The National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition, hosted March 2-5 by WVU Law, is seeking volunteer judges. The competition is being held online. Early round judges must be attorneys of good standing licensed to practice law in any state. Now in its 12th...
Winston Salem, NC native Keeleigh Utt - recipient of Mary Sue Schulberg and EMLF General Fund scholarships for 2021-2022 - is in her third year at West Virginia University College of Law. Utt said by nature she is advocate for the underserved and underrepresented....
EMLF General Fund Scholarship recipient and Lawrence, KS native Helen 'Lizzy' McEntire is in her third year at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, KS. McEntire, the daughter of two attorneys and a descendant of a long line of government officials, says her...
EMLF General Fund Scholarship recipient and Chesapeake, VA native Logan Leftwich is in his third year at Appalachian School of Law (ASL) in Grundy, VA. Leftwich says he began exploring natural resource law when he joined the Energy and Mineral Law Society and...
Current association: Dentons Bingham Greenebaum (f/k/a Bingham Greenebaum Doll; Greenebaum Doll & McDonald)Past associations: Bingham Greenebaum DollDinsmore & Shohl LLPLaw School: University of Kentucky Undergraduate: Western Kentucky UniversityWife:...
EMLF extends a warm welcome to our summer intern, who will be assisting with Foundation business, including at the upcoming 43rd Annual Institute at Amelia Island! My name is Alayna Johnson and I am excited to announce that I will be your summer intern! I grew up in...
Current law firm or association: Babst CallandLaw School: West Virginia University College of LawUndergraduate: Marshall UniversitySpouse: Cody BowersChildren: Jackson, age 2, and Julianna, due October 2022Current home town: Charleston, WVFavorite bar or restaurant in...
Sharon J. Daniels, EMLF’s second and longest serving Executive Director, passed away April 30, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas, where she had relocated after her retirement in 2018. Sharon was born January 3, 1944, in Ransom, Kansas, and was the daughter of Maurice B....
This program is sponsored by Reed Smith and will focus on selected ESG developments that impact natural resource and energy companies. Reed Smith attorneys Mary M. Balaster and Todd O. Maiden will discuss: 1. SEC Focus: Security Exchange Commission Draft...
By: William J. OBrien Jr. and Andreah S. Riedel, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC On March 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its decision in Fonzi v. Brown and Fonzi v. Miller, Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-901, discussing the level of due diligence required of a...