California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 4 — Attorneys, Article 12 — Incapacity to Attend to Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts, Section 6190
The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney engaged in the practice of law in this state has, for any reason, including but not limited to excessive use of alcohol or drugs, physical or mental illness, or other infirmity or other cause, become incapable of devoting the time and attention to, and providing the quality of service for, his or her law practice which is necessary to protect the interest of a client if there is an unfinished client matter for which no other active licensee of the State Bar, with the consent of the client, has agreed to assume responsibility.
Notes
Establishes state-court jurisdiction under the article when an attorney practicing in California becomes incapable, for any reason including excessive alcohol or drug use, illness, or infirmity, of providing the time, attention, and service quality needed to protect a client, and an unfinished client matter has no other responsible active State Bar licensee accepted with client consent.
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