West Virginia Law News

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West Virginia Law News

New lawyers approved to practice in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals admitted the following people into the practice of law in West Virginia on Jan. 24:Katherine Rachel Beall, Alexandria, Va.; Matthew Christian Brock, Follansbee; Kirk Barry Burkley, Pittsbu...

Former Gov. Hulett C. Smith Dies at 93
(CBS NEWS/AP)  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith, who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state's death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93. Smith's family announced Monday that the former governor died Sunday in Arizona, where he had moved to an assisted living facility last fall. Smith, a Democrat, first ran for governor ...

Ex-POW Jessica Lynch appeals to W.Va. lawmakers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former prisoner of war and West Virginia native Jessica Lynch is speaking up for state preschoolers at the Legislature. Lynch appeared before the House Finance Committee on Thursday as a volu...