Fee Arbitration for The Public

Are you having a dispute with your attorney over fees? We may be able to help. The Alameda County Bar Association's Fee Arbitration Program allows clients and lawyers to settle fee disputes.

The Fee Arbitration Program helps resolve fee disputes between attorneys and clients. Arbitration provides a speedy and impartial mechanism to resolve fee disputes.

Your dispute can be arbitrated if your attorney is located in Alameda County or if substantial legal services were performed in Alameda County.

A neutral arbitrator will review the facts and decide on the appropriate attorney's fees in a comfortable and low-cost setting.

If you believe you have a fee dispute with an attorney in Alameda County, please call (510) 302-2211 and leave your name, address, and phone number for an application packet. You may also print the Client's Application Packet below.

If you wish to file a complaint against your attorney over issues not specifically related to attorney fees and costs, please contact the State Bar of California at (800) 843-9053 or visit the website at www.calbar.org and follow the links to Public Services/Filing a Complaint Against an Attorney.

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