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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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.14
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.14
As used in this article, “attorney” means a licensee or former licensee of the State Bar; “law practice” means (a) a law practice conducted by an individual; (b) a law practice conducted by a partnership, if Section 6180 applies to all partners; and (c) a law practice conducted b
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.2
Notwithstanding the giving of notice pursuant to Section 6180.1, the superior court on its own motion, or a client of the attorney, the State Bar, or an interested person or entity may make application to the superior court for the county where the attorney maintains or more rece
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.3
The application shall be verified, and shall state facts supporting the occurrence of one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 and either of the following: (a) Belief that supervision of the court is warranted because the attorney has left an unfinished client matter for
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.4
The application shall be set for hearing and an order to show cause shall be issued, directing the attorney, or his or her personal representative, or, if none, the person having custody and control of the files and records, to show cause why the court should not assume jurisdict
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.5
If the court finds that one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 has occurred, and that supervision of the courts is warranted because the affected attorney has left an unfinished client matter for which no other active licensee of the State Bar has with consent of the cl
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.6
Nothing in this article shall authorize the court or an attorney appointed by it pursuant to this article to approve or disapprove of the employment of legal counsel, fix terms of legal employment, fix the compensation which may have been earned by the affected attorney, or super
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.7
Unless court approval is first obtained, neither the attorney appointed pursuant to this article nor his corporation nor any partners or associates of the attorney shall accept employment as an attorney by any client of the affected attorney on any matter pending at the time of t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.8
Upon a finding by the court that it is more likely than not that the application will be granted and that delay in making the orders described in Section 6180.5 will result in substantial injury to clients, or to others, the court, without notice or upon such notice as it shall p
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.9
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6180.9
If there is a pending proceeding in probate, guardianship, or conservatorship relating to the affected attorney, the court having jurisdiction pursuant to this article may inquire into acts done by the legal representative of the attorney concerning the law practice. Upon reasona
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6185
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6185
(a) Upon appointment by the superior court pursuant to Section 2468, 9764, or paragraph (22) or (23) of subdivision (b) of Section 17200 of the Probate Code, a practice administrator, who is an active licensee of the State Bar, may be granted, by order of the court appointing thi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190
The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney engaged in the practice of law in this state has, for any reason, including but not limited to excessive use of alcohol or drugs, physical or mental illness, or other infirmity or oth
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.1
(a) An application for assumption by the court of jurisdiction under this article shall be made to the superior court for the county where the attorney maintains or most recently has maintained his or her principal office for the practice of law or where such attorney resides. Th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.2
The application shall be verified and shall state facts showing each of the following: (a) Probable cause to believe that the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred. (b) The interest of the applicant. (c) Probable cause to believe that the interests of the client or of an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6190.3
The application shall be set for hearing. A copy of the application and notice of the hearing shall be served upon the attorney by personal delivery or, as an alternate method of service, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the attorney at the