The manufacturer, NOT YOU! Under the California Lemon Law Statute, the manufacturer is responsible for paying the attorney’s fees, not the client. The California Lemon Law is a consumer protection law designed to place consumers in a position had the vehicle never been purchased. If you have to pay a portion of your buyback refund to an attorney, you are not made whole. That is why the manufacturer is responsible for paying your lemon law attorney’s fees on top of your buyback refund.