§ 6077 Attorney Discipline Rules

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Lawyers in the state must follow special rules about how they behave and do their job.
•If a lawyer breaks these rules on purpose, they can get in trouble.
•The punishment can be a warning (private or public) or they might not be allowed to work as a lawyer for up to 3 years.

Example

A lawyer takes money from a client but doesn’t do the work they promised.

This is breaking the rules because lawyers must do their job honestly. The lawyer could get a public warning or even be stopped from working as a lawyer for a while.

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§ 6077 Attorney Discipline Rules

The rules of professional conduct adopted by the board, when approved by the Supreme Court, are binding upon all licensees of the State Bar. For a willful breach of any of these rules, the State Bar Court has power to discipline attorneys by reproval, public or private, or to recommend to the Supreme Court the suspension from practice for a period not exceeding three years of licensees of the State Bar. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 698, Sec. 9. (SB 176) Effective January 1, 2020.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 6077.

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