November 30, 2021
Deadline is Nearing
The West Virginia State Bar's Veteran and Military Affairs Committee is participating in the Marine Corp Reserve's Toys for Tots program again this year. Toy Boxes were dropped off on Wednesday, November 3. The toy pickup will be on December 6. Sorting will occur the week of December 13 at NOSH Catering & Carryout, 189 Summers Street, Charleston. If you are still interested in hosting a drop box, collecting, and/or sorting toys, please contact Anita Casey at caseya@wvbar.org. Toy distribution will be on December 18.
News
"Tuesday Legal Connect" Needs Your Help
The State Bar is in need of volunteer attorneys for the evenings of December 14th, 21st and 28th to field legal questions from the public as part of the "Tuesday Legal Connect" program. Volunteers from anywhere in the state can take calls remotely from their home, office, etc. All you need is a telephone and a computer/laptop/tablet. Volunteers are eligible to receive 1 pro-bono CLE credit for each two-hour shift completed. If you would be interested in helping in December, please email David Frercks at dfrercks@lawv.net as soon as possible. 
Events
December 8, 2021
West Virginia Statutory Research Resources
Live In-person

Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: WV House of Delegates Chamber, State Capitol Building
Sponsor: Division of Legislative Services
CLE: 1.50 credits
Cost: No fee
The program includes a brief history of the West Virginia Code as well as an overview of the constitutional and legislative processes through which legislative acts are embodied into the Code. An overview will be provided of the different sources of information – Enrolled Bills, the Acts of the Legislature, and the Legislature’s website – for practitioners to research the history of individual statutes. The presentation explains what each of the sources can provide to practitioners and how to use each to track changes to the law over time, determine the exact wording of a statute in effect on a given date, and resolve issues regarding apparent conflicts in the enactment of state statutes. As part of the program, relevant opinions from the WV Supreme Court of Appeals will be highlighted. The presentation includes a live demonstration of the new research tools.
December 8, 2021
Crime Victims Compensation Fund
Live In-person

Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: WV House of Delegates Chamber, State Capitol Building
Sponsor: Division of Legislative Services
CLE: .50 credits
Cost: No fee
In-person presentation on the Crime Victims Compensation Fund program which provides compensation to victims of crime for out-of-pocket expenses incurred due to crime. Overview of the program and application procedures. Contact Doren Burrell for more information and to register at doren.burrell@wvlegislature.gov
SAVE THE DATE
January 26, 2022 -- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CROSS EXAMINATION FROM BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PERSPECTIVES
Seminar/Webinar

Speakers: Mark Neil, Tammy Bowles-Raines, and John McGhee

More information coming soon
CLE Announcements
Temporary Waiver of Online and In-house
Continuing Legal Education Credit Limit

Due to ongoing concerns associated with the COVID-19 virus, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has granted a request from the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a temporary waiver of current CLE rules and regulations which limit the CLE credits for online and in-house credits to 12 credits, or half of the mandatory continuing legal education requirements FOR THE 2020-2022 reporting period.
Extension of the Bridge the Gap Requirement
Attorneys admitted to the WV State Bar between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 have been granted a one-year extension of time to complete the mandatory Bridge-the-Gap Program.
The extension was based on a determination by the Court that attorneys within that time frame were adversely affected by the cancellation of the Bridge-the-Gap program scheduled in April 2020 due to COVID.
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