Active membership is defined in Bylaw 2.03. Click here to review Bylaw 2.03 in full.
Any Active Non-Practicing, Inactive, Judicial or Emeritus Pro Bono member may be enrolled as an Active member upon written request and upon showing that the member is not under suspension or disbarred; has fully complied with pertinent MCLE requirements and the reporting requirements related to FRD and IOLTA, has paid any penalties and previously assessed unpaid fees and has paid the full annual Active membership fee for the current year (less any membership fee paid for the current year). See steps outlined below for a change to Active status.
Before a status change request for Active status can be processed, a number of steps must be completed:
Twelve (12) credits of approved MCLE credit must be completed and reported, 3 credits of which must be in legal ethics, law office management, attorney well-being or elimination of bias in the legal profession. All 12 credits can be obtained by an online means if necessary and must be obtained in the 12 months immediately preceding the application to change to Active status.
Financial Responsibility Disclosure (FRD)/IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) compliance reporting must be completed online. Click Here to complete your FRD/IOLTA reporting online.
A written request to switch to Active status must be submitted.  Your request should be submitted online. Click Here to submit online.
Once all of the above information is confirmed, the Active membership fee for the fiscal year you wish to return to active status must be paid. A payment link will be emailed to you for any balance due.
We currently operate our MCLE on a two-year reporting period beginning July 1st of an even year and ending June 30th of the subsequent even year (for example July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022), during which Active members must complete a minimum of 24 approved CLE credits, at least 3 credits of which must be in legal ethics, law office management, attorney well-being or elimination of bias in the legal profession.
If you are restored to Active status during the first twelve months of the reporting period, you will have the remainder of the reporting period to obtain the other 12 credits which you need to fulfill your full MCLE requirement for the current reporting period. If you are restored to Active status during the second twelve months of any 24-month reporting period, you are exempt from further CLE requirements for that reporting period. If you have further questions regarding CLE, you may contact compliance@wvbar.org or 304-553-7238.