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Petition to Confirm, Correct, or Vacate Attorney-Client Fee Arbitration Award

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2024

This form is used to ask the court to approve, fix, or cancel a decision (award) made by an arbitrator regarding a dispute over attorney fees. It is used only for certain types of binding awards from specific fee arbitration programs.

The court describes it as: Ask the court to approve (confirm) or correct an arbitrator’s decision (award) made in a special arbitration program for disputes between attorneys and clients over attorney fees and to make the award a court decision (judgment) or ask the court to cancel (vacate) the arbitrator’s award. Use this form only for awards that you are not free to reject (binding awards) made in arbitrations done under Business and Professions Code sections 6200-6206.

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Where this fits in a case

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Stage: Start a case

This form is used after an attorney-client fee arbitration has taken place, and the petitioner needs the court to take action on the resulting award.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Common questions

Who should file this form?
The petitioner files this form. The petitioner is the person asking the court to take action on the award.
What kind of award can I use this form for?
This form is only for awards that are binding and come from fee arbitrations conducted under specific Business and Professions Code sections.
Can I use this form to reject an award and ask for a trial?
No, the form advises that this form should not be used to reject a nonbinding award and request a trial; for that, a different form is needed.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2024.

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