Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.185 · Article 1.5. Representation by Foreign and Out-of-State Attorneys
Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.185
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this article, a “qualified attorney” means an individual who is not admitted to practice law in this state but is all of the following:
(a) Admitted to practice law in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or a member of a recognized legal profession in a foreign jurisdiction, the members of which are admitted or otherwise authorized to practice as attorneys or counselors at law or the equivalent.
(b) Subject to effective regulation and discipline by a duly constituted professional body or public authority of that jurisdiction.
(c) In good standing in every jurisdiction in which he or she is admitted or otherwise authorized to practice.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 134, Sec. 1. (SB 766) Effective January 1, 2019.
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