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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6165
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6165
Except as provided in Sections 13403 and 13406 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and each officer of a law corporation shall be a licensed person as defined in the Professional Corporation Act, or a person licensed to render the same professional services in t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6166
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6166
The income of a law corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in the Professional Corporation Act) shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder or his shares in the law corporation.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6167
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6167
A law corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute a cause for discipline of a licensee of the State Bar, under any statute, rule, or regulation now or hereafter in effect. In the conduct of its business, it shall o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6168
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6168
(a) The State Bar may conduct an investigation of the conduct of the business of a law corporation. (b) Upon that investigation, the Board of Trustees, or a committee authorized by it, shall have power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and compel the produc
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6169
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6169
(a) When there is reason to believe that a law corporation has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this article or the Professional Corporation Act or of any other pertinent statute, rule, or regulation, the State Bar may issue a notice directing the corporat
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6170
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6170
Any action of the State Bar or the Board of Trustees or a committee of the State Bar, or the chief executive officer of the State Bar or the designee of the chief executive officer, provided for in this article, may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by petition for review pursuant
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6171
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6171
With the approval of the Supreme Court, the State Bar may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including rules and regulations requiring all of the following: (a) That the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a la
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6171.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6171.1
Six months and one day following the death of a sole shareholder of a law corporation, the certificate of registration of the law corporation shall be deemed canceled by operation of this section. However, the certificate may be sooner canceled by receipt in the State Bar office
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6172
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6172
Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting or impairing the disciplinary powers and authority of the Supreme Court or of the State Bar in respect of conduct of licensees of the State Bar nor modifying the statutes and rules governing such conduct, except as expressly
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6173
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6173
(a) (1) The State Bar shall create a program to certify alternative dispute resolution firms, providers, or practitioners. (2) A program created pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not require a firm, provider, or practitioner to be a licensee of the State Bar in order to be certifie
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6174
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6174
Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 16953 of the Corporations Code, a limited liability partnership providing legal services shall comply with all administrative or filing requirements of the State Bar, including, but not limited to, the payment of fees, and all rules and regu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6174.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6174.5
At the time of filing an Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Registration as a Limited Liability Partnership pursuant to the Rules of the State Bar, an applicant for registration shall also file with the State Bar a separate form stating that the limited liability partne
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175
As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Lawyer” means a licensee of the State Bar or a person who is admitted and in good standing and eligible to practice before the bar of any United States court or the highest court of the District of Columbia or any sta
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.3
A lawyer, while acting as a fiduciary, may sell financial products to a client who is an elder or dependent adult with whom the lawyer has or has had, within the preceding three years, an attorney-client relationship, if the transaction or acquisition and its terms are fair and r
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.4
(a) A client who suffers any damage as the result of a violation of this article by any lawyer may bring an action against that person to recover or obtain one or more of the following remedies: (1) Actual damages, but in no case shall the total award of damages in a class action
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.5
A violation of this article by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6175.6
The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional licensing agencies for review and possible disciplinary action.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6176
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6176
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit, reduce, or preclude enforcement of any obligation, statute, State Bar Rule of Professional Conduct, or court rule, including, but not limited to, those relating to the lawyer’s fiduciary duties, that are otherwise applicable to an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6177
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6177
The State Bar shall include in its Annual Discipline Report information on the number of complaints filed against California attorneys alleging a violation of this article. The report shall also include the type of charges made in each complaint, the number of resulting investiga
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180
When an attorney engaged in law practice in this state dies, resigns, becomes an inactive licensee of the State Bar, is disbarred, or is suspended from the active practice of law and is required by the order of suspension to give notice of the suspension, notice of cessation of l
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.1
The notice shall contain any information that may be required by any order of disbarment, suspension, or of acceptance of the attorneys’ resignation, by any rule of the Supreme Court, Judicial Council, or the State Bar, and by any order of a court of the state having jurisdiction
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.10
Persons examining the files and records of the law practice of the affected attorney pursuant to this article shall observe the lawyer-client privilege and shall make disclosure only to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. Such disclosure is a disclosur
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.11
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.11
No person or entity shall incur any liability by reason of the institution or maintenance of the proceeding. No person shall incur any liability for any act done or omitted to be done pursuant to order of the court under this article. No person or entity shall be liable for failu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.12
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.12
A licensee of the State Bar appointed pursuant to Section 6180.5 shall serve without compensation. However, the licensee may be paid reasonable compensation by the State Bar in cases where the State Bar has determined that the licensee has devoted extraordinary time and services
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.13
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.13
An order made pursuant to this article is nonappealable, and shall not be stayed by petition for a writ except as ordered by the superior court or the appellate court.