Mix v. Tumanjan Development Corporation
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIGNON, Acting P. J.
In the published portion of this opinion, we hold
that an attorney representing himself or herself, who prevails in an action on a contract with an attorney fee provision, may recover reasonable attorney fees incurred for legal services of other attorneys who assist the pro se attorney in the prosecution or defense of the action, even if the assisting attorneys do not appear as attorneys of record in the action. We conclude the trial court properly awarded attorney fees. In the unpublished portion of this opinion we conclude substantial evidence supports the trial…
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