Members:
Note: If you are a client who is having a fee dispute
with an attorney, review
the procedures applicable to clients.
Important Notice for Attorneys
Read the Marin Bar
rules on Fee Arbitration.
Unless your client has agreed, in writing, to arbitration
under Business
& Professions Code §6200-6206, arbitration
of all disputes concerning fees, costs or both, under those
sections is voluntary for a client and mandatory for an
attorney if commenced by a client.
An attorney must prior to or at the time of service
of summons in a lawsuit or prior to or at the commencement
of any other proceeding under a contract that provides for
an alternative to arbitration under the above codes serve
upon the client a written Notice
of Client's Right to Arbitration (PDF document)* using
the format approved by the State Bar of California. The client
has 30 days within which to contact the Bar Association to
request arbitration.
The completed the form and appropriate filing fee must be
returned to our office within the required time period or
the client will have waived their right to arbitrate.
For more information, visit the State
Bar of California Mandatory Fee Arbitration web site.
The Filing Procedure
To file for mediation/arbitration you will need to fill out
the Attorney's Arbitration
Statement (PDF document). You must enclose a check for
the appropriate filing fee, or you may charge the fee to your
VISA or Master Card.
* Download the free Adobe
Acrobat reader.
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