The West Virginia State Bar is the mandatory unified association established in May 1947 for the attorneys actively practicing law in West Virginia. The state bar serves as a way to improve the administration of state justice, jumpstart beneficial programs for the legal profession, and provide legal services and assistance to West Virginia citizens. The two foremost priorities of the bar are upholding a high standard of ethics and professionalism among West Virginia attorneys as well as promote continuing legal education.
West Virginia State Bar
2006 Kanawha Boulevard
East Charleston, West Virginia 25311
The West Virginia State Bar Brady List includes all known issues of police misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. West Virginia State Bar 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.
