LIMITED SCOPE RETAINER AGREEMENT - California



LIMITED SCOPE RETAINER AGREEMENT

Unlawful Detainer Mandatory Settlement Conference ONLY

This is an agreement between

(NAME OF CLIENT) _______________________________________________ and

(NAME OF LAWYER) _______________________________________________

It was signed on the date entered below and describes the legal representation provided at the

Mandatory Settlement Conference in Case No. ___________________ on ____________________, 2005.

1. Lawyer agrees to represent Client at the Settlement Conference listed above.

2. Lawyer agrees to provide his/her services to Client today on a pro bono basis, free of charge.

3. The purpose of this agreement is to allow Client to have a Lawyer representing her/him in today’s Settlement Conference only.

4. Lawyer’s obligations do not extend beyond today’s Settlement Conference. According to this agreement, Lawyer will not provide representation or assistance to Client at any time in the future even if the case does not settle today. If the Settlement Conference is rescheduled, or settlement efforts continue in the days or weeks following today’s Settlement Conference, Lawyer is not authorized or obligated to represent or assist Client at any future Settlement Conferences or hearings, unless a new and separate retainer agreement is signed by both Client and Lawyer.

5. Client understands that if he/she does not settle the case at today’s Settlement Conference, he/she will not be represented or advised by Lawyer in any further proceedings in this case or any other case, unless a new and separate retainer agreement is signed by both Client and Lawyer.

6. Client agrees to cooperate with Lawyer before and during today’s Mandatory Settlement Conference.

7. Client understands that everything that he/she tells Lawyer will be kept confidential. In addition, if a Social Worker is assigned to Client and if Client agrees to that assignment, Client understands that everything that he/she tells the Social Worker will also be kept confidential. However, Client understands that there are three kinds of information that the Social Worker cannot keep secret: 1) if Client tells the Social Worker that he/she is hurting a child, or an old or disabled person; 2) if the Social Worker suspects child or elder abuse; or 3) if Client tells the Social Worker that Client plans to seriously hurt or kill Client’s self or someone else. Client understands that if Client tells the Social Worker about these things, or if the Social Worker suspects these things, the Social Worker may have to tell another social worker at an agency that protects children, the elderly or the disabled, or the police.

8. Client declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that Client does not own more than one piece of real property, or one piece of real property with more than three units in it.

9. Lawyer and Client agree that any changes to this agreement must be in writing and must be signed by both Lawyer and Client.

Date:

_________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

(SIGNATURE OF CLIENT) (SIGNATURE OF LAWYER)

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