June 30, 2009
Chief Justice to present Bar Foundation grants to Legal Aid, Others
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From WV Supreme Court Release
Charleston, WV (HNN) -- West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin will participate in a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2, in the Supreme Court Chamber to award $100,000 in grants from the West Virginia Bar Foundation.
The grant funds are from the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer Trust Account) Program. Since the program began in July 1990, it has generated more than $13 million for legal services for low-income West Virginians. The program is a joint project of the Bar Foundation, the West Virginia State Bar, the West Virginia Bankers Association, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Chief Justice Benjamin will speak at the press conference, as will Bar Foundation President John Tinney, and Joe Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of the Bankers Association.
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Chief Justice to present Bar Foundation grants to Legal Aid, Others
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From WV Supreme Court Release
Charleston, WV (HNN) -- West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin will participate in a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2, in the Supreme Court Chamber to award $100,000 in grants from the West Virginia Bar Foundation.
The grant funds are from the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer Trust Account) Program. Since the program began in July 1990, it has generated more than $13 million for legal services for low-income West Virginians. The program is a joint project of the Bar Foundation, the West Virginia State Bar, the West Virginia Bankers Association, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Chief Justice Benjamin will speak at the press conference, as will Bar Foundation President John Tinney, and Joe Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of the Bankers Association.
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