This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
You must have a membership to view this page.

Law Practice

Jul. 4, 2001

Registration Requisites

The court found that the written contingency agreements were unenforceable because the firm had never registered as a law corporation with the State Bar.

        By Alec H. Boyd
        
        California attorneys who practice law as employees of corporate entities should take note of a recent decision by the 1st District Court of Appeal. In Cappielo, Hoffman & Katz P.C. v. Boyle, 23 Cal.App.4th 1064 (2001), the court expounded upon the perils that corporations face if they fail to...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up