William C. Forbes - Charleston, WV

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Antioch School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1979
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Major: English
  • Ohio State University Graduate Program

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney at Law

Past Positions

• Kanawha County, West Virginia, Former Prosecuting Attorney

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia, 1980
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice (Member)
• West Virginia Association for Justice (Member)
• West Virginia State Bar Criminal Law Committee (Member)
• National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) (Former Vice President)
• West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association (Former President)
• West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association Board of Directors (Former Member)
• West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association (Former Vice President)
• West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute (Former Director)
• National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), Board of Directors (Former Member)
• NDAA Prosecution Management and Standards Committee (Former Member)
• West Virginia Mental Health Association Board of Directors (Former Member)
• West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee (Former Member)