W. Va. Code § 46A-6N-8: Contingency rights; assignments; priority of lien, subrogation interest, or right of reimbursement.

(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 consumer’s legal claim has priority over liens that attach and take effect subsequent to the attachment of the litigation financier’s lien to the consumer’s 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 consumer’s legal claim; and

(2) Child support, Medicare, tax, or any other statutory or governmental lien.