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CA State Bar Certified Attorney & Lawyer Marketing |
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No
attorney shall be registered with 1000Attorneys.com Lawyer Referral and
Information Service unless or until he or she shall warrant the following minimum
requirements for membership:
- That he or she is a member in
good standing of the State Bar of California;
- That he or she operates and
maintains an office in California
and is actively engaged in the practice of law;
- That he or she has disclosed
with his or her application any suspension from practice or disbarment
from the State Bar of California;
- That he or she is covered by
such bond, policy of errors and omissions insurance, or self-insurance as
may be required from time to time by the Governing Committee of the
service, and, if so required, shall forward to 1000Attorneys.com proof of such policy upon request with a coverage of at least 100,000
per incident and 300,000 per aggregate year.
Membership benefits
Unique Call Rotation System: All calls are rotated evenly and
effectively among each panel member.
Superior In-house Call Processing
Center: Our trained legal analysts gather
all necessary contact information and immediately forward the information to
your office if it is determined that legal counsel is needed. Callers are
either patched directly to your office or are given your contact information. You are notified in real time via email every referral forwarded to your
office. LRIS referral
representatives screen calls before referring them to your office. When a
caller reaches you or your staff, the nature of the case and the
relevant areas of law are clearly established. Our staff has also taken
into account the location and language of the potential client.
Marketing Consulting Services: Free offline/online marketing and corporate
identity support for all our members.
Dedicated Customer Satisfaction: You will be assigned a LRIS
Coordinator specializing in your area of practice, who will contact you
periodically to ensure quality of service.
Cost
Efficiency: The
service monitors all details of performance to ensure maximum results. Benefit
from a large advertising budget for an entire market for only the cost of a
single area in which you practice.
State
Bar Compliance: Our
lawyer referral program complies with rules and regulations set forth by the
Bar and the Supreme Court to provide unbiased lawyer referrals. The courts, government agencies, community organizations and attorneys refer the public to our LRIS. The LRIS service is a proven way for solo practitioners and small firms to build and grow a client base.
Target
Audience: Our
Powerful Internet advertising positions our website at the top of all the major
search engines and online directories; this generates immediate call generation
to our call center. We partner with our panel members to strengthen and grow their practice through direct response Internet advertising.
***Referral
Panel membership is open to members of the California Bar who qualify under our Rules
of Operation.***
Currently,
we are accepting membership applications for all Southern California Districts.
How to apply
For
immediate membership consideration or to inquire about our lawyer referral and information service, please FAX
the following documents.
- A letter of intent to join
our service in your company's letterhead with all contact information. Please indicate what areas of law you practice, your email address and what counties you service.
- A copy of your E/O declaration policy page with the required minimum coverage limits as stated above.
Our FAX number is:
661-554-7079 A LRIS Coordinator will contact you within 24 hours.
Existing Members
Please login to your account using the fields below.
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California Business And Professions Code Section 6155
(a) An individual, partnership, corporation, association, or
any other entity shall not operate for the direct or indirect
purpose, in whole or in part, of referring potential clients to
attorneys, and no attorney shall accept a referral of such potential
clients, unless all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The service is registered with the State Bar of California
and (a) on July 1, 1988, is operated in conformity with minimum
standards for a lawyer referral service established by the State Bar,
or (b) upon approval by the Supreme Court of minimum standards for a
lawyer referral service, is operated in conformity with those
standards.
(2) The combined charges to the potential client by the referral
service and the attorney to whom the potential client is referred do
not exceed the total cost that the client would normally pay if no
referral service were involved.
(b) A referral service shall not be owned or operated, in whole or
in part, directly or indirectly, by those lawyers to whom,
individually or collectively, more than 20 percent of referrals are
made. For purposes of this subdivision, a referral service that is
owned or operated by a bar association, as defined in the minimum
standards, shall be deemed to be owned or operated by its governing
committee so long as the governing committee is constituted and
functions in the manner prescribed by the minimum standards.
(c) None of the following is a lawyer referral service:
(1) A plan of legal insurance as defined in Section 119.6 of the
Insurance Code.
(2) A group or prepaid legal plan, whether operated by a union,
trust, mutual benefit or aid association, public or private
corporation, or other entity or person, which meets both of the
following conditions:
(A) It recommends, furnishes, or pays for legal services to its
members or beneficiaries.
(B) It provides telephone advice or personal consultation.
(3) A program having as its purpose the referral of clients to
attorneys for representation on a pro bono basis.
(d) The following are in the public interest and do not constitute
an unlawful restraint of trade or commerce:
(1) An agreement between a referral service and a participating
attorney to eliminate or restrict the attorney's fee for an initial
office consultation for each potential client or to provide free or
reduced fee services.
(2) Requirements by a referral service that attorneys meet
reasonable participation requirements, including experience,
education, and training requirements.
(3) Provisions of the minimum standards as approved by the Supreme
Court.
(4) Requirements that the application and renewal fees for
certification as a lawyer referral service be determined, in whole or
in part, by a consideration of any combination of the following
factors: a referral service's gross annual revenues, number of
panels, number of panel members, amount of fees charged to panel
members, or for-profit or nonprofit status; provided that the
application and renewal fees do not exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000) or 1 percent of the gross annual revenues, whichever is
less.
(5) Requirements that, to increase access to the justice system
for all Californians, lawyer referral services establish separate
ongoing activities or arrangements that serve persons of limited
means.
(e) A violation or threatened violation of this section may be
enjoined by any person.
(f) With the approval of the Supreme Court, the State Bar shall
formulate and enforce rules and regulations for carrying out this
section, including rules and regulations which do the following:
(1) Establish minimum standards for lawyer referral services. The
minimum standards shall include provisions ensuring that panel
membership shall be open to all attorneys practicing in the
geographical area served who are qualified by virtue of suitable
experience, and limiting attorney registration and membership fees to
reasonable sums which do not discourage widespread attorney
membership.
(2) Require that an entity seeking to qualify as a lawyer referral
service register with the State Bar and obtain from the State Bar a
certificate of compliance with the minimum standards for lawyer
referral services.
(3) Require that the certificate may be obtained, maintained,
suspended, or revoked pursuant to procedures set forth in the rules
and regulations.
(4) Require the lawyer referral service to pay an application and
renewal fee for the certificate in such reasonable amounts as may be
determined by the State Bar. The State Bar shall adopt rules
authorizing the waiver or reduction of the fees upon a demonstration
of financial necessity. The State Bar may require that the
application and renewal fees for certification as a lawyer referral
service be determined, in whole or in part, by a consideration of any
combination of the following factors: a referral service's gross
annual revenues, number of panels, number of panel members, amount of
fees charged to panel members, or for-profit or nonprofit status;
provided that the application and renewal fees do not exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) or 1 percent of the gross annual revenues,
whichever is less.
(5) Require that, to increase access to the justice system for all
Californians, lawyer referral services establish separate ongoinq
activities or arrangements that serve persons of limited means.
(6) Require each lawyer who is a member of a certified lawyer
referral service to comply with all applicable professional
standards, rules, and regulations, and to possess a policy of errors
and omissions insurance in an amount not less than one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000) for each occurrence and three hundred
thousand dollars ($300,000) aggregate, per year. By rule, the State
Bar may provide for alternative proof of financial responsibility to
meet this requirement.
(g) Provide that cause for denial of certification or
recertification or revocation of certification of a lawyer referral
service shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Noncompliance with the statutes or minimum standards governing
lawyer referral services as adopted and from time to time amended.
(2) Sharing common or cross ownership, interests, or operations
with any entity which engages in referrals to licensed or unlicensed
health care providers.
(3) Direct or indirect consideration regarding referrals between
an owner, operator, or member of a lawyer referral service and any
licensed or unlicensed health care provider.
(4) Advertising on behalf of attorneys in violation of the Rules
of Professional Conduct or the Business and Professions Code.
(h) This section shall not be construed to prohibit attorneys from
jointly advertising their services.
(1) Permissible joint advertising, among other things, identifies
by name the advertising attorneys or law firms whom the consumer of
legal services may select and initiate contact with.
(2) Certifiable referral activity involves, among other things,
some person or entity other than the consumer and advertising
attorney or law firms which, in person, electronically, or otherwise,
refers the consumer to an attorney or law firm not identified in the
advertising.
(i) A lawyer referral service certified under this section and
operating in full compliance with this section, and in full
compliance with the minimum standards and the rules and regulations
of the State Bar governing lawyer referral services, shall not be
deemed to be in violation of Section 3215 of the Labor Code or
Section 750 of the Insurance Code.
(j) The payment by an attorney or law firm member of a certified
referral service of the normal fees of that service shall not be
deemed to be in violation of Section 3215 of the Labor Code or
Section 750 of the Insurance Code, provided that the attorney or law
firm member is in full compliance with the minimum standards and the
rules and regulations of the State Bar governing lawyer referral
services.
(k) Certifications of lawyer referral services issued by the State
Bar shall not be transferable.
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