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 .2900 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE ELDER LAW SPECIALTY › Section 01D .2906 - 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 .2906(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, he or she has had substantial involvement in
				  the specialty as defined in Rule .2905(b) of this subchapter.
(b) Continuing Legal Education - The
				  specialist must earn seventy-five (75) hours of accredited continuing legal
				  education (CLE) credits in elder law during the five calendar years preceding
				  application, with not less than ten (10) credits earned in any calendar year.
				  Elder law CLE is any accredited program on a subject identified in the
				  experience categories described in Rule .2905(c)(3) of this
				  subchapter.
(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
				  in this state and 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 .2905(e) 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 lapse, recertification will require
				  compliance with all requirements of Rule .2905 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, then the application
				  shall be treated as if it were for initial certification under Rule .2905 of
				  this subchapter.
Statutory Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court February 5, 2009;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 September 20, 2018; March 27, 2019.