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Attorney Misconduct Complaint

  • Online Form - Attorney misconduct complaint – English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, and Chinese
  • Attorney misconduct complaint form [PDF] – English
  • Formulario de queja de abogados – Spanish
  • Reklamo sa Maling Gawain ng Abogado – Tagalog 
  • Mẫu Khiếu Nại Luật – Vietnamese
  • 불만양식 – Korean
  • Форма жалобы на адвоката – Russian 
  • 加州律师投诉表 – Chinese
  • Online Form - Discipline referral form (for judicial officer use only)
  • Discipline referral form (for judicial officer use only)
  • Report by Prosecuting Agency of Charges Against Attorney

Unauthorized Practice of Law Complaint

  • Online Form - Nonattorney unauthorized practice of law complaint – English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, and Chinese
  • Nonattorney unauthorized practice of law complaint form [PDF] – English
  • Formulario de queja por práctica no autorizada del derecho por una persona que no es abogado – Spanish 
  • Reklamo sa Hindi Awtorisadong Pagsasanay ng Abogasya ng Hindi Abogado – Tagalog
  • Tiếng Việt: Mẫu khiếu nại hành nghề luật không có giấy phép của người không phải là luật sư – Vietnamese
  • 한국어: 무자격 변호사의 비변호사 행위 불만 양식 – Korean
  • Русский: Форма жалобы на несанкционированную юридическую деятельность лиц, не являющихся адвокатами – Russian
  • 中文: 未经授权从事法律执业投诉表 – Chinese

Client Security Fund Application

  • Application for reimbursement (Client Security Fund)
  • Formulario: Reembolso del Fondo de Seguridad Para Clientes (Client Security Fund)    

Additional Consumer Information

  • California Public Records Act request form
  • Request for State Bar arbitration of a fee dispute with an attorney

Other Complaints

  • Complaint against a State Bar-certified Lawyer Referral Service
  • Claim against the State Bar
  • Complaint against a judge (goes to the Commission on Judicial Performance)

Antitrust

  • Request for antitrust determination

Attorneys 

Attorney Records Forms

  • My State Bar Profile (Online update — address, phone, etc.)
  • Certificate of Standing Request
  • Duplicate Bar Card (Call Attorney Regulation, 888-800-3400)
  • Fingerprinting Requirement Noncompliance Reinstatement Form
  • Licensing Fee Waiver Application, Per Rule 2.16
  • Notice to Financial Institution to Establish an IOLTA Account
  • Attorney Records Name Change
  • Payment Instructions for Attorneys Residing Outside US
  • Request for Refund
  • Sample Agreement to Close Law Practice in the Future
  • Transfer to Active Status
  • Transfer to Inactive Status
  • Transfer of Estate Planning Documents
  • Voluntary Resignation
  • Wall Admission Certificate

Board of Trustees

  • Challenge to Mandatory Licensing Fees

Foreign Legal Consultant

  • Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Application Instructions
  • Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Application

State Bar of California Committee Application

  • State Bar of California Committee Application form
  • Expense Report 2019
  • Expense Report 2019 (Office 2003 users)

Immigration

Language PDF Forms    
English California   Out-of-state
Spanish California   Out-of-state
Chinese - simple California   Out-of-state
Chinese - traditional California   Out-of-state
Korean California   Out-of-state
Tagalog California   Out-of-state
Vietnamese California   Out-of-state
Arabic California   Out-of-state
Armenian California   Out-of-state
French California   Out-of-state
Gujarati California   Out-of-state
Hindi California   Out-of-state
Hmong California   Out-of-state
Japanese California   Out-of-state
Lao California   Out-of-state
Persian (Farsi) California   Out-of-state
Portuguese (Brazilian) California   Out-of-state
Portuguese (Continental) California   Out-of-state
Punjabi California   Out-of-state
Russian California   Out-of-state
Thai California   Out-of-state

Law Corporations

  • Application for Issuance of Certificate of Registration as a Law Corporation
  • Attachment A (Shareholder Information)
  • Attachment B (Declaration of Compliance with Rules 7.1-7.5)
  • Attachment C-1 (Standard Law Corporation Guarantee)
  • Attachment C-2 (Partnership with Other Law Corporations)
  • Law Corporation Special Report Form
  • Attachment D (Special Report Form Supplement)
  • Revocation of Certificate of Registration As a Law Corporation for Law Corporations with a Single (Sole) Shareholder
  • Revocation of Certificate of Registration As a Law Corporation for Law Corporations with 2 or More Shareholders
  • Guarantee Worksheet

Legal Aid Grants

  • Legal Aid Grants Application

Legal Specialization

  • Legal Specialist Exam Registration

Legal Specialist Continuing Legal Education (LSCLE)

  • Legal Specialization Education Compliance Card - Compliance Group 2

Legal Specialist Education Provider

  • Admiralty
  • Appellate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Criminal
  • Estate Planning, Trust & Probate
  • Family
  • Franchise & Distribution
  • Immigration & Nationality
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Taxation
  • Workers' Compensation

Post Examination Applications

  • Admiralty
  • Appellate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Criminal
  • Estate Planning, Trust & Probate
  • Family
  • Franchise & Distribution
  • Immigration & Nationality
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Taxation
  • Workers' Compensation

Legal Specialist Recertification

  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Appellate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Criminal
  • Estate Planning, Trust and Probate
  • Family
  • Franchise and Distribution
  • Immigration and Nationality
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Taxation
  • Workers' Compensation

Legal Specialist Exam - Testing Accommodations

  • Form A - Petition for Testing Accommodations
  • Form B - Testing Accommodations - Physical Disabilities Verification
  • Form C - Testing Accommodations - Learning Disabilities Verification
  • Form D - Testing Accommodations -  Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) Verification
  • Form E - Testing Accommodations - Mental Disability Verification
  • Form F - Testing Accommodations - Law School Verification
  • Form G - Testing Accommodations - Testing Accommodations in Other Jurisdictions
  • Form H - Testing Accommodations - Visual Disability Verification

Other Certified Legal Specialization Forms

  • Legal Specialization Credit Card Authorization Form
  • Application for Multiple Activity Provider Status
  • Application for Proposed New Specialty
  • Certified Specialist Retirement/Resignation Form
  • Judicial Service Declaration
  • "What Can a Certified Specialist Do For You" Brochure Order Form
  • Order Form for a Replacement Certificate
  • Policy to Permit Headware Due to Religious Beliefs

Limited Liability Partnerships

  • Issuance of Certificate of Registration as a LLP
  • Attachment 1 (Certificate of Registration Support Application)
  • Attachment 2 (Certificate of Registration Support Application)
  • Attachment 3 (Declaration of Compliance with Rules 7.1-7.5)
  • Attachment 4 (Declaration of Compliance with Corporations Code Section 16956 (a)(2))
  • Limited Liability Partnership Name Change

Mandatory Fee Arbitration

  • Client's Request for Arbitration of a Fee Dispute
  • Client's Request for Enforcement of an Arbitration Award
  • Notice of Client's Right to Fee Arbitration
  • Application for Appointment to Fee Arbitration Program
  • Sample Fee Agreements forms and instructions:
    • Sample Written Fee Agreement Form
    • Optional Clauses and Disclosure Forms
    • Sample Written Fee Agreements Forms Instructions and Comments

Mandatory Reporting Forms

  • Discipline by Professional or Occupational Agency
  • Reporting Form: Criminal Charges/Conviction
  • Reporting Form: Reversal of Judgment
  • Reporting Form: Judgment for Fraud
  • Reporting Form: Three or More Lawsuits
  • Reporting Form: Judicial Sanctions
  • Notice to Client of Employment of a Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney
  • Notice of Employment/Termination of a Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney

MCLE Attorney Forms

  • MCLE Credit Request
  • Personal MCLE Log

MCLE Provider forms

  • Single Activity Provider Application
  • Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application (Application will be made available in March 2021
  • Certification of Attendance Form
  • Credit Card Authorization Form
  • Evaluation Form
  • Record of Attendance Form

Senior Lawyers

  • Agreement to Close Law Practice in the Future
  • Application for Transfer to Inactive License Status
  • Fee Waiver Application Form
  • Transfer of Estate Planning Documents

Special Master

  • Special Master Application
  • Special Master Search Summary Form

Applicants/Admissions

  • Document Copy or Service Request Form
  • Registration available online only - Register now
  • Change of Address, Email, Phone Form
  • Name Change

Examination Forms

  • Policy to Permit Headwear Due to Religious Beliefs
  • Bar Examination Study Aids
  • First-Year Law Students' Examination Study Aids
  • Starting First-Year Law Studies Over Certification

Foreign Legal Consultant Forms

  • Register as an Attorney Applicant
  • Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Application
  • Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Address Change Form

Moral Character Determination Forms 

  • Record of Civil Actions and Administrative Proceedings (#1)
  • Record of Criminal Cases (#2)
  • Record of Bankruptcy or Insolvency (#3)
  • Sued by a Receiver, Trustee or other Authority of Bankruptcy (#4)
  • Authorization To Release Medical Records (#5)
  • Description of Chemical Dependency (#6)

Multijurisdictional Practice Forms

  • Register as an Attorney Applicant

Out-of-State Attorney Registered In-House Counsel Program

  • Address Change
  • Name Change

Out-of-State Registered Legal Services Attorney Program

  • Address Change
  • Name Change

Payment and Refund Forms

  • Payment Authorization Form
  • Request for Refund Form

Provisional Licensing Program Forms

  • Supervising Lawyer Declaration

Payment Policies

Credit and debit card payments: For credit or debit card payments, a processing fee of 2.5 percent will be added to all charges. If your credit or debit card transaction is denied, you will not be able to submit your application until you provide another Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover card.

ACH (e-check) Payment: You may also make payments by ACH. There is no processing fees associated with ACH payments. You will need your Bank Routing Number and Bank Account Number. It takes seven days for ACH payments to be processed by our bank processor. If within that seven days a payment is returned for insufficient funds or declined for any reason, your application will be considered incomplete until a replacement payment with any imposed late fees and service charges are received.

 

All declined payments will incur a $20 service charge added to any late fees in effect. The application deadline will be enforced if the payment is not received within the published deadlines.

Testing Accommodations (California Bar Exam & First-Year Law Student's Exam)

  • Form A - ONLINE Petition for Testing Accommodations
  • Form B - Testing Accommodations - Physical Disabilities Verification
  • Form C - Testing Accommodations - Learning Disabilities Verification
  • Form D - Testing Accommodations - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Verification
  • Form E - Testing Accommodations - Mental Disabilities Verification
  • Form F - Testing Accommodations - Law School Verification
  • Form G - Testing Accommodations - Bar Admissions Administrator Verification
  • Form H - Testing Accommodations - Visual Disability Verification
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