At a Regular Term of the Supreme Court of Appeals continued and held at
Charleston, Kanawha County, on the 28th day of November 2006, the following order was
made and entered:
RE: Request for Comments on Proposed Amendment to Rule 8.0 of the West
Virginia Rules of Admission to the Practice of Law
On this day came the Court, and proceeded to consider a proposal from Thomas R.
Tinder, Executive Director of The West Virginia State Bar, to amend Rule 8.0 of the West
Virginia Rules of Admission to the Practice of Law.
Upon consideration whereof, the Court is of opinion to and does hereby approve
a period of public comment on the proposed amendment to conclude on February 28,
2007, with comments to be filed with the Clerk of this Court. Justice Starcher did not
participate. Deletions are indicated by strikethroughs and insertions are indicated by
underscoring, to read as follows:
“Rule 8.0 Admission pro hac vice.
. . .
(b) Admission process. Before such privilege of appearance is granted, the
applicant shall provide to the judge, tribunal or other body before which the applicant
desires to appear, as well as to The West Virginia State Bar, a verified statement of
application for pro hac vice admission listing (1) the action, suit, proceeding or other
matter which is the subject of the application; (2) the name, address and telephone number
of the registration or disciplinary agency of all state courts, the District of Columbia or of
the country in which such person is admitted; (3) the name and address of the member of
The West Virginia State Bar who will be a responsible local attorney in the matter; (4) all
matters before West Virginia tribunals or bodies in which such person is or has been
involved in the preceding 24 months; (5) all matters before West Virginia tribunals or
bodies in which any member of the petitioner's firm, partnership, corporation or other
operating entity is or has been involved in the preceding 24 months; (6) a representation
by the applicant for each State, the District of Columbia or any other country where said
applicant has been admitted to practice, stating whether the applicant is in good standing
with the bar of every such jurisdiction and that he or she has not been disciplined in any
such jurisdiction within the preceding 24 months; (7) an agreement to comply with all
laws, rules and regulations of West Virginia state and local governments, where
applicable, including taxing authorities and any standards for pro bono civil and criminal
indigent defense legal services. A fee of one-hundred fifty dollars ($150) two-hundred
fifty dollars ($250) shall be paid to The West Virginia State Bar for each individual
applicant in each individual pro hac vice admission. The fee shall accompany the verified
statement of application for pro hac vice admission which is sent to The West Virginia
State Bar, and the applicant's motion for pro hac vice admission shall include a verified
statement that the fee of one-hundred fifty dollars has been paid to The West Virginia State
Bar. Separate pro hac vice admission shall be required in every case in which the applicant
seeks to act as counsel. For purposes of this rule, each civil action with a case number
shall constitute a single case.”
A True Copy
Attest: 
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Clerk, Supreme Court of Appeals