Fee Arbitration Self-Study
To qualify as an attorney fee arbitrator, you must have been admitted to the practice of law a minimum of three years and be in current good standing with the State Bar of California. Complete and submit the Attorney Fee Arbitrator Volunteer form.
To qualify as a non-lawyer fee arbitrator, you must not work in the legal field and complete and submit the Non-Lawyer Fee Arbitrator Volunteer form.
In addition, you must attend a fee arbitrator training program or complete the self-study program and tests below, once every five years.
The self-study program is divided into three parts. You must complete all three in order to meet the qualification requirement.
Attorneys will receive three MCLE credits/hours for completing the program and tests, which includes .50 hour in Legal Ethics.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Download the Rules of Procedure and training PDFs and study each thoroughly.
When you are ready, download the tests, answer all questions, and save each test to your desktop.
It is important that you add your last name to the end of each file when you save it, so that we can keep detailed records (i.e. Fee-Arbitrator-Basic-Training-Test-smith.pdf).
Email all three tests as attachments, or mail them to:
Emily Day
CCCBA Fee Arbitration Coordinator
Contra Costa County Bar Association
704 Main Street
Martinez CA 94553
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