West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program

WVJLAP

If you are concerned about yourself or about a partner, associate, colleague, bar applicant, law student or judge, help is available here.

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Board of Directors

Mark Gaydos, Chair – Kingwood

Claire Niehaus, Vice Chair – Grafton 

Kirk Bottner, Secretary – Charles Town

Michele Grinberg, Immediate Past Chair – Charleston

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi – Clarksburg

Paul Ellis – Charleston

 

Dante’ diTrapano – Charleston

Jason Bowles – Huntington

P. Bradley Hall, M.D. – Bridgeport

Heather Harlan – Charleston 

William Holroyd – Princeton

Judge Joyce Carpenter – Webster Springs


David Kelly – Bluefield 

Joseph Ward – Charleston

Board of Governor’s Liaison

Hannah West – Madison

Young Lawyer’s Section Liaison

Marlena Barge – Morgantown

WVU Law School Liaison 

Anjali Kumar – Morgantown

WVU Student Representative Liaison

Alexa Cincinnatti – Morgantown

WVU Student Representative Liaison

Click here for the Order of Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia adopting the Rules of the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program.

CONFIDENTIALITY

In order to assure a high degree of trust and confidence, Confidentiality is afforded by Rules of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and WVJLAP operates independently of the Court, the State Bar and Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Information received concerning anyone seeking help or to whom assistance is offered is and remains confidential absent their Express Consent.  If you call as a concerned family member, friend, peer, partner or colleague your communications are also treated as confidential.  To review the West Virginia Supreme Court Rules of the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program, visit the link below: 

Rules of the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program