Rule 9.0 - Limited Permission of Attorneys of Other States(a)Indigent legal services or public defender program attorneys. An attorney who is enrolled in a criminal law or poverty law and litigation graduate program in an approved law school or who, after graduation from an approved law school, is employed by or associated with an organized legal services or public defender program providing legal assistance to indigents and who is a member of a court of last resort of another state (the term "state" including Territories and the District of Columbia), shall be permitted to practice before the courts of this State in all causes in which he or she is associated with an organized legal services or public defender program sponsored, approved or recognized by the Board of Law Examiners. Permission to practice under this rule shall become effective upon filing with the Board of Law Examiners (1) a certificate of any court of last resort certifying that the attorney is a member in good standing at the bar of that court; and (2) a statement signed by a representative of the law school that the attorney is enrolled in the above specified graduate program; or (3) a statement signed by a representative of the organized legal services or public defender program that the attorney is currently associated with such program; and (4) an application in the form required by Rule 5.0, et seq., and reviewed in accordance with that rule; (5)an application fee as set forth in the fee schedule; and (6) the issuance of a certificate of limited permission by the Board following the oath or affirmation required by Rule 7.0(c). (b)Termination of limited permission. Permission to practice under this rule shall cease to be effective whenever the attorney ceases to be enrolled in or associated with such program. When an attorney permitted under this rule ceases to be enrolled or associated, a statement to that effect shall be filed with the Board of Law Examiners by a representative of the law school or organized legal services or public defender program. Such permission to practice shall remain in the discretion of the Board but in no event shall such permission to practice under this rule remain in effect longer than sixty (60) months for any individual permitted to practice under this rule.(c)Disciplinary actions. Attorneys permitted to practice under this rule may be suspended from practice in the manner now or hereafter provided by rule for the suspension or disbarment of attorneys. (d)Effect of other rules. This rule is applicable notwithstanding (1) any rule of this Court governing admission to the bar which is in effect on the date this rule becomes effective, and (2) any rule of this Court governing admission to the bar which becomes effective after the effective date of this rule except a rule which expressly refers to this rule. W.V. R. Admis. Prac. Law. 9.0
As amended by order entered September 14, 1989; and by order entered June 24, 1992, effective 7/1/1992; by order entered November 20, 2012, effective 1/1/2013; amended by order effective 10/5/2016; amended by order entered September 20, 2017, effective 10/1/2017.