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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6091.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6091.4
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 6068, Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, the Attorney Work Product doctrine as restated in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil P
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6092
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6092
The State Bar may engage the services of consultants and an unpaid volunteer peer review committee and undertake any other steps that may be appropriate for devising methods for determining and improving attorney competence.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6092.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6092.5
In addition to any other duties specified by law, the State Bar shall do all of the following: (a) Promptly notify the complainant of the disposition of each matter. (b) Notify all of the following of a lawyer’s involuntary enrollment as an inactive licensee and termination of th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6093
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6093
(a) Whenever probation is imposed by the State Bar Court or the Office of Trial Counsel with the agreement of the respondent, any conditions may be imposed which will reasonably serve the purposes of the probation. (b) Violation of a condition of probation constitutes cause for r
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6093.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6093.5
Upon request, the State Bar shall notify a complainant of the status of his or her complaint and shall provide him or her with a written summary of any response by the attorney to his or her complaint if the response was the basis for dismissal of the complaint. A complainant sha
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6094
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6094
(a) Communications to the State Bar relating to lawyer misconduct or disability or competence, or any communication related to an investigation or proceeding and testimony given in the proceeding are privileged, and no lawsuit predicated thereon may be instituted against any pers
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6094.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6094.5
(a) It is the goal and policy of the State Bar to ensure that matters are handled competently, accurately, and timely. Until processing goals are established pursuant to subdivision (b) and codified in statute, the goal and policy of the State Bar is to dismiss a complaint, admon
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6095
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6095
(a) The State Bar shall annually hold at least two public hearings, one in southern California and one in northern California, to hear proposals on bar disciplinary procedures, attorney competency, and admissions procedures. (b) To the extent the information is known to the State
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6095.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6095.1
(a) Beginning on April 1, 2000, and through March 31, 2001, the State Bar shall compile statistics indicating the number of complaints against attorneys, broken down to reflect the percentage of complaints brought against attorneys practicing as solo practitioners, in small law f
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6100
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6100
For any of the causes provided in this article, arising after an attorney’s admission to practice, he or she may be disbarred or suspended by the Supreme Court. Nothing in this article limits the inherent power of the Supreme Court to discipline, including to summarily disbar, an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6101
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6101
(a) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension. In any proceeding, whether under this article or otherwise, to disbar or suspend an attorney on account of that conviction, the record of conviction shall be co
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6102
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6102
(a) Upon the receipt of the certified copy of the record of conviction, if it appears therefrom that the crime of which the attorney was convicted involved, or that there is probable cause to believe that it involved, moral turpitude or is a felony under the laws of California, t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103
A wilful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring him to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession, which he ought in good faith to do or forbear, and any violation of the oath taken by him, or of his duties as such attorney, const
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.5
(a) A licensee of the State Bar shall promptly communicate to the licensee’s client all amounts, terms, and conditions of any written offer of settlement made by or on behalf of an opposing party. As used in this section, “client” includes any person employing the licensee of the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.6
Violation of Section 15687 of the Probate Code, or of Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 21350) or Part 3.7 (commencing with Section 21360) of Division 11 of the Probate Code, shall be grounds for discipline, if the attorney knew or should have known of the facts leading to the vi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.7
It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee of the State Bar to report suspected immigration status or threaten to report suspected immigration status of a witness or party to a civil or administrative action or his or her family member to a feder
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6104
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6104
Corruptly or wilfully and without authority appearing as attorney for a party to an action or proceeding constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6105
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6105
Lending his name to be used as attorney by another person who is not an attorney constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106
The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption, whether the act is committed in the course of his relations as an attorney or otherwise, and whether the act is a felony or misdemeanor or not, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension. If the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.1
Advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.2
(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in violation of Section 55.3, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 55.31, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or subdivision (b)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.3
(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in violation of Section 2944.6 of the Civil Code. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.4
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Applicant” means an applicant for admission to practice law in this state. (2) “Attorney” means an attorney admitted to practice law in this state. (3) “Excluded event” means any of the following, when
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.5
It shall constitute cause for disbarment or suspension for an attorney to engage in any conduct prohibited under Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code or Section 550 of the Penal Code.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.6
The State Bar shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed that alleges a violation of Section 550 of the Penal Code or Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code, if the district attorney does not otherwise object to initiating an investigati