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The following are links to some of the websites we have found useful. Since we do not control these sites or their content, we cannot represent that they are complete or accurate. We welcome suggestions for additions, and we would appreciate being advised of any sites that are no longer operational. Links are generally paraphrased from their respective sites.

State Courts

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court of Appeals is West Virginia?s highest court and the court of last resort and final interpretation of West Virginia law.

Kentucky Supreme Court
The Kentucky Supreme Court is the court of last resort and the final interpreter of state law. It hears appeals of decisions from the lower state courts.

Supreme Court of Ohio
The Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Ohio. Most of its cases are appeals from the twelve district courts of appeals.

 

Federal Courts

US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. The Court stands as the final arbiter of the law and guardian of constitutional liberties.

US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reviews appeals from the federal district courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, and from the U.S. Tax Court and certain federal administrative agencies where the non-governmental parties are from the states that make up the Fourth Circuit.

US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reviews appeals from the federal district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, and from the U.S. Tax Court and certain federal administrative agencies where the non-governmental parties are from the states that make up the Sixth Circuit.

 

Associations

American Bar Association
With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.

DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar –
The Defense Research Institute (DRI) is a national and international association of lawyers and others concerned with the defense of civil actions. DRI provides professional information to its members through educational seminars, publications, and other services.

International Association of Defense Counsel
The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) is the oldest and most prestigious international organization of attorneys representing corporations and insurers. Its activities benefit not only the approximately 2400 invitation-only, peer-reviewed members and their clients through networking, education, and professional opportunities, but also the civil justice system and the legal profession as a whole.

Kentucky Bar Association
The Kentucky Bar Association is an independent agency responsible for regulating the legal profession in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Ohio State Bar Association
The Ohio State Bar Association, founded in 1880, is a voluntary professional association open to any person who has been admitted to the practice of law in the Buckeye State.

West Virginia State Bar
The West Virginia State Bar is the organization of all lawyers licensed to practice law in West Virginia and exists to serve members, the legal profession and the public.

 

Reference

US Library of Congress
The largest catalogued collection of publicized media in the world, the US Library of Congress (LOC) spans a broad range of formats, subjects and eras, encompassing well over 118 million items and over 500 miles of shelving, according to Guinness World Records. Some full publications are available on line from the LOC.

The Best Lawyers in America
In its 2006 edition, The Best Lawyers in America again accorded Michael J. Farrell dual recognition in both the Business Litigation and Defense of Personal Injury categories for the State of West Virginia. Published biennially since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. The Best Lawyers lists, representing 57 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC, are compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 12th edition of Best Lawyers (2006), is based on more than 415,000 detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

 

Newspapers

The Charleston Gazette
A newspaper from the capitol of West Virginia

The Charleston Daily Mail
A newspaper from the capitol of West Virginia

The Herald Dispatch
The news authority for Huntington, West Virginia, Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky

The Intelligencer – Wheeling News-Register –
First things first…We’re on the same page.

The Morgantown Dominion Post
Nobody delivers like we do.

The Clarksburg Exponent/Telegram
A newspaper from Clarksburg, West Virginia

The Beckley Register-Herald
A newspaper from Beckley, West Virginia

The Daily Independent
A newspaper from Ashland, Kentucky

The Lexington Herald-Leader
A newspaper from Lexington, Kentucky

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