Division of Natural Resources Warns: Don’t Feed the Bears!

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reminds residents that feeding black bears is a violation of state law as well as a misguided disservice to our state animal, according to Colin Carpenter, black bear project leader for the DNR Wildlife Resources Section. “It is understandable that some people will illegally set out food so […]

Henry Jernigan named a West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow

Dinsmore & Shohl’s Henry Jernigan has been named to the West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellows 2015 Class. Jernigan is one of 21 new members who were honored during the Annual Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner on April 23, 2015.  Over the 17 years of the program, more than 300 Judges and attorneys have been named fellows.  […]

Capito, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Student Loan Rehabilitation Bill

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today introduced a bipartisan bill to help private student loan borrowers rehabilitate defaulted loans. The Federal Adjustment in Reporting (FAIR) Student Credit Act would enable a borrower who has successfully completed a series of on-time payments to remove the student loan default from their credit […]

Finalist in Live’s Top Teacher Search Speaking at Concord University

A finalist in the 2015 Top Teacher Search on LIVE with Kelly and Michael will speak at Concord University on Saturday, May 16. Tal Thompson, who was one of four finalists in the competition, is a fourth grade teacher at Lake Carolina Elementary School Upper Campus in Blythewood, S.C. Thompson will be presenting his unique […]

Five Farrell, White & Legg Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyer Rating Service

Five attorneys at the Huntington-based defense law firm Farrell, White & Legg, PLLC achieved recognition by the Super Lawyers rating service in the 2015 issue of Super Lawyers Magazine. Michael J. Farrell and Erik W. Legg achieved recognition as Super Lawyers in the “Personal Injury Products: Defense” category; Tamela J. White and Joseph M. Farrell, […]

SBA and WVU Parkersburg Hosts Free Two-Day Training for Veterans and Spouses

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office and West Virginia University Parkersburg hosts Boots to Business: Reboot, an entrepreneurship training course for Veterans and their spouses starting Wednesday, May 20, at 8:30 a.m. through Thursday May 21, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. at West Virginia University Parkersburg. Boots to Business: Reboot is a two-day […]