The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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W.Va. Needs More Lawyers For Court-Appointed Work
Demand for court-appointed legal work has risen sharply over the past decade, but there aren’t enough attorneys to fill the need, according to a press release from the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProposal Would Add Civility Pledge To Lawyer Oath In W.Va.
Lawyers being admitted to practice in West Virginia would recite a pledge of civility under a proposal by the state Supreme Court. Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins signed an order Monday that would put the proposal out for public comment, the court said in a news release. The court will review the comments and decide on final adoption.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 5, 1949: Lawyer T. C. Townsend Dies in Charleston
Lawyer T. C. Townsend died in Charleston on November 5, 1949, at age 72. As a young man, he mined coal and saved up enough to attend West Virginia…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Bar Gets $329K for Foreclosure Prevention Assistance
West Virginia legal services organizations providing foreclosure prevention help to indigent residents are getting a boost from a federal settlement with…
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