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Lawyer Discipline & Complaints

• Attorney complaint form - English
• Attorney complaint forms in other languages:
  Formulario de queja de abogados - Spanish
  Mẫu Khiếu Nại Luật - Vietnamese
  불만양식 - Korean
  加州律师投诉表 - Chinese
  Форма жалобы на адвоката - Russian
• Complaint form - unauthorized practice of law (UPL) by non-attorneys - English
• Unauthorized practice of law (UPL) complaint form in other languages:
Formulario de queja contra proveedor no licenciado - Spanish
Mẫu khiếu nại hành nghề luật không có giấy phép của người không phải là luật sư - Vietnamese
무자격 변호사의 비변호사 행위 불만 양식 - Korean
非律师未经授权从事法律执业投诉表 - Chinese
Форма жалобы на несанкционированную юридическую деятельность лиц, не являющихся адвокатами - Russian

• Application for reimbursement (Client Security Fund)
• Formulario: Reembolso del Fondo de Seguridad Para Clientes (Client Security Fund)
• Discipline referral form (for judicial officer use only)

Consumer Information

• Will form
• 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)

Human Resources

• State Bar job application

Attorneys

Board of Trustees

• Challenge to Mandatory Membership Fees

Foreign Legal Consultant

• Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Application Instructions
• Registered Foreign Legal Consultant Application
• Instructions and Application for Determination of Moral Character for Foreign Legal Consultants. Contact the Los Angeles Office of Admissions at 213-765-1500 to request a Moral Character Determination Application

State Bar of California Committee Application

• State Bar of California Committee Application form
• Expense Report 2017
• Expense Report 2017 (Office 2003 users)

Immigration

Law Corporations

• Application for Issuance of Certificate of Registration as a Law Corporation
• Attachment A (Shareholder Information)
• Attachment B (Declaration of Compliance with Rule 1-400)
• 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

Certified Specialist Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

• Legal Specialization Education Compliance Card - Compliance Group 3

Legal Specialist Education Providers

• 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 Accomodations

• 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

• 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

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 Rule 1-400)
• 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 Department

Mandatory Reporting Forms

• Imposition of Discipline in Another Jurisdiction Form another jurisdiction discipline
• Reporting Form on civil action or judgment
• Report of Criminal Charges/Conviction Form
• Reporting Form on reversal of judgment
• Reporting Form for three or more lawsuits
• Notice of Employment of a Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Member
• Notice to Client of Employment of a Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Member
• Notice of Termination of Employment of a Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Member

MCLE Attorney Forms

• MCLE Member Credit Request
• Personal MCLE Log

MCLE Provider forms

• Single Activity Provider Application
• Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application
• MCLE Provider Credit Card Authorization Form
• Sample Certificate of Attendance 
• Sample Evaluation Form
• Sample Record of Attendance 

Member Records Forms

• My State Bar Profile (Online update — address, phone, etc.)
• Certificate of Standing Request
• Duplicate Bar Card (Call Member Services Center, 1-888-800-3400)
• IOLTA Update
• Member (Active) Fee Scaling Declaration
• Membership Fee Waiver Application, Per Rule 2.16
• Membership Records Name Change
• Notice to Members Residing Outside the United States
• Sample fee agreements
  • Instructions for sample fee agreements (Word)
  • Sample fee agreements (Word)
  • Optional clauses and disclosure forms (Word)
• Sample Agreement to Close Law Practice in the Future
• Transfer to Active Status
• Transfer of Estate Planning Documents
• Transfer to Inactive Status
• Wall Admission Certificate

Out-of-State Attorney Arbitration Counsel

Pro Bono Practice Program

• Pro Bono Practice Program application and sworn statement
• Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services

Reportable Actions

• Prosecutor's report of charges against an attorney
• Report of discipline by professional/occupational agency
• Report of criminal charges/conviction
• Report of judicial sanctions
• Report of fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty or gross negligence
• Report of 3 or more lawsuits for malpractice or professional misconduct
• Report of reversal of judgment
• Notice to State Bar re: employment/termination of disbarred, resigned, suspended or involuntarily inactive member
• Employment of Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney (Client Notice)

Senior Lawyers

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

Special Master

For general questions about the Special Master program and to download forms, please visit the Special Master web page.

• Application
• Special Master Search Summary Form

Admissions

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

Examination Forms

• Withdrawal From Examination Form
• Test Center Change Form
• 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 (FLC) Forms

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

Law Study Forms

• Notice of Intent to Study Law in a Law Office or Judge's Chambers 
• Law Office Study Report Cover Sheet
• Application for Evaluation of Pre-Legal Education
• Application for Evaluation of Law Study Completed and/or Contemplated
• Registration as a Foreign-Educated General Applicant Not Admitted to the Practice of Law in any United States or Foreign Jurisdictions application

Moral Character Determination Forms (MC)

• Moral Character Determination Application Instructions and Application Form
• Extension of Moral Character Determination Application Form
• Amendment to Application for Determination of Moral Character

Supplemental Moral Character Forms

• Record of Civil Actions and Administrative Proceedings (#1)
• Record of Criminal Cases (#2)
• Record of Bankruptcy or Insolvency (#3)
• Authorization to Release Medical Records (#4)
• Description of Issue Affecting Ability to Practice Law (#5)
• Description of Chemical Dependency (#6)
• Complaints; Professional Discipline (#7)
• Adjudged an Incompetent/Conservatee (#8) 
• Scholastic Discipline (#9)
• Bondedness (#10)
• Indebtedness (#11) 
• Sued by a Receiver, Trustee or Other Authority of Bankruptcy (#12)
• Military Discipline (#13)
• Additional Current Employment (#14)
• Authorization and Release (#15)

Multijurisdictional Practice (MJP) Forms

• Register as an Attorney Applicant

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

• Instructions
• Application
• Change of Employment
• Address Change
• Name Change

Out-of-State Registered Legal Services Attorney Program

• Instructions
• Application
• Address Change
• Name Change

Moral Character Determination for Registered In-House Counsel
and Registered Legal Services Attorney Applicants

• Instructions and Application

Payment and Refund Forms

• Credit Card Authorization Form
• Request for Refund Form

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

• General Instructions for Requesting 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 (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