The networking benefits of attending DTCWV functions cannot be taken lightly. It is the social aspect of belonging to DTCWV that can advance your career as much as obtaining MCLE credits. Building strong professional and personal relationships throughout the state is something you cannot apply a credit or dollar value to. DTCWV provides a venue for communication to other West Virginia defense attorneys, numerous CLE seminars, Substantive Groups, activities and many otherbenefits for the defense attorney and paralegal.
Substantive Law Committees
Membership in DTCWV allows involvement and sharing of information within the various Substantive Law Committees. These Committees are free to join with your membership and include:
- Business/Commercial Law Committee
- Construction Law /Safety & Health Committee
- Employment Law
- Energy Law Committee
- Governmental Liability
- In-House Counsel
- Insurance Law
- Medical Liability
- Product Liability Committee
Substantive Law Committees add great value to your membership through their individual committee email chatter, asking and answering questions to help gather particular information during case prep, latest court rulings, actions by a judge, etc.
Amicus Committee
DTCWV’s Amicus Committee reviews requests for amicus support and makes recommendations to the Board of Governors as to whether the organization should add its voice on issues of importance to the West Virginia defense bar and the civil justice system more generally. In instances where the Board authorizes the submission of a brief, volunteers within the Amicus Committee prepare the filing. These amicus briefs are written free of charge.
IDEA Committee
Our IDEA Committee is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality. As a core value, and in pursuit of its organizational mission objectives, DTCWV celebrates and welcomes individual differences, including unique backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and talents, which allow the organization to provide optimal programming and services to its membership.
The committee holds regular meetings and plans a variety of activities.
Lobbyist
We have representation and a voice during legislative sessions by a lobbyist. This helps to keep the DTCWV Board and our members up-to-date on issues related to the civil defense profession, allowing us speak collectively when necessary.
Publications: (Opportunities for Membership to Author Articles)
“The WV Defender” Newsletter (Published Quarterly)
E-Mail Blasts through “The Docket”
Annual Meeting “Litigation Digest”
Case Law Email Updates from West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court, 4th Circuit, and the Southern District and Northern Districts of West Virginia.
Young Lawyer Committee
The DTCWV Young Lawyer program is one of the most active in the country. There are quarterly lunchtime meetings held with at least one being a CLE. They prepare the annual Young Lawyer one-day seminar, provide writing opportunities for the WV Defender, Litigation Digest and speaking opportunities to help build their resume.
Expert Witness Search
Our Expert Witness Search allows DTCWV members to poll DTCWV membership for information on expert witnesses. Free of charge.
Additional CLE
- Annual Meeting Program
- Monthly Free Webinars
- IDEA Committee CLE’s
- Substantive Committee Lunchtime Webinars
- Women in the Law Committee
- Young Lawyer Seminar Alternating Years:
- Deposition Boot Camp
- Trial Academy
- Expert Witness Seminar
- Discovery Seminar
- Young Lawyer Lunchtime Meetings
- Young Lawyer “By Young Lawyers – For Young Lawyers” Seminar
Social Media
DTCWV can be found on the following social media platforms. Join today!
Twitter: @DefenseDTCWV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Defense-Trial-Counsel-of-West-Virginia-831684940350056/
LinkedIn: Find the DTCWV by doing a search from your personal profile.
DTCWV’S MISSION – Join Us Today!
To bring together attorneys who defend individuals and corporations in civil litigation for the purposes of elevating the standards of West Virginia trial practice; supporting and advocating for the improvement of the adversary system of jurisprudence; and increasing the quality of services rendered by the legal profession to the citizens of West Virginia.
DRI Membership
DRI membership is available through membership in DTCWV. We encourage our membership to become members of DRI by using this form. Visit their website for more information.