Composed of a wide variety of judges, lawyers, professors, district attorneys, public defenders, and other legal professionals, the West Virginia Bar Association is a voluntary, private association dedicated to the enhancement of professional legal development. Established in 1886, the WVBA lobbies for the interests of its members during legislative sessions. Additionally, the West Virginia Bar Association provides other services for its members, including legislative updates, continuing legal education, social events, and small groups for special segments like real estate, law students, and legal nurse consultants. The WVBA strives to encourage its members to achieve high levels of competence, integrity, and ethics in the legal profession.
West Virginia Bar Association
1111 6th Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25722
The West Virginia Bar Association Brady List includes all known issues of misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. West Virginia Bar Association is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:
- Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
- US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1967);
- West Virginia Freedom of Information Act W.Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq.;
- Open Government Act S .248 (2007);
- Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
- Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.
