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Code of Civil Procedure § 1297.185

ARTICLE 1.5. Representation by Foreign and Out-of-State Attorneys

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.185Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 134, Sec. 1. (SB 766) Effective January 1, 2019.

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.