Fee arbitrationProposed revision to rule 15.2 of the State Bar Fee Arbitration Rules relating
to fee waiver requests for relief from paying the filing fee to initiate a fee
arbitration with the State Bar will remove the provision stating that fee waivers
shall not be granted to business entities, including partnerships and corporations
SOURCE: |
Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration |
DEADLINE: |
November 22, 2004 05:00 PM |
CONTACT: |
Jill Sperber
Office of Mandatory Fee Arbitration
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
415-538-2023
415-538-2335 fax
jill.sperber@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Public Comment
Stipulation formsProposed modifications to State
Bar Court stipulation forms are either technical or minor in nature, involving
format changes, minor additions or implementation of appropriate title changes.
SOURCE: |
State Bar Court executive committee |
DEADLINE: |
November 29, 2004 05:00 PM |
CONTACT: |
Michael Alewine
State Bar Court,
180 Howard St., 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
415-538-2017
415-538-2040 fax
michael.alewine@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Public Comment
Discipline cost recoveryProposals to improve cost recovery in disciplinary matters include: (1) statutory
change to authorize collection of attorney fees as part of disciplinary costs
and include attorney fees as an element of the current cost formula; (2) statutory
change to require payment of disciplinary costs for involuntary inactive proceedings;
(3) statutory change to authorize a speedier cost collection procedure; (4)
a proposal to increase the filing fee in reinstatement proceedings from $900
to $2,000; and (5) a proposal to require out-of-state applicants for reinstatement
to come to California for their depositions
SOURCE: |
Committee on Regulation and Discipline |
DEADLINE: |
December 10, 2004 05:00 PM |
CONTACT: |
Donald Steedman
Office of Chief Trial Counsel
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
415-538-2345
415-538-2220 fax
donald.steedman@calbar.ca.gov |
Proposed Public Comment
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