California Business and Professions Code

§ 6072

BPC § 6072 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4.7

Statute text

(a)A contract with the state for legal services that exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall include a certification by the contracting law firm that the firm agrees to make a good faith effort to provide, during the duration of the contract, a minimum number of hours of pro bono legal services, or an equivalent amount of financial contributions to qualified legal services projects and support centers, as defined in Section 6213, during each year of the contract equal to the lesser of either (1) 30 multiplied by the number of full-time attorneys in the firm’s offices in the state, with the number of hours prorated on an actual day basis for any contract period of less than a full year or (2) 10 percent of its contract with the state. “Ten percent of the contract” shall mean the number of hours equal to 10 percent of the contract amount divided by the average billing rate of the firm.

(b)Failure to make a good faith effort may be cause for nonrenewal of a state contract for legal services, and may be taken into account when determining the award of future contracts with the state for legal services. If a firm fails to provide the hours of pro bono legal services set forth in its certification, the following factors shall be considered in determining whether the firm made a good faith effort:

(1)The actual number of hours of pro bono legal services or the amount of financial contributions provided by the firm during the term of the contract.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 758, Sec. 1. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2013.