Limited Liability Partnerships

The State Bar of California's Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) program certifies professional partnerships to allow partners to limit their vicarious liability for the acts tortious or otherwise of their partners and employees in accordance with statutes and the State Bar's Limited Liability Partnership Rules and Regulations. Currently, there are approximately 2,700 certified limited liability partnerships. 

Processing time

If your application is incomplete, we will notify you. Returning completed forms to our office quickly will speed up the registration process. You can find the forms you need on the forms webpage.

Effective date of registration

Your registration date with the State Bar will be the date your complete application is received in our office.

When your application is complete and correct, we will mail you a Certificate of Registration as a Limited Liability Partnership.

• California Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 1-400
• State Bar Limited Liability Partnership Rules

Annual Renewal

A limited liability partnership must annually renew its certification as a limited liability partnership by submitting an Annual Renewal.  

The 2022 Annual Renewal will be mailed to the official contact mail address on record for your limited liability partnership in August. You must complete and submit this year’s renewal form to be counted as compliant. Renewals received using the prior year’s forms will not be accepted.

Contact us with questions at LLP@calbar.ca.gov.

Name change

Rule 11.0 of the Limited Liability Partnership Rules and Regulations of the State Bar requires LLPs to report any change of name to the State Bar within 45 days of the change. If your LLP has had a change of name, please forward the following items: An original certified copy of the Secretary of State's Amendment to Registration (LLP-2), including the Secretary of State stamp in colored ink.

You can find forms you need on the forms webpage or by contacting the Secretary of State's LLP filing unit at 916-653-3795:

• A Declaration of Compliance with rule 1-400, Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California, setting forth the new LLP name and signed by a partner authorized to act on behalf of the LLP.
• Declaration of Compliance with California Corporations Code section 16956 (a)(2) There is no fee to request a name change for your LLP from the State Bar of California.

After we receive the forms, your file will be reviewed and after processing, a Certificate of Registration will be issued to the LLP with the new name.

Limited Liability Partnership Program
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
LLP@calbar.ca.gov
888-800-3400