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We took a brief break due to the holidays, but now let's get you caught up on all things Jackson Kelly PLLC.

And so, without further ado, here you go, starting with:

• We are pleased to announce two new additions to our Executive Committee in Jay Ingle and Shane Harvey , along with announcing that Chacey Malhouitre and Sandy Zerrusen will now be serving as Assistant Practice Group Leaders. Member Robby Aliff was elected to another three-year term on the committee as well.

https://www.jacksonkelly.com/insights/jackson-kelly-announces-executive-committee-changes-for-2024

Speaking of Sandy Zerrusen , she was recently named as the DRI Drug and Device Membership Vice-Chair for 2024

• We also welcomed a new attorney to the Firm's Morgantown, WV office in John McLane.

• We were pleased to see that six of our Lexington, KY based attorneys were named Super Lawyers , or Rising Stars. Congratulations to Bob Duncan Catherine Wright John W. Hays Michael Erena Christopher F. Hoskins and Mary Bryson on their recognitions

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• We want to congratulate our Robby Aliff on being selected to the esteemed IADC Trial Academy Faculty in August

• Jackson Kelly is also pleased to announce that two of our Attorneys have been selected for the 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows and Pathfinders Programs. Kelley Goes will participate in the Fellows Program, and Julie Merow will participate in the Pathfinders Program.

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• Join us in congratulating Jackson Kelly intern Seth Backus on placing second in the nation as a representative of the West Virginia University College of Law in the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge! We look forward to him joining our Morgantown office full-time this fall.?

• Congrats to our Justin Johnson (first one on the right) on being selected as one of the newest board members to the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana !

Moving on to Blogs, check out these legal updates from our Attorneys.

• We start with a blog by Brett Bailey on MSHA and a "Final Rule":

https://www.jacksonkelly.com/workplace-safety-health-news-blog/msha-final-rule-on-safety-program-for-surface-mobile-equipment

• In an Energy and Environment Monitor Blog, Elizabeth Elmore and Seth Backus look at ownership of produced water from hydraulic fracturing:

https://www.jacksonkelly.com/energy-environment-blog/technological-advancements-raise-questions-to-ownership-of-produced-water-from-hydraulic-fracturing

• The Tax Monitor was updated by Justin Johnson in a blog titled "Relief for ERC Defrauded Taxpayers"

https://www.jacksonkelly.com/tax-monitor-blog/relief-for-erc-defrauded-taxpayers

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Finally, on to...

• Our attorneys Julie Merow and Kelley Goes presenting at the recent West Virginia Economic Development Council 2024 Legislative Conference, where Jackson Kelly was a Gold Sponsor.