California Business and Professions Code

§ 6200

BPC § 6200 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 13

Statute text

(a)The board of trustees shall, by rule, establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure for the arbitration, and may establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure for mediation of disputes concerning fees, costs, or both, charged for professional services by licensees of the State Bar or by members of the bar of other jurisdictions. The rules may include provision for a filing fee in the amount as the board may, from time to time, determine.

(b)This article shall not apply to any of the following:

(1)Disputes where a licensee of the State Bar of California is also admitted to practice in another jurisdiction or where an attorney is only admitted to practice in another jurisdiction, and the attorney maintains no office in the State of California, and no material portion of the services were rendered in the State of California.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 21. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.