongfully incarcerated who
deserve their rights to equal justice and due process. Ultimately, our work
makes the justice system stronger.”
Giggenbach has been affiliated with the West Virginia Innocence Project
since 2013 when she joined the clinic as an adjunct lecturer. Before that, she
worked in solo practice and in the Preston County Public Defender Office. She is a 1999 graduate of WVU Law.
The clinic provides pro bono legal services to former service members while training
law students. Under faculty supervision, students working in the clinic represent
veterans in litigation before administrative agencies and courts on benefits, discharge
upgrades, employment claims and other civil matters.
The Michael Late Benedum Chapter raised the funds at its fifth annual Charity Clay
Shoot, Dinner and Auction. This is the third year in a row that the veterans law
clinic has received the event’s proceeds, which now total $78,000.
The clay shoot was held at Hunting Hills in Dilliner, Pennsylvania. It was sponsored
by 23 oil and gas companies and service providers who pledged between $500 and
$7,500 to the veterans clinic. Northeast Natural Energy’s Anthony Romeo, himself
a veteran, is the founder of the event.
In his new
role, Nolan will supervise third-year law students who provide pro bono legal
services to West Virginia’s veterans.
“I have six
family members who served in the military,” Nolan said. “I am thrilled to have
the opportunity to help others obtain the benefits they earned serving their
country. I am also thrilled to training a group of young lawyers to understand
that legal practice is about more than arguing case law and statutes; it is
about connecting with a client and using the law as a means to improve their
daily life.”
There are
currently seven student attorneys in Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic. Under faculty
supervision, students in the clinic represent clients before administrative
agencies and courts regarding benefits, discharge upgrades, employment claims
and other civil matters. The clinic also provides community outreach efforts
and legal services in partnership with the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Kim’s lecture, titled “Building Dynamic Equality in an
Unequal World,” is free and open to the public.
Kim is a professor and the Judge Denny Chin Scholar at
Rutgers Law School. Her research and scholarship addresses intersections of
family, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and culture from legal and
socio-legal perspectives.
Kim is the founder and director of the interdisciplinary
Rutgers Center for Gender, Sexuality, Law and Policy. She is a member of the
Executive Committee of the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— When the National Gandhi Museum and the
Delhi High Court Bar Association in India recently wanted to stage an exhibit about
Mahatma Gandhi’s early years as a lawyer, they drew inspiration from the
scholarship of WVU Law professor Charles
DiSalvo.
“The National Gandhi Museum in Delhi contacted me for
advice and documents,” DiSalvo said. “I was not sure what to expect, but, as it
turned out, I couldn’t have imagined a more gratifying use of my scholarship.
More than 500 Delhi High Court lawyers and judges showed up to kick off the
exhibit.”
The exhibit, “Gandhi: the Lawyer,” was held on the premises
of the Delhi High Court as part of India’s ongoing commemoration of Gandhi’s
150th birthday this year on October 2. It was opened by D.N. Patel,
the chief justice of the Delhi High Court.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The
Center for Consumer Law and Education will present a free public workshop on
October 7 from 6-8 p.m. at the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston, West
Virginia.
Titled “10 Things You Should Know About Consumer Law and Where to Get Help,” the
workshop will be led by
Jonathan Marshall, director of the CCLE. Dinner will be provided.
