California Courts of Appeal
Jul. 17, 2015
Court of Appeals confirms no fees can be paid to non-admitted attorneys
A Chicago attorney can not collect $200,000 in fees for work on a California class action he did without being admitted pro hac vice, and may be liable for a misdemeanor under the State Bar Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An unpublished opinion released Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that out-of-state
attorneys not admitted pro hac vice on California cases cannot request attorney fees
for their work, and may be liable for a misdemeanor for practicing law illegally under
the State Bar Act. Golba et al v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., G049611 (...
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