This seminar was held on Thursday, August 23, 2007.

Removal of Cases from State to Federal Court

THE HONORABLE ROBERT C. CHAMBERS

U.S. Southern District of West Virginia

Selected Trial Practice and Procedural Problems from a Judge's Perspective

THE HONORABLE DAVID M. PANCAKE

6th Judicial Circuit

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Update

THE HONORABLE ROBIN J. DAVIS, CHIEF JUSTICE

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Law Office Technology Update:  Surviving in the Face of Catastrophe

 •Ethical Considerations for the Protection of Client Data •Cost-effective Technologies for Backing Up Client and Firm Data •Practical Benefits of the "Paperless Office" •Cost-effective Options for a "Digital Imaging Center" •Advances in Voice-to-Text Dictation for the Law Office •Insurance Considerations for the West Virginia Law Practice •Critical Methods of Law Firm Pre-Loss Documentation •"Must-have" Insurance Coverages and Riders for Law Offices

L. DAVID DUFFIELD, ESQUIRE

JASON J. STEMPLE, ESQUIRE

THOMAS P. BOGGS, LAW CLERK

Duffield & Lovejoy

Expert Witnesses:  The Impact of the State and Federal Law on the Use and Admissibility of Their Testimony

MICHAEL J. FARRELL, ESQUIRE

Farrell Farrell & Farrell

The Use of 404(b) Evidence in Civil Proceedings

THE HONORABLE O.C. SPAULDING

29th Judicial Circuit

Ethical Issues in Advertising:  Pit Bulls, Tigers, and Heavy Hitters

LAWRENCE J. LEWIS, ESQUIRE