Fee arb trainings slated for September and October

Three training sessions for prospective and current volunteer attorneys who arbitrate attorney-client fee disputes for mandatory fee arbitration programs through the Monterey, Solano and Kern county bar associations and the State Bar will be held in September and October. The Monterey training is Sept. 24, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.; the Solano training is Oct. 2, from noon - 3 p.m.; and the Kern training is Oct. 15, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

All sessions are free in exchange for an application to enroll as a fee arbitrator in the program and they offer 2.75 hours of MCLE credit, including one hour of legal ethics. Non-lawyers also are encouraged to attend.

The trainings will cover topics such as how to write an enforceable award and arbitrator disclosure requirements.

To reserve a place at the Monterey session, which will be held at the Monterey College of Law, 100 Col. Durham Blvd., Seaside, call Elaine Richelieu at 831/663-6955 or e-mail erichelieu@aol.com. 

The Solano training will be held at the Solano Justice Building, 321 Tuolumne St., Vallejo. To reserve a place, call Julie Hilt at 707/422-5087 or e-mail scba@solanobar.org.

The Kern County training will be in Bakersfield at the bar association offices, 1675 Chester Ave. To reserve a space, call Heather Pruitt, 661/334-4700, or e-mail assistant@kernbar.org.

For additional information (not RSVP), contact Jill Sperber at 415/538-2023.