WV BAR Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield WV BAR facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. Which organization administers the West Virginia Bar Exam? → West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
2. What is the primary purpose of the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)? → To evaluate a candidate's ability to apply legal principles in essay format
3. A West Virginia statute is presumed constitutional when challenged under which standard of review? → Rational basis review
4. Under West Virginia law, a claim for loss of consortium belongs to: → The spouse or close family member of the injured plaintiff
5. What is the primary purpose of the West Virginia Bar Exam? → To evaluate a candidate's fitness to practice law in West Virginia
6. In West Virginia, which of the following is a recognized defamation per se category requiring no proof of actual damages? → False statements that a person committed a crime of moral turpitude
7. Consent is generally a valid defense to assault and battery in West Virginia when: → The victim gave prior voluntary informed consent to contact within the scope consented
8. A successful defamation claim in West Virginia requires the plaintiff to prove the statement was: → False and defamatory
9. The judge determines admissibility of evidence in West Virginia under the standard that the proponent must show: → A preponderance of the evidence that the foundational facts exist
10. Under the West Virginia Constitution, how many justices sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals? → Five
11. Which element distinguishes trespass to land from private nuisance? → Physical invasion versus interference with use and enjoyment
12. Under West Virginia's joint and several liability rules after tort reform, joint and several liability applies only when a defendant is: → 30% or more at fault
13. Voluntary intoxication in West Virginia may be a defense to: → Specific intent crimes where it negates the required mental state
14. Which hearsay exception applies to statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment? → Statements for medical diagnosis or treatment
15. Under the common law, which future interest is retained by the grantor when conveying a fee simple determinable? → Possibility of reverter
16. A neighbor's fence has encroached 2 feet onto your land for 15 years. Under West Virginia law, what is the adverse possession period required to perfect title? → 10 years
17. Under West Virginia law, which type of deed provides the most comprehensive covenants and greatest protection to the grantee? → General warranty deed
18. A real covenant running with the land at law requires which of the following for the burden to run to successors? → Intent, horizontal privity, vertical privity, and touch and concern
19. How much time is allotted for each MPT task? → 90 minutes
20. How much time is typically allotted for completing the MEE section of the West Virginia Bar Exam? → 6 hours
21. How many multiple-choice questions are on the MBE? → 200
22. Under the Statute of Frauds, which of the following agreements for the sale of real property does NOT need to be in writing to be enforceable? → A short-term lease for less than one year
23. The excited utterance exception to hearsay in West Virginia requires: → A startling event and a statement made under the stress of excitement caused by that event
24. How many essay questions are typically included in the MEE portion of the West Virginia Bar Exam? → 6
25. How many MPT tasks are included in the West Virginia Bar Exam? → 2
26. A property owner grants a neighbor the right to drive across her land to reach a public road. This is best described as: → An easement appurtenant
27. Under West Virginia law, anticipatory repudiation occurs when a party: → Unambiguously indicates in advance it will not perform
28. The tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress requires conduct that is: → Extreme and outrageous
29. When a seller delivers non-conforming goods, the UCC right to cure allows the seller to: → Tender conforming goods within the contract time if notice is given
30. Under UCC § 2-314, an implied warranty of merchantability requires that goods sold by a merchant be: → Fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used