Judge Michael Aloi Speaking at WVU College of Law

The ADR Society will host its first speaker of the year, Judge Michael Aloi, on Monday, November 14, at noon in the Lugar Courtroom. This event is open to the public. He will be speaking on perspectives of mediation from the standpoint of a mediator, a lawyer, and a judge.

Judge Aloi has been appointed to the 16^th Judicial Circuit serving Marion County. He is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and a 1983 graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, where he received both Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. Before taking the bench, he was an attorney with Manchin and Aloi Attorneys at Law in Fairmont for 28 years and is past president of the West Virginia State Bar.

Mr. Aloi was recognized as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Appalachian Center for Law and Public Service in 1997 and was also recognized as the West Virginia Association for Justice Member of the Year in 2001. In April 2006, the West Virginia State Bar Foundation honored Mr. Aloi as a Foundation Fellow. He received a Certificate of Merit from the West Virginia Bar in 2008 for outstanding service. He has been selected for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America” and “Super Lawyers” for ADR. Mr. Aloi is the only lawyer in West Virginia to be a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and has received an AV rating from Martindale Hubble.

Mr. Aloi was selected as one of the original mediators by the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia for settlement week in 1987 and has mediated over 2,500 cases. He also served as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He was selected as an Impartial Hearing Officer for the West Virginia Department of Education and served as Hearing Examiner pro tempore for the West Virginia Department of Human Rights and as a Hearing Examiner for the West Virginia Ethics Commission. He presently serves on the Board of the West Virginia Bar Foundation and is past Chairperson of the West Virginia State Bar Commission on Judicial Independence.

Please join us in welcoming Judge Michael Aloi. 

Questions or comments? Please contact Alicia Lauderman, President, WVU College of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Society at alauderm@mix.wvu.edu