California Business and Professions Code

§ 6146

BPC § 6146 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

(a)An attorney shall not contract for or collect a contingency fee for representing any person seeking damages in connection with an action for injury or damage against a health care provider based upon such person’s alleged professional negligence in excess of the following limits:

(1)Twenty-five percent of the dollar amount recovered if the recovery is pursuant to settlement agreement and release of all claims executed by all parties thereto prior to a civil complaint or demand for arbitration being filed.

(2)Thirty-three percent of the dollar amount recovered if the recovery is pursuant to settlement, arbitration, or judgment after a civil complaint or demand for arbitration is filed.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 17, Sec. 2. (AB 35) Effective January 1, 2023.