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Welcome to the Law Office of Philip A. Reale, PLLC

Our mission is to provide an array of integrated services and effectively represent clients before legislative bodies and state agencies in a variety of public policy content areas. We leverage our knowledge of politics and government, our relationships with policymakers and our attentive staff to produce positive results for our clients. (Read more...)

News

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
April 1, 2009

Last week was a busy one for West Virginia lawmakers as March 23rd, the forty-first day of session, was the last day to introduce bills in both the House and Senate. However, this does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills. A total of 2,110 bills have been introduced to date – 1,340 in the House and 770 in the Senate.

April 1st marked the 50th day of the 2009 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature, also known as “Crossover Day” – the last day to consider bills on third reading (passage) in their house of origin, excluding budget or supplementary appropriations bills. (Read more...)

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Client News

WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATION PORTAL RECOGNIZED TWICE FOR INNOVATION IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Sept. 19, 2008) – The recently unveiled West Virginia Education portal (http://www.education.wv.gov) has been declared one of the best education Web sites in the nation by the Centers for Digital Government and Education.  The new portal was presented the 2008 Best of Web Special Award and the 2008 Digital Education Achievement Award based on its innovative approach to integrating over 900 education resources into one centralized starting point located within the state’s official Web site, http://www.wv.gov. (Read more...)

PhRMA REVISED MARKETING CODE REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE INTERACTIONS WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2008) Reflecting the continuing commitment of America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies to pursue policies and practices that best serve the needs of patients and the healthcare community, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Board of Directors has adopted measures to enhance the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals.(Read more...)

DONALD R. SWEITZER ACCEPTS POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF GTECH CORPORATION

PROVIDENCE, RI (June 24, 2008) – GTECH Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lottomatica S.p.A., announced that Donald R. Sweitzer has accepted the position of Chairman of GTECH Corporation effective January 1, 2009. (Read more...)

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IMPORTANT DATES:

2009 INTERIM COMMITTEE SCHEDULE

July 14-16
August 10-12
September 14-16
October 13-15
November 17-19
December 7-9
January 10-12, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

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