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Attorneys. Fees. Right to Negotiate.
Frivolous Lawsuits. Initiative Statute.
Official Title and Summary prepared by the Attorney General
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Text of Proposition
ATTORNEYS. FEES. RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE.
FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.
- Except as allowed by laws in effect on January 1, 1995, prohibits restrictions on the right to
negotiate amount of attorneys' fees, whether fixed, hourly or contingent.
- Prohibits attorney from charging or collecting excessive or unconscionable fees.
- Authorizes court to impose sanctions upon attorney who files a lawsuit or pleading which is
totally and completely without merit or filed solely to harass opposing party. Prohibits
sanctioned attorney from collecting fees for case.
- Requires State Bar to recommend appropriate discipline for attorneys with repeated sanctions.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's
Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
- Adoption of this measure would have an unknown, but probably not significant, net fiscal
impact on state and local governments.
Analysis by the Legislative Analyst
Argument in Favor of Proposition 207
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 207
Argument Against Proposition 207
Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 207
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