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Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice

    The Commission undertook a study of the statute of limitations for legal malpractice (Code Civ. Proc. § 340.6). The Commission issued a tentative recommendation and a revised tentative recommendation. The Commission also investigated concerns regarding extended exposure to claims of estate planning malpractice and difficulty obtaining affordable malpractice insurance.
    In light of comments received from interested individuals and organizations, in June 2006 the Commission decided to discontinue work on this study. The Commission might reactivate the study in the future if circumstances change and it appears that such work would be productive.
    If you have questions or comments about this study, please send email to Barbara Gaal at bgaal@clrc.ca.gov.

Related Material


Tentative Recommendations and Other Requests for Comment

  • Revised Tentative Rec. --  Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (September 2005) -- Comments Due: 2/17/2006

  • Tentative Rec. -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (November 2004) -- Comments Due: 3/31/2005.

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Meeting Minutes

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Staff Memoranda

  • Memo 2007-38 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Comments of Rodney Pinks (10/19/2007)

  • Memo 2006-17, Supp. 2 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (6/22/2006)

  • Memo 2006-17, Supp. 1 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Comments of Mark Abelson) (5/23/2006)

  • Memo 2006-17 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Comments on Revised Tentative Recommendation) (4/10/06)

  • Memo 2005-36 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Draft of Revised Tentative Recommendation) (9/26/05)

  • Memo 2005-20 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Comments on Tentative Recommendation) (4/28/2005)

  • Memo 2004-50 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Draft of Tentative Recommendation on General Issues) (11/1/2004)

  • Memo 2004-21, Supp. 1 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Additional Comments of HALT on Estate Planning Malpractice (4/14/2004)

  • Memo 2004-21 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Discussion of Estate Planning Issues (4/5/2004)

  • Memo 2003-14, Supp. 1 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Additional Input on Estate Planning Issues (6/4/2003)
     
  • Memo 2003-14 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Input on Estate Planning Issues from State Bar (5/23/2003)
     
  • Memo 2002-13 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (Discussion of Issues) (5/13/2002)

  • Memo 2001-30 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Burden of Proving Time of Discovery (3/26/2001)

  • Memo 2000-61, Supp. 1 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Estate Planning Issues (12/11/2000)

  • Memo 2000-61 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Estate Planning Issues (9/26/2000)

  • Memo 2000-43 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice: Staff Draft (6/19/2000)

  • Memo 2000-14 -- Statute of Limitations for Legal Malpractice (2/2/2000)

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