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 .2800 - RULES OF THE BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION FOR APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFYING ORGANIZATIONS › Section 01D .2806 - 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 .2806(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 .2805(b) of this subchapter.
(b) Continuing Legal Education - The
				  specialist must earn no less than 60 hours of accredited continuing legal
				  education credits in Social Security disability law and related fields during
				  the five years preceding application. Not 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
				  Social Security disability law, and the balance may be in the following related
				  fields: trial skills and advocacy; practice management; medical injuries,
				  medicine, or anatomy; ERISA; labor and employment law; elder law; workers'
				  compensation law; veterans' disability law; and the law relating to long term
				  disability or Medicaid/Medicare claims.
(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 a jurisdiction in
				  the United States 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 .2805(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 80
				  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 .2805 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 .2805 of
				  this subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court March 2, 2006;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 March 10, 2011; March 27, 2019.