Practice Areas
Education
J.D., with honors, The Ohio State University (2003)
- Public Events Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal
- National Moot Court Team
- Best Oral Advocate
M.M., Ohio University (1996)
B.M., summa cum laude, Ohio University (1993)
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Ohio Supreme Court
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Rick Boothby focuses his practice in education law. He advises, represents, and conducts trainings for K-12 school districts and multi-county career and technical education centers. Rick regularly represents public school boards in the areas of special education, employment law and constitutional law.
He is a former public school teacher and currently serves as chairman of the West Virginia State Bar Association’s Education Law Committee.
Representative Cases
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Miller v. Marion County Board of Education, 2020 WL 7231114 (2020) (untimeliness of grievance complaint
- Louk v. Board of Education of the County of Braxton, 2017 WL 680457 (2017) (probationary/continuing contracts)
- Yatauro v. Calhoun County Board of Education, 2016 WL 5030280 (2016) (state-ordered contract reductions without hearings)
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Sayre v. Mason County Board of Education, 2016 WL 143435 (2016) (lengthening the workday)
News
- February 11, 2021
Presentations & Events
- Presentation: Legislative Update/Important Legal Developments by Richard Boothby and Howard E. Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Business OfficialsGoToWebinar, October 29, 2020
- Presentation: It’s Dock Day Season! Hunting Down Dock Days & Other Misuses and Abuses of Leave Time by Richard Boothby, Kayla Cook, Josh Cottle, Kimberly Croyle, Trey Morrone and Howard E. Seufer, Jr.West Virginia Association of School Administrators – Winter ConferenceBridgeport Conference Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia, January 31, 2020
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingSummersville Convention Center, Summersville, West Virginia, May 9, 2019
- Presentation: Conducting Investigations in the Public Schools: Lawful and Effective Investigation Techniques and Tips by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Spring ConferenceMercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton, West Virginia, April 25, 2019
- Presentation: Empowering West Virginia’s School Districts: Developments from the Legislature’s 2019 Regular Session by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia School Board Association: Regional MeetingWest Virginia University at Parkersburg, Parkersburg, West Virginia, April 17, 2019
- Presentation: West Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act by Richard S. Boothby, Joshua A. Cottle and Kimberly S. CroyleWest Virginia Executive Secretaries AssociationBowles Rice LLP, Charleston, West Virginia, February 15, 2019
- Presentation: "Hot Topics in School Personnel Law" by Richard S. Boothby, Canon B. Hill and Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials: Fall ConferenceThe Blennerhassett Hotel, Parkersburg, West Virginia, October 25, 2018
- Presentation: When Do Substitutes Get “Substandard” Rights and Benefits? by Richard S. Boothby and Laura L. SuttonWest Virginia Association of School Business Officials: 2018 Spring ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, May 18, 2018
- Presentation: FMLA Basics by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Human Resource Officials Fall Conference 2017Cabell County Transportation Complex Training Center, Huntington, West Virginia, October 27, 2017
- Presentation: Don’t “Leave” Me Hanging by Richard S. BoothbyWV Association of School Business OfficialsCanaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis, West Virginia, October 12, 2016
- Presentation: Where ARE these people? Leave Issues and Answers, by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia Association of School Business Officials: Annual Spring ConferenceEmbassy Suites, Charleston, West Virginia, May 10, 2016
- Presentation: State Board Policy 4373 & West Virginia Safe Schools Act Student Discipline Processes, by Richard S. BoothbyWest Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals: Assistant Principals ConferenceStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, March 24, 2015
- Presentation: The Vagaries of County Board Participation in Social Networking, by Richard S. Boothby and Rebecca M. TinderWest Virginia School Board Association: Annual November MeetingStonewall Resort, Roanoke, West Virginia, November 8, 2014
Articles & Alerts
- Bowles Rice, May 13, 2020
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2017
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, January 2017
- West Virginia School Board Association, Summer 2016
- Special Ed Connection, June 1, 2016
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, November 2014
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, December 2012
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, September 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, September 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, July 2011
- Legalities, West Virginia School Board Association, March 2011
- Ohio State Law Journal, 2002
Views & Visions
- The Class of 2025: How Will They Learn?Fall 2013
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
- National School Boards Association - Council of School Attorney (NSBA - COSA)
- West Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Education Law Committee)
- Ohio Bar Association (Former Chairman, Education Law Committee)
- Wood County (WV) Bar Association
- Washington County (OH) Bar Association