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The West Virginia 1886 A The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association June 2015 | Volume XVII, No. 1 The Communique The Official Newsletter of3 The West Virginia0 Bar Association AUGUST 4TH – 6TH, THE OMNI HOMESTEAD HOT SPRINGS, VA President’s Corner As I sit here on this cold with other lawyers and judges from William J. Powell President day, I am thinking about all over the state. Oftentimes, Joyce E. McConnell warmth, sunshine and lifelong friendships are formed at President-Elect our meetings. If that is “old school” I outdoor activities. Of Richard E. Ford, Jr. course, our Annual proudly plead guilty. Executive Council Meeting on August Ashley W. French Executive Council William J. Powell 4-6, 2016 at the Omni I am humbled to be serving as President Harvey D. Peyton Homestead will have all President of this organization. It is Executive Council of that and more. I hope you have already my goal to make this year’s Annual Carte P. Goodwin Executive Council put it on your calendar. Meeting a springboard for expansion James W. St Clair of our membership and a renewal Chair. Sr. Lawyers Div. Our Association has been around since 1886, of the reasons this Association was Pryce M. Haynes II and you will not find a finer group of men and formed. I look forward to seeing Executive Director women who are part of our membership. all of you in the coming weeks and Christina T. Brumley Chair. Business Law Div. It may be considered “old school” but I months. Christopher R. Arthur am a fervent believer in the importance Chair. Real Estate Div. of camaraderie of bar associations like Rebecca Hardy Stevenson ours. This profession is difficult, but it is Chair. Young Lawyers Div. often the personal relationships that make 1111 6th Avenue Post Office Box 2162 it memorable and fun. All of our meetings Huntington, WV 25722 provide great CLE, but more importantly it Phone: 800.944.9822 Fax: 304.522.2795 gives each of us the opportunity to socialize [email protected] The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association Goodwin fills Alex Macia’s Place on Executive Council Alex Macia’s term on the In 2004 Carte began a political career working on Joe Executive Council ended Manchin’s successful run for Governor. He later served during the 2015 Annual on the WV School Building Authority and as Manchin’s Meeting at Nemacolin Chief Counsel. On July 16, 2010, Manchin appointed Woodlands. The West Carte to the U. S. Senate seat vacated by Senator Byrd. Virginia Bar Association is fortunate to have Carte After serving in the Senate until Joe Manchin was Patrick Goodwin as Macia’s elected, Carte returned to his law practice at Goodwin successor on the Executive and Goodwin. Carte’s late father was lawyer Steve Council. Carte graduated Goodwin and his mother, Ellen, was former executive Carte Goodwin magna cum laude from director of The WVBA. He and his wife, Rochelle Marietta College and (“Rocky”) with their two children, Wesley and Anna live earned his JD from Emory University. Subsequent to in Charleston. law school, he clerked for Judge Robert King, then joined his family’s law firm, Goodwin and Goodwin. Business Law Division has new Chairman After two years of West Virginia Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court outstanding direction for for the Southern District of West Virginia and the U.S. our Business Law Division, Supreme Court. She has received an AV® Peer Rating Jim Russell decided it was from Martindale Hubbell. time for someone else to take over the reins. During She is a Member of Jackson Kelly PLLC and practices the Annual Meeting at in their Charleston, WV office. She is a member of the Nemacolin Woodlands, industry groups: Energy & Mineral Law Foundation and she was made chair of the Women’s Energy Network. Ms. Brumley is involved this division and since in her community, having served on the board of the then, Christina has done a Alzheimer’s Association of West Virginia and leading a Christina Brumley wonderful job. troop for the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council for several years. She currently serves on the board of The Ms. Brumley received her Bachelor of Science in Education Alliance. She has lectured on contract and business administration, with a concentration in finance, defamation law. from West Virginia University’s College of Business and She and her husband, Christopher Brumley, live in Economics in 1993, summa cum laude. She received Charleston with their two children. her Juris Doctor from West Virginia University’s College of Law in 1998, where she was an issues editor of the The West Virginia Bar Association is fortunate to have West Virginia Law Review. She is admitted to practice someone of Christina’s caliber on the Executive Council. before the state courts of West Virginia as well as the 2 The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association WVVBA’s 129th Annual Meeting The West Virginia Bar Association held its 129th Annual The meeting culminated with; William J. Powell from Meeting at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, August 13 - 15, Martinsburg with Jackson Kelly PLLC elected President; Joyce 2015. Founded in 1886, The WVBA is among the oldest Bar E. McConnell from Morgantown, Provost and Vice President for associations in the United States and is the oldest in West Academic Affairs, West Virginia University, elected President- Virginia. Several speakers/panelists participated in seminars, Elect; Christina Brumley from Charleston with Jackson Kelly among them were: PLLC; Carte Goodwin from Charleston, WV with Goodwin & Goodwin elected to the Executive Council. • Paul Trefz, Vice President and Senior Regional Underwriter, First American Title Insurance Company • William J. Powell, Jackson Kelly PLLC • David B. McMahon, Attorney at Law • Kevin Ellis, Chairman of WV Oil and Natural Gas Assoc. • Senator Charles Trump, Chair, Senate Judiciary • Delegate John Shott, Chair, House Judiciary Delegates • Christopher R. Arthur, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC • Dean Gregory Bowman, Dean, WVU College of Law • Amber Brugnoli, West Virginia University • Forest J. Bowman, Professor of Law Emeritus • Sean McGinley, Attorney at Law • Thomas J. Stewart, WVU Journalism Professor William J. Powell, President Joyce E. McConnell, President-elect Christina Brumley, Elected Chair, Business Richard E. Ford, Jr., Re-elected Executive Carte Goodwin, Elected to the Ashley W. French, Re-lected to the Harvey D. Peyton, Re-elected to the Law Division Council Member Executive Council Executive Council Executive Council The following individuals will remain in their respective position on the Executive Council: James W. St Clair from Huntington, President of the Senior Lawyers Division; Christopher R. Arthur, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, President of the Business Lawyers Divisions; and Pryce M. Haynes II, Executive Director, Rebecca Hardy Stevenson, Chair, Young Lawyers Division. James W. St Clair, Chair of Senior Lawyers Christopher R. Arthur, Elected Chair of Real Pryce M. Haynes II, Executive Director Rebecca Hardy Stevenson, Chair, Division Estate Lawyers Division Young Lawyers Division 3 The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association WVVBA’s 129th Annual Meeting Chris Arthur, Chairman of the Real Estate Law Division delivering his Deborah Hassig and Sherry Miller Pat Deem, Susan and Charles Trump, Bill Powell and Kenneth Gray seminar “Best Practices for Real Estate Lawyers.” Gary and Amy Sacco Betsy and Paul Trefz Kevin Ellis, Chairman of WV Oil and Natural Gas Association, with David McMahon receiving their honoraria from Jim Russell for their panel discussion of “Forced Pooling-Conflicting Rights of Owners.” Jim and Mindy Walls The Changing of the Guard: outgoing president Alex Macia passes the ceremonial gavel to the incoming president Bill Powell during the annual Past President, Ronda Harvey with her husband Neil Rajapakse business meeting. Monica Haddad and Tammie Alexander Virginia Bar Association President Pete Johnson with meeting sponsor Norfolk Southern representative Helen Hunt and his wife Beth Rob Fisher 4 The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association Brian and Rosemary Warmuth and Pryce Haynes III Senior Lawyers Division Chair, Jim St. Clair with his wife Mickey Vince Trivelli and his wife Joyce McConnell with Rich Ford LexisNexis meeting sponsor representative Tim Horan with his wife Robin. Golf team champions: Pete and Beth Johnson & Jennifer and Harvey Peyton Rich Ford shooting Carlyle and Sue Farnsworth Pryce and Julie Haynes with Carolyn and past president Larry Morhous Kevin Ellis, Chairman of WV Oil and Natural Gas Association Jim St. Clair, Julie Haynes, Sharon Powell and Mickey St. Clair 5 The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association The Communique The Official Newsletter of The West Virginia Bar Association Bill Powell, incoming president, giving Alex Macia a commemorative gavel. The WVBA’s first Award of Merit recipient and longtime Past President Logan Hassig with his wife Deborah and Pryce Haynes III bibliographer Ed Eiland presenting his annual Memorial Resolution Tom Booth and Duane Rosenlieb Tom Booth and Duane Rosenlieb Meeting sponsor representative