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Full Answer
How do I file a complaint against a lawyer in California?
California attorneys must report compliance with the requirement to take 25 hours of continuing legal education every three years. To report MCLE compliance, please visit My State Bar Profile. Find out more about the State Bar's legal education requirements. Business and Professions Code section 6070 ; California Rule of Court 9.31 (c)
How do I find out if an attorney is licensed in California?
Call the State Bar's multilingual intake hotline (800-843-9053) for help. If you have a problem with your lawyer’s actions or fees, you have options. Find out how to resolve a problem without going to court, file a complaint against a lawyer and how to get money back from an unethical attorney.
How do I submit a complaint to the State Bar?
Can the State Bar help me find a lawyer?
Why do consumers lose money?
Consumers sometimes lose money or property because of an unethical attorney’s actions. Find out about the State Bar’s Client Security Fund and what you can do to recover lost money or property.
What is the number to call a lawyer?
But sometimes attorneys don’t act in the best interests of their clients. Call the State Bar's multilingual intake hotline (800-843-9053) for help. If you have a problem with your lawyer’s actions or fees, you have options.
Can the state bar charge a consumer?
The State Bar doesn’t oversee how much an attorney can charge consumers. But if you feel that your bill is too high, you can ask for Mandatory Fee Arbitration to resolve the dispute.
What to do if you are complaining about a lawyer?
If you are complaining about some other attorney, provide any court documents or communications with the attorney which will help to explain your complaint .
What happens if you send a copy of a document to the state bar?
All documents you send, originals or copies, become the property of the State Bar and are subject to future destruction. If you are complaining about an attorney who represented you, provide copies of written fee agreements, payments or other communications (written or electronic) to the attorney.
How many languages does the state bar accept?
The State Bar accepts complaints in over 200 languages. If you need translation services to communicate with the State Bar, please let us know by completing the Translation Information section. We will communicate with you through a translation service in the language of your choice. If you have a trusted friend or family member whom you would prefer to provide translation assistance and that person will accept communications from the State Bar in English, please provide their contact information in the Translation Information section.
Your Information
Attorney’s Information
- You may use the State Bar’s online Attorney Searchto see whether an attorney has a public record of prior discipline in California and whether the attorney is licensed to practice law in California.
- Provide the full name, address and phone number of the attorney you are complaining about.
- If you wish to complain about more than one attorney, complete a separate statement of co…
- You may use the State Bar’s online Attorney Searchto see whether an attorney has a public record of prior discipline in California and whether the attorney is licensed to practice law in California.
- Provide the full name, address and phone number of the attorney you are complaining about.
- If you wish to complain about more than one attorney, complete a separate statement of complaint for each attorney.
- If any of the blank spaces do not apply to your case, write N/A (Not Applicable). If you do not know the size of the attorney’s law firm, please state “Unknown” for Size of Law Firm.
Attachments
- As part of the online complaint form, you will be limited to 10 attachments, with a maximum of 4 MB each.
- Provide any helpful documents. Send only copies and keep the originals. All documents you send, originals or copies, become the property of the State Bar and are subject to future destruction.
- As part of the online complaint form, you will be limited to 10 attachments, with a maximum of 4 MB each.
- Provide any helpful documents. Send only copies and keep the originals. All documents you send, originals or copies, become the property of the State Bar and are subject to future destruction.
- If you have already submitted a complaint and would like to add additional supporting documents, please click here.
Translation Information
- The State Bar accepts complaints in over 200 languages. If you need translation services to communicate with the State Bar, please let us know by completing the Translation Information section. We will communicate with you through a translation service in the language of your choice. If you have a trusted friend or family member whom you would prefer to provide translati…
After You Submit
- The State Bar will review and evaluate your complaint to determine whether investigation and prosecution is appropriate. You will be notified of our decision in writing. This chart explains what happens after you file a complaint.Thank you for your cooperation.
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