(a) The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim may be assigned by a consumer, and that assignment is valid for the purposes of obtaining litigation financing from a litigation financier.(b) The lien of a litigation financier on a consumers legal claim has priority over liens that attach and take effect subsequent to the attachment of the litigation financiers lien to the consumers legal claim, except for the following:(1) Attorney liens, insurance carrier liens, medical provider liens, or liens based upon subrogation interests or rights of reimbursement related to the consumers legal claim; and(2) Child support, Medicare, tax, or any other statutory or governmental lien.
West Virginia Legal Code