North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .3000 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE APPELLATE PRACTICE SPECIALTY › Section 01D .3006 - STANDARDS FOR CONTINUED CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The period of certification is five years. Prior to the
					 expiration of the certification period, a certified specialist who desires
					 continued certification must apply for continued certification within the time
					 limit described in Rule .3006(d) below. No examination will be required for
					 continued certification. However, each applicant for continued certification as
					 a specialist shall comply with the specific requirements set forth below in
					 addition to any general standards required by the board of all applicants for
					 continued certification.
(a)
				  Substantial Involvement - The specialist must demonstrate that, for each of the
				  five years preceding application for continuing certification, he or she has
				  had substantial involvement in the specialty as defined in Rule .3005(b) of
				  this subchapter.
(b) Continuing
				  Legal Education - The specialist must earn no less than 60 hours of accredited
				  CLE credits in appellate practice and related fields during the five years
				  preceding application for continuing certification. No less than six of the
				  credits may be earned in any one year. Of the 60 hours of CLE, at least 20
				  hours shall be in appellate practice, and the balance may be in the related
				  fields set forth in Rule .3005(c).
(c) Peer Review - The applicant must provide,
				  as references, the names of at least six lawyers or judges, all of whom are
				  licensed and currently in good standing to practice law, have significant legal
				  or judicial experience in appellate practice, and are familiar with the
				  competence and qualification of the applicant as a specialist. For an
				  application to be considered, completed peer reference forms must be received
				  from at least three of the references. All other requirements relative to peer
				  review set forth in Rule .3005(d) of this subchapter apply to this
				  standard.
(d) Time for Application
				  - Application for continued certification shall be made not more than 180 days,
				  nor less than 90 days, prior to the expiration of the prior period of
				  certification.
(e) Lapse of
				  Certification - Failure of a specialist to apply for continued certification in
				  a timely fashion will result in a lapse of certification. Following such a
				  lapse, recertification will require compliance with all requirements of Rule
				  .3005 of this subchapter, including the examination.
(f) Suspension or Revocation of Certification
				  - If an applicant's certification has been suspended or revoked during the
				  period of certification, the application shall be treated as if it were for
				  initial certification under Rule .3005 of this subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court March 10, 2011;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 March 27, 2019.