The State Bar of California rules on attorney fees are set forth in the California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 4-200, which provides an eleven factor test to determine whether a fee is conscionable. Included are:

• The amount of the fee in proportion to the value of the services performed.
• The relative sophistication of the member and the client.
• The novelty and difficulty of the questions involved and the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly.
• The likelihood, if apparent to the client, that the acceptance of the particular employment will preclude other employment by the lawyer.
• The amount involved and the results obtained.
• The time limitations imposed by the client or by the circumstances.
• The nature and length of the professional relationship with the client.
• The experience, reputation, and ability of the lawyer or lawyers performing the services.
• Whether the fee is fixed or contingent.
• The time and labor required.
• The informed consent of the client to the fee agreement.

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