Any person who has not been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, but who is a member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, the bar of the highest court of any other state in the United States, or the bar of the District of Columbia (which bar shall extend like privileges to members of The West Virginia State Bar), shall be permitted to appear pro hac vice as a visiting attorney in a particular case, in association with a person admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and in good standing as a member of its bar, in accordance with Rule 8.0 of the Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law and as herein provided. In addition to the other requirements of Rule 8.0 of the Rules for Admission to the Practice of Law, the verified statement of application shall contain an explicit statement that notice has been sent and the $350 fee has been paid to The West Virginia State Bar.
The court, at its discretion, may set the matter of pro hac vice admission for hearing.
Any pleading, motion, or other paper filed by a visiting attorney not in compliance with this rule may be stricken from the record after fifteen (15) days written notice mailed to the visiting attorney at his or her address as known to the clerk.
W.Va. Trial. Ct. R. 4.02