Look for your county in the chart below. Counties in italics do not have State Bar-approved Mandatory Fee Arbitration programs. If your county does not have a fee arbitration program, contact the State Bar at 415-538-2020.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Fresno County Bar Association 2444 Main Street, Suite 125 Fresno, CA 93721 Phone: 559-264-2619 Fax: 559-264-8726 Email: angelicanunez@fresnocountybar.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney has an office in Fresno County or maintained an office in Fresno County at the time the services were rendered or the client resides in the County and a majority of the services were rendered in Fresno County. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. Fee Waiver Program.
Filing Fee $50 for disputes up to and including $500. $75 for disputes over $500 and up to and including $1,000. $100 for disputes over $1,000 and up to and including $5,000. $250 for disputes over $5,000 and up to and including $10,000. $750 for disputes over $10,000.
Panel Size 1 for disputes of $10,000 or less. 3 for disputes over $10,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Kern County Bar Association 1112 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Phone: 661-334-4700 Fax: 661-334-4701 Email: info@kernbar.org Fee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county, or client resides in county and substantial legal services rendered in county. Fee Waiver Program. No incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee A base fee of $50 for all cases plus 5 percent of the amount in dispute. A maximum filing fee of $5,000.
Panel Size 1 for less than $7,500. 3 for $7,500 or over.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Beverly Hills Bar Association 9420 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite B-100 Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3169 Phone: 310-601-2442 Email: feearb@bhba.org Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction If at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in Los Angeles County or maintained an office in Los Angeles County at the times the services were rendered, or where the majority of legal services were provided. No incarcerated clients. Fee waiver program.
Filing Fee $50 plus 5 percent of amount in dispute if less than $10,000. $50 plus 7 percent of amount in dispute if over $10,000 with a maximum of $5,000.
Panel Size 1 for $15,000 or less. 3 for over $15,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Glendale Bar Association P.O. Box 968 Glendale, CA 91209-0968 Phone: 747-231-7417 Email: glendalebarassociation@gmail.com Fee Disputes
Filing Jurisdiction If at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in Los Angeles County or maintained an office in Los Angeles County at the times the services were rendered, or where the majority of legal services were provided. No incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee 5 percent of amount in dispute. $50 minimum, $5,000 maximum.
Panel Size 1 for $10,000 or less. 3 for over $10,000.
Fee Arbitration Administrator Long Beach Bar Association 3515 Linden Avenue Long Beach, CA 90807 Phone: 562-988-6444 Fee Arbitration Rules and Forms
Filing Jurisdiction At least one of the attorneys involved presently maintains or maintained an office in Los Angeles County at the time services were performed, or if a substantial amount of services were performed in Los Angeles County. Fee Waiver Program. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee $50 for any amount in dispute equal to or less than $1,499.99. 4 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes between $1,500.00 and $14,999.99. 5 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes of $15,000.00 or more, with a maximum filing fee of $5,000.
Panel Size 1 if less than $15,000 and 3 arbitrators if $15,000 or more.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Los Angeles County Bar Association P.O. Box 55020 Los Angeles, CA 90055-0020 Phone: 213-896-6426 Email: acmas@lacba.org Mediation and Arbitration Services
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county or substantial legal services rendered in county. Client must agree to binding arbitration if disputed amount is less than $10,000. Also offering fee dispute mediation. Will not arbitrate with incarcerated clients. Fee Waiver Program.
Filing Fee $50 plus 5 percent of amount in dispute when total amount in dispute is less than $10,000. 6 percent of amount in dispute when total amount in dispute is $10,000 or more but less than $20,000. 7 percent of amount in dispute when total amount in dispute is $20,000 or more with a maximum fee of $7,500.
Panel Size 1 if $25,000 or less. 3 if over $25,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator San Gabriel Valley Lawyer Referral Service 1175 East Garvey Avenue Suite 105 Covina, CA 91724-3618 Phone: 626-966-5530 Email: info@sgvlawyer.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney has an office in Los Angeles or maintained an office at the time service was rendered, or substantial service was provided in Los Angeles County. Will not arbitrate with incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee $100 plus 5 percent of the disputed amount if the amount in dispute is less than $5,000. $100 plus 6 percent of the disputed amount if the amount in dispute is $5,000 or more and less than $10,000. $100 plus 7 percent when the amount in dispute is $10,000 or more with a $4,000 maximum filing fee.
Panel Size 1 for $25,000 or less. 3 for over $25,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Santa Monica Bar Association 2461 Santa Monica Boulevard #529 Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: 310-450-9289 Mandatory Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction If at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in Los Angeles County or maintained an office in Los Angeles County at the times the services were rendered.
Offering fee dispute mediation. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. Fee Waiver Program.
Filing Fee 5 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes up to $10,000 with a minimum of $100. 7 percent of the amount in dispute when the total amount in dispute is $10,000 or more with a maximum fee of $5,000.
Panel Size 1 for disputes of $15,000 or less. 3 for disputes over $15,000.
NOTE: The Marin County Bar Association is temporarily suspending their program and is currently not accepting new cases. They will continue to administer cases already filed with their program.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Marin County Bar Association 101 Lucas Valley Road #326 San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: 415-499-1314 Fee Dispute Resolution
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county, or substantial legal services rendered in county. Fee Waiver Program.
Filing Fee Schedule 5 percent of the amount in dispute when the amount is less than $10,000. 7 percent of the amount in dispute when the amount is $10,000 or more with a minimum fee of $50 and a maximum of $7,000.
Fee Arbitration Administrator Monterey County Bar Association 2620 Colonel Durham Street Seaside, CA 93955 Phone: 831-582-5400, ext. 2 Email: feearbitration@montereycountybar.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction If a substantial portion of the legal services was performed in Monterey or Santa Cruz County, or at least one of the attorneys in the dispute maintained an office in Monterey or Santa Cruz County at the time the services were rendered. Fee waiver program.
Filing Fee $100 for disputes less than $7,500; $250 for disputes of $7,500 or more but less than $15,000; $500 for disputes of $15,000 or more but less than $25,000; $1,000 for disputes of $25,000 or more but less than $30,000; $1,500 for disputes of $30,000 or more but less than $40,000; $2,000 for disputes of $40,000 or more but less than $150,000; or $7,500 for disputes of $150,000 or more.
Panel Size 1 for disputes of $25,000 or less. 3 for disputes over $25,000.
Fee Arbitration Committee Nevada County Bar Association P.O. Box 1473 Nevada City, CA 95959 Phone: 530-432-0851 Fee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction If the majority of services were provided in the county.
Filing Fee $150 if the amount in dispute is under $10,000. $300 if the amount in dispute is $10,000 or over.
Panel Size 1 if the amount in dispute is under $10,000. 3 if the disputed amount is $10,000 or over.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Orange County Bar Association P.O. Box 6130 Newport Beach, CA 92658 Phone: 949-440-6700 ext. 153 Email: feearbitration@ocbar.org Disputing Attorney Fees
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county, substantial legal services rendered in county, client resides in county and no program in attorney's county, or by stipulation of both parties. Client must agree to binding arbitration if dispute is less than $1,500. Offering fee dispute mediation.
Filing Fee $75 for $1 - $1,500. 5 percent of amount for over $1,500 with a $5,000 maximum.
Panel Size 1 for $10,000 or less 3 for over $10,000
Desert Bar Association Fee Resolution Committee Phone: 760-851-4886 Email: arbitration@desertbar.com Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office maintained in county and majority of legal services provided within Coachella Valley. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. No fee wavier.
Filing Fee The filing fee shall be 5 percent of the amount in dispute with a minimum fee of $150.00 and a maximum of $5,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Riverside County Bar Association 4129 Main Street, Suite 100 Riverside, CA 92501 Phone: 951-682-1015 Fax: 951-682-0106 Email: rcba@riversidecountybar.com Attorney Fee Arbitration Service
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county, or substantial legal services rendered in county. Won't arbitrate if in jurisdiction of Desert Bar, unless a conflict with Desert area attorneys is specified in writing. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. Fee Waiver Program.
Filing Fee 5 percent of the amount in dispute when the amount is less than $10,000. 7 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes of $10,000 or more with a minimum fee of $100 and a maximum of $5,000.
Panel Size 1 for $5,000 or less. 3 for over $5,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Sacramento County Bar Association 8928 Volunteer Lane, Suite 250 Sacramento, CA 95826 Phone: 916-604-9726 Fax: 916-564-3787 Email: feearb@sacbar.org Mandatory Fee Arbitration Service
Filing Jurisdiction If a substantial portion of the services were performed in the county or the attorney has, or had at the time of services, an office in the county. Fee Waiver Program. Does not arbitrate with incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee $100 plus 5 percent of the disputed amount if the amount in dispute is less than $5,000. $100 plus 6 percent of the disputed amount if the amount in dispute is $5,000 or more and less than $10,000. $100 plus 7 percent when the amount in dispute is $10,000 or more with a maximum filing fee of $7,500.
Panel Size 1 if the disputed amount is $25,000 or less. 3 if the amount in dispute is over $25,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator San Bernardino County Bar Association 1902 Orange Tree Lane, Suite 100 Redlands, CA 92374 Phone: 909-885-1986 Email: bar@sbcba.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county, client resides in county, or if substantial legal services performed in county. Will not arbitrate with incarcerated clients.
Filing Fee $100 for disputes up to $1,500. 7 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes from $1,501 up to $50,000. $3,500 for disputes over $50,000.
Panel Size 1 if $25,000 or less. 3 for over $25,000.
Fee Arbitration Program AdministratorWestern San Bernardino County Bar AssociationP.O. Box 624Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729Phone: 909-483-0548Fax: 909-481-0553Email: mail@wsbcba.orgFee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction Substantial legal services performed in county, or at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in county, or maintained an office in county at the time services were rendered. Fee waiver program.
Filing Fee 5 percent of the amount of the dispute, with a $100 minimum and $3,000 maximum.
Panel Size 1 if $15,000 or less. 3 for over $15,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator San Diego County Bar Association 401 West A Street, Suite 1100 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619-231-0781 Email: arbitration@sdcba.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county or, substantial services rendered in county. Fee Waiver program. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. A voluntary Fee Mediation program is offered.
Filing Fee 5 percent of amount in dispute with a $75 minimum and $7,500 maximum. $250 will be charged per $1,000,000 in dispute over the first $1,000,000 in dispute.
Panel Size 1 if the dispute is less than $25,000. 3 for disputes of $25,000 or more.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Post Office Box 585 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Phone: 805-541-5930 Email: info@slobar.org Fee Dispute Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney must have an office in the county or have performed substantial legal service in the county. Fee waiver program.
Filing Fee $50 for disputes under $5,000. $100 for disputes of $5,000 or more but less than $10,000. 1 percent of amount in dispute for cases of $10,000 or more. Fee is not to exceed $5,000.
Marietta Jablonka Santa Barbara County Bar Association 15 West Carrillo Street Suite 106 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: 805-569-5511 Fax: 805-569-2888 Email: sblawdirector@sblaw.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction Attorney's office in county or substantial legal services rendered in county. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients. No fee waiver program.
Filing Fee For disputes involving $2,000 or less -- $100.00, nonrefundable. For disputes involving more than $2,000 but less than $10,000 -- $100.00, nonrefundable, plus 5 percent of the amount in dispute in excess of $2,000. For disputes involving $10,000 or more -- $500.00, $100.00 of which is nonrefundable, plus 7 percent of the amount in dispute in excess of $10,000, but in no case shall the fee arbitration filing fee exceed $5,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Palo Alto Area Bar Association 855 El Camino Real, Suite 13A #309 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Email: info@paaba.org Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction If a substantial portion of the legal services were performed in, or at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has, or maintained an office in: Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Portola Valley, or Woodside at the time services were rendered.
Filing Fee $50 for $1,000 or less. $100 for $1,001-$5,000. $150 for $5,001-$15,000. $250 for $15,001 or more.
Panel Size 1 if $10,000 or less. 3 if over $10,000.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Santa Clara County Bar Association P.O. Box 26457 San Jose, CA 95159 Phone: 669-204-3100 Email: MaryG@sccba.com Mandatory Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction If a substantial portion of the services were performed in Santa Clara County or at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has or had an office in Santa Clara County at the time the services were rendered. Fee waiver program. Will arbitrate with incarcerated clients.
NOTICE: The Palo Alto Area Bar Association accepts cases involving an attorney with an office located or maintained in Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Alto Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, or Woodside, at the time services were rendered. Please refer to the Palo Alto Area Bar Association entry above for information on filing a request for arbitration of fee dispute arising in one of these cities.
Filing Fee $54 up to $1,000. $162 for $1,001-$5,000. $270 for $5,001-$10,000. 8 percent of amount with a $7,500 maximum for over $10,000.
Sonoma County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Program Administrator 3035 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 205 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Phone: 707-542-1190 x190 Email: win@sonomacountybar.org Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction A substantial portion of the legal services were performed in the county or attorney has or maintained an office in county at the time legal services performed. Fee waiver program.
Filing Fee $250.00 plus 5 percent of the amount in dispute for disputes up to $5,000. $500.00 plus 5 percent for disputes over $5,000 and under $10,000. $500.00 plus 7 percent for disputes of $10,000 and above. Maximum fee amount is $7,500.
Panel Size 1 for less than $10,000. 3 for $10,000 and over.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Yuba-Sutter Bar Association P.O. Box 204 Marysville, CA 95901 Phone: 530-671-1161 Fee Arbitration Forms
Filing Jurisdiction The Program shall have jurisdiction over a fee dispute if a substantial portion of the legal services was performed in the Yuba or Sutter County, or at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in Yuba or Sutter County or maintained an office in Yuba or Sutter County at the times the services were rendered. Fee Waiver program.
Filing Fee $100 for disputes at or over $5,000. $50 for disputes up to $5,000.
Panel Size 1 for less than $5,000, or by stipulation. 3 for $5,000 or more.
Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Tulare County Bar Association P. O. Box 1711 Visalia, CA 93279-1711 Phone: 559-697-5503 Email: tularecobar@gmail.com Fee Arbitration
Filing Jurisdiction If at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has or maintained an office in the county at the time services were rendered. Disputed amount must be $1000 or more.
Filing Fee $50 for disputes up to $1,000. $100 for disputes over $5,000. $150 for disputes up to $15,000. $250 for disputes up to $25,000. $500 for disputes up to over $25,000.
NOTE: The Ventura County Bar Association is not accepting new cases. They will continue to administer cases already filed with their program. Fee Arbitration Program Administrator Ventura County Bar Association 4475 Market Street, Suite B Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: 805-650-7599 Email: bar@vcba.org Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program
Filing Jurisdiction If a substantial portion of the legal services was performed in the county, or at least one of the attorneys involved in the dispute has an office in the county or maintained an office there at the times the services were rendered.
Filing Fee $200 for disputes up to $5,000. $400 for disputes $5,001 to $10,000. $600 for disputes $10,001 to $20,000. $1200 for disputes $20,001 to $50,000. $1600 for disputes over $50,000.
Panel Size 1 if the dispute is $10,000 or less. 3 if the dispute is over $10,000.