Current and former State Bar licensees will be invited to participate in stages to ensure a smooth process. You will receive an invitation via mail and email when you are eligible. Please wait for your individualized invitation via mail and email for the website link and log-in instructions.  Former licensees and suspended licensees or licensees not otherwise eligible to practice law (as of January 1, 2025) will be notified by the end of March 2025. 

Licensees on active and voluntary inactive status (as of January 1, 2025) will be invited in May to have the opportunity to settle discipline costs, monetary sanctions and/or CSF reimbursements due with their annual fee renewals in 2026 and beyond. Any portion of the abovementioned debt due with your 2025 renewal fees, or otherwise due in 2025, must be paid in full in 2025, in alignment with the State Bar’s Schedule of Charges and Deadlines, as a condition of continued practice. This program does not include any other type of debt owed to the State Bar, included but not limited to, past due license fees, CTAPP and/or MCLE non-compliance penalties.

The State Bar is using eConciliador to administer the Program. eConciliador is a secure online platform that helps settle claims efficiently and quickly.

Your participation in this program is voluntary to resolve the debt that is owed to the State Bar. If you choose not to take advantage of the Fresh Start Settlement Program, the State Bar reserves all rights to pursue, or continue to pursue, any and all available legal remedies to recover the total owed debt, including without limitation reporting the debt to FTB, credit reporting agencies, entry of a Superior Court money judgment and/or pursuing legal actions. 

If you were an active or voluntarily inactive licensee as of January 1, 2025 and do not participate in the Fresh Start Settlement Program, or are not able to reach a settlement, you are required to pay your outstanding discipline costs, monetary sanctions and/or Client Security Fund reimbursements as originally ordered by the Supreme Court of California, State Bar Court and/or the Client Security Fund. If you were granted an extension of time to pay costs, your extension order will still be valid.

You will be sent a letter and an email, which will include the website link and your login details (your State Bar Number and a personal PIN). After logging in, you can create your own password or continue using the provided PIN.

Call 1-855-394-5084. They will help you recover your PIN after authenticating your identity.

You will enter your State Bar Number and PIN, and you will see how much you owe the State Bar. Click “Settlement Offer” to receive an offer to settle your debt.

The offer considers several factors, including the type of debt, the licensee status of the individual, and the amount of debt.

For most individuals, it takes less than five minutes from logging in to signing the Settlement Agreement.

If you reject the State Bar’s settlement offer you will have the opportunity to provide feedback as to why you rejected the offer and submit a counteroffer. If your counteroffer is not accepted and you would like to return to the original State Bar offer, please email collections@calbar.ca.gov to reset your original offer.

No, you don’t need to provide any financial documents to receive an offer to settle for less than what you owe. For attorneys not allowed to practice law as of January 1, 2025 and who cannot afford the settlement offer, the State Bar will ask for more information to determine if extreme financial hardship should be considered in accepting a lower settlement for collections purposes only.