Service Name: CLIENT SECURITY FUND
Organization Name: STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
Location
Location Name: CLIENT SECURITY FUND STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
- Physical Address: 1149 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90015
- Mailing Address:
- Description: Offers a fund that reimburses clients who have lost money or property due to theft or acts of fraud committed by a California lawyer acting in a professional capacity. Losses covered through the fund include: theft or embezzlement of money or the wrongful taking or conversion of money or property; failure to refund unearned attorney fees paid to the lawyer in advance where the lawyer performed no services, or an insignificant portion of the services; the borrowing of money from a client without the intention or reasonably anticipated ability to repay the money; obtaining money or property from a client by representing that it would be used for investment purposes when no investment is made; and an act of intentional dishonesty or deceit that directly leads to the loss of money or property that actually came into the lawyer's possession.
- Phone(s):
- Hours: 24/7 over the phone or online.
- Eligibility: Must first file a complaint through the Bar Association.
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Areas Served:
- Butte United States
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