Focus (Forum & Focus)
Feb. 12, 2009
An Obligation to Arbitrate?
A recent appellate case demonstrates the need for harmony between the federal Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act and the California Arbitration Act, writes Richard Chernick. - Focus Column
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By Richard Chernick California attorneys are obligated to submit to non-binding arbitration of fee disputes with clients before a local bar association if the client timely demands it, according to the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act, California Business & Professions Code Section 6201(a), 6200(c). The attorney may also require the client to agree to arbitrate such disputes on a non-binding basis. Business & Professions Code Sec...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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