Membership Services

Aside from the obvious networking benefits of attending DTCWV functions and use of the DTCWV staff for selected communications to membership, we offer many benefits for the defense attorney and paralegal.

Newsletter    

An electronic Newsletter is produced quarterly to provide members more insight into the activities of the organization, membership activities, CLE opportunities, firm updates, events, industry news and any other news of interest to our members. 

Expert Witness Search

Our Expert Witness Search allows DTCWV members to  poll membership and the DRI expert database for cross-information on expert witnesses via e-mail.

CLE

• Annual Meeting Program with CLE; usually held in May.(2007 in June)
• Regional Luncheon and CLE held in September
• Women's Forum
• Deposition Boot Camp
• Trial Academy
• Expert Witness Seminar

Substantive Law Committees

Membership in DTCWV allows involvement and sharing of information from the various Substantive Committees.  These Committees are:

• Medical Liability
• Product Liability
• Workers' Compensation
• Employment Law
• Insurance Law
• Business/Commercial Law
• Professional Liability/Ethics
• Women's Law Group

Committee contacts and email addresses can be found on our website's Substantive Law Committee page.

Other Benefits or Activities

• A common voice for the civil defense litigation profession
• Email distribution of federal and state rulings/verdicts
• Board member who serves as a Legislative Liaison
• Drafted Insurance Billing Guidelines for review by Disciplinary Counsel
• Member serving on the Judicial Selection Committee
• A very active Amicus Committee
• The Young Lawyers Committee is very active thourgh Socials for networking, hosting the Deposition Camp, Trial Academy, writing for the Annual Meeting Notebook of Articles, Newsletter articles and opportunities for other involvement in DTCWV

DRI Membership

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) membership is available through membership in DTCWV.  First year membership in DRI is free if you are a DTCWV member and a first-time member of DRI.  We encourage our membership to become members of DRI.   Visit their website for more information at www.dri.org.