California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 6156

(1) The attorney is also licensed in the state in which the alternative business structure is approved.

(2) The fees are compensation for the provision of legal services in that state.

(3) The law of that state is controlling pursuant to Rule 8.5 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct or any successor rule.

(1) Statutory damages of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation or three times the actual damages incurred by the consumer, whichever is greater.

(2) Attorney's costs and fees.

(3) Injunctive or declaratory relief.

(c)(1) For the purposes of this section, “alternative business structure” means any entity that provides legal services while allowing nonattorney ownership or decisionmaking authority.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “alternative business structure” does not include nonprofit organizations.

(1) The arrangement for the sharing of legal fees was ordered or approved by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the establishment or distribution of a common benefit fund in coordinated, consolidated, or multidistrict litigation.

(2) The manner in which the legal fees are to be allocated is subject to judicial or tribunal oversight and determined to be fair, reasonable, and necessary for the administration of justice.

(1) The contract outlines a specific dollar amount for services rendered.

(2) No payment is related to the referral of legal services or purchase of a lead for a potential client or case.

(3) No payment is contingent on the amount recovered in a specific case.