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1 W. Va. St. B. News 1 (1950-1959)

handle is hein.barjournals/wvstbn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WEST VIRGINIA STATE BAR NEWS VOL. I. JANUARY, 1950 NO. I LAWYERS APPROVE LEGAL INSTITUTES Questionnaires returned by lawvyers attending the Institute on Legal Problems of Small Business, held at Huntington on October 14th and 15th in connection with the annual meet- ing of the West Virginia State Bar, uniformly indicate a desire for further development of the program of continuing legal education. Everv lawyer who completed a questionnaire stated that he would attend future institutes held in his part of the State. It was also ap- parent that an institute is desired at the next annual meeting. Each member of the audience was asked to complete two forms, one of which sought the opinion of the lawyers regarding the lectures given at Huntington, and the other asked for opinions concerning the subject and location of future institutes. As to choice of subjects for future institutes, the top three listed topics were rated as fol- lows: (the weighted vote is on the basis of three points for a first choice, two for a sec- ond choice, and one for a third choice). In first place was Lifetime and Testamen- tary Estate Planning, which received twelve first choices, fifteen second choices and two third, for a weighted vote of sixty - eight points. This subject includes the tax and non-tax factors involved in planning estate dispositions, both inter vivos and testamen- tary; and the drafting of wills and trusts. Second was Basic Accounting for Lawyers, which received fifteen first choices and ten second choices, for a weighted vote of sixty- five points. An institute on this subject would cover what lawyers need to know to deal with accountants, to read accounting statements, and to understand the financial papers of their clients. In third place Bankruptcy and Arrange- mients was given thirteen first choices, nine second and two third choices, for a weighted vote of fifty-nine points. This subject includes step-by-step procedure of straight Bankruptcy and of Arrangement Proceedings under Chap- ter XI. The other listed subjects vere preferred in the following order: 4. Legal Problems in Tax Returns, an ele- mentary, step-by-step treatment of the prepa- ration of individual tax returns. 5. Labor Negotiations, dealing with law and practice in labor matters, from the points ot both labor and the employer. 6. Legal Problems of Small Business. 7. Drafting of Partnership Agreements, which includes the practical factors influenc- ing drafting of agreements for general and limited partnerships, and discussions of forms. 8. Federal Control of Commercial Practices, dealing with Federal Control of selling and buying across state lines, as to discrimination in price and sales promotion methods, partic- ularly under the Robinson-Patman Act. The eight subjects mentioned above were listed as those on which institutes could be arranged in cooperation with the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of The Amer- (Continued on Page 7) CHARLES C. WISE 154 ATTORNEYS ON HEADS STATE BAR COMMITTEE ROSTER At the concluding business session of the Second Annual Meeting of the West Virginia State Bar. Charles C. Wise, Jr., of Charles- ton, and Arch M. Cantrall, of Clarksburg, were elected president and vice president, re- spectively, for the new year. Mr. Wise succeeds George Richardson, Jr., as president and Mr. Can- trall succeeds Mr. Wise as vise president. A nominating commit- tee composed of Duncan W. Daugherty, Hunting- ton; Harry G. Shaffer, Madison; Benjamin G. R e e d e r , Morgantown; John D. Phillips, Wheel- Mr. Wise ing; and Charles P. Mc- Cabe, Sr., Charleston. nominated Messrs. Wise and Cantrall. Mr. Daugherty in pre- senting the report of the committee, stated that the committee and all persons who discussed nomina- tions with the committee were in agreement on the two men to head the or- ganization, and that the only question that both- ered the committee was which one should be in first place. Mr. Cantrall Mr. Wise and Mr. Can- trall have been active in the integrated bar movement, and have taken a leading part in the affairs of the State Bar since its estab- lishment. They both have served on the Ex- ecutive Council. Mr. Wise, a native of Moorefield, has prac- ticed law in Charleston since his admission to the Bar. He received the A. B. degree from West Virginia University in 1933, and was graduated from the College of Law of that institution with the LL. B. degree in 1936. He did post graduate work at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Mr. Cantrall was born at Danville, Ky., but received both his academic and legal educa- tion at West Virginia University. He was graduated from the state university in 1925, receiving the A. B. and LL. B. degrees. He has resided and practiced law in Clarksburg since admission to the Bar in 1925. LETTERS AND NEWS Signed letters to the editor of the West Virginia Bar News will be re- ceived at the State Bar office on any subject of interest to the bar. If enough letters are received, a letters column will be published as a regular feature. News items concerning lawyers, bar associations and other matters of in- terest are desired. Send them to the State Bar office. Committee appointments for 1949-50 were made by the Executive Council at the Novem- ber meeting in Charleston. These appointments included members of the Executive Committee, Congressional Dis- trict committees on Legal Ethics and Unau- thorized Practice of Law, amid the twelve spe- cial committees authorized by the Council at its October meeting in Huntington. In all, 154 persons will serve on these committees, representing approximately 10 per cent of the active bar participating in committee work. In the appointment of these committees the Council gave consideration to the convenience of holding committee meetings, and attempted to name personnel of the various committees from a certain section so as to avoid requiring members to travel long distances. An effort also was made to keep certain personnel on committees in order to achieve continuity and aid in the working out of long range programs which carry over from year to year. The special committees established by reso- lution of the Executive Council at its October meeting, consist of six members each, ap- pointed by the President with the approval of the Council. In the original appointments, two members are appointed for three-year terms, two for two-year terms and two for a one -year term. Thereafter all appointments are for three-year terms. A chairman and vice chairman are to be designated annually. Under the resolution, no report, recommen- dation or other action of any special commit- tee shall be considered as the action of the State Bar until it shall have been approved or authorized by the Executive Council. The provisions of the resolution indicating the jurisdiction of the special committees are set forth herein, preceding the committee membership. In each of the special commit- tees the chairman and vice chairman are ap- pointed for three year terms, the third and fourth members for two-year terms and the last two for one-year terms as set out herein. The list of committee appointments follows Executive Committee: W. A. Brown, Hin ton; Duncan W. Daugherty, Huntington; Wright Hugus, Wheeling; William P. Leh- man, Fairmont; Clarence E. Martin, Jr., Mar- tinsburg; and Hugh R. McPhail, Grafton. The President, Vice President and the im- mediate past President are ex-officio members of the Executive Committee. First Congressional District Legal Ethics: Walter F. Ball, chairman, New Martinsville; John K. Chase, Mounds- ville; Layne H. Ford, Grafton; L. E. Johnson, Fairmont; and George H. Seibert, Jr., Wheel- mg. Unauthorized Practice: Lester C. Hess. chairman, Wheeling; Richard B. Bord, Graf- ton ; Walter E. Mahan, Wellsburg; William J. Moore, Weirton; J. NV. Rickey. Mloundsville; Herschel Rose, Jr., Fairmont; and Paul J. Shibei, New Martinsville. Second Congressional District Legal Ethics: D. E. Cuppett, Jr., chairman, Petersburg; Donald K. Crawford, Elkins; (Continued on Page (

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