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W. Va. R. Prof'l Conduct 5.8
Limited Liability Legal Practice
(a) A lawyer may be a member of a law firm that is organized as a limited liability company or registered limited liability partnership (collectively, “limited liability organizations”) solely to render professional legal services under the laws of West Virginia, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Limited Liability Act, W.Va. Code §§ 31B-1-101, et seq., and the Uniform Partnership Act, W.Va. Code §§ 47B-1-1, et seq., may practice in or as such a limited liability organization, provided that such lawyer is otherwise licensed to practice in West Virginia and such law firm is registered with The West Virginia State Bar in compliance with applicable rules.
(b) Nothing in this rule or the laws under which a lawyer or law firm is organized shall relieve a lawyer from personal liability for the acts, errors, and omissions of such lawyer arising out of the performance of professional legal services.
(c) Law firms wishing to practice as limited liability organizations under this rule must register with The West Virginia State Bar in compliance with applicable rules.
(d) A law firm organized as a limited liability organization under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction of the United States solely for the purpose of rendering professional legal services and authorized to do business in West Virginia and which has at least one lawyer licensed to practice law in West Virginia may register in West Virginia as a limited liability organization under this rule by registering with The West Virginia State Bar in compliance with applicable rules.
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- courtswv.gov
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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