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3861 REVIEW GRANTED A corporation that has failed to register with The State Bar is not entitled to practice law and its characterization of itself as an attorney is a misrepresentation of fact, but fraud liability cannot be imposed unless the client's reliance on the misrepresentation resulted in damage; to prevent it from continuing in the unauthorized practice of law, an unregistered law corporation may be required to disgorge attorney fees.CitationFRYE v TENDERLOIN HOUSING CLINIC (Unregistered Law Corp) 120 Cal.App.4th 1208 [See: B&PC 6160; Olson v Cohen 106 Cal.App.4th 1209, P/AT 5/03; Small v Fritz 30 Cal.4th 167, T/AT 5/03]
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