Forms

Awards

• Aranda Award
• Diversity Awards
• Jack Berman Award of Achievement
• Loren Miller Legal Services Award
• President's Pro Bono Service Awards

Board of Trustees

• Agreement for Use of State Bar Membership, Eligibility, and Voting Lists Board of Trustees
• Nominating Petition (Board of Trustees)
• Hold Harmless Agreement (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

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

Law Practice Management

• Sample Written Fee Agreements (PDF & Word)
• The California Guide to Opening and Managing a Law Office

Legal Aid Grants

• Application Forms - Narrative (LSP)
• Application Forms – Data (LSP)
• Application Forms – Narrative (Support Centers)
• Application Forms – Data (Support Centers)
• Proposed IOLTA Budget (Legal Services Projects A-D, F-G)
• Proposed IOLTA  Budget (Legal Services Projects E)
• Proposed IOLTA Budget (Support Centers A-D, F)
• Proposed IOLTA  Budget (Support Centers E)
• Proposed EAF Project Budget (A, D-E)
• Proposed EAF Project Budget (B-C)
• IOLTA Proposed Carryover Budget
• EAF Proposed Carryover Budget
• Budget Revision
• IOLTA and EAF Quarterly Report (A-C)
• EAF Reporting Form
• Partnership Grants RFP (A-B-C-E-F)
• Partnership Grants RFP (D)
• Partnership Grants Reports (A-B)

Legal Specialization

• Sample Evaluation Form
• Certified Specialist Resignation Form
• Specialization Exam Application
• Petition for Testing Accommodations
• Judicial Service Declaration (see Rule 12.7)
• Application for Proposed New Specialty (see Standards for Determining the Creation of a new Specialty.)
• Admirality and Maritime Law (available until July 24, 2012) Alternative to the Written Exam Applciation
• Legal Malpractice Law (available until August 12, 2011) Alternative to the Written Exam Application

Applications for Recertification

• Appellate
• Bankruptcy
• Criminal
• Estate Planning, Trust and Probate
• Family
• Immigration and Nationality
• Taxation
• Workers' Compensation

Applications for Approval of Individual Education Activity

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

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
• Sample Written Fee Agreements (Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word)

Member Services

• Admissions Documents Request
  
• Attorney Search
• My State Bar Profile (Online update — address, phone, etc.)
• Attorney Address Change (Change of address for attorneys only)
• Certificate of Standing Request
• Duplicate Bar Card (Call Member Services Center, 1-888-800-3400)
• IOLTA Update
• MCLE Compliance Card
• MCLE Member Credit Request
• MCLE Personal Log
• Member (Active) Fee Scaling Declaration
• Membership Fee Statement
• Membership Fee Waiver Application, Per Rule 2.16
• Membership Records Name Change
• Notice to Members Residing Outside the United States
• 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

Multijurisdictional Practice Program

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: Registered In-House Counsel and Registered Legal Services Attorney Applicants

• Instructions and Application

Out-of-State Attorney Arbitration Counsel

• OSAAC Certificate Application Form
  The OSAAC Certificate Application Form can be downloaded by clicking on the link above. Some arbitral bodies require you to use their certificate, so it is advisable to speak with the office of the arbitrator for information regarding their requirements and documentation.

Reportable Actions

• Attorney's Report of Criminal Charges/Conviction
• Prosecutor's Report of Criminal Charges/Conviction
• Sanction Form
• Other Jurisdiction Discipline
• Employment of Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney
• Employment of Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney (Client Notice)
• Employment Termination of Disbarred, Resigned, Suspended or Involuntarily Inactive Attorney

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