Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (2005)
California Attorney General Reports
Decided November 21, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE JEFF DENHAM, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question:
May a partner in a law firm who holds a California real estate broker's license represent the seller of real property in a transaction in which the seller agrees to pay the law firm a real estate brokerage commission in lieu of an hourly fee for legal services rendered in connection with the sales transaction?
CONCLUSION
A partner in a law firm who holds a California real estate broker's license may represent the seller…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wise v. RadisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- Haas v. GreenwaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Preach v. Monter RainbowCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- Zappas v. King Williams Press, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1970
- In Re UtzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
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