Notes the Chamber-backed W.V. Record: "About half of the personal injury lawyers who contributed to Attorney General Darrell McGraw's 2008 re-election campaign with large contributions have worked as special assistant AGs for his office. Those appointments mean the attorneys could reap millions of dollars in legal fees at public expense, and the executive director of a statewide legal reform group is crying out for reform."
The West Virginia perpetual motion machine
Related Entries:
- Coverage of Trial Lawyers Inc.
- "CSX claims racketeering in Pittsburgh law firm's legal tactics"
- Around the web, June 24
- Around the web, June 22
- Around the web, March 10
- Around the web, October 21
- "Paying-To-Play in Securities Class Actions: A Look at Lawyers' Campaign Contributions"
- "Pay to play with AGs"
- Florida beauty contest for class action counsel
- Latest Labaton pension fund controversy: Missouri
- In West Virginia, judicial reforms proposed
- Pay-to-play, the bipartisan way
- Chamber on state-AG pay-to-play
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rescue state from pay-to-play?
- Sen. Bennett seeks "pay-to-play" probe
![]() |
| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
![]() |
| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



