Can an attorney litigant represented by other attorneys in his firm recover attorney fees?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Guarino v. City of Fontana, E054357 (Cal. App. 2013):

An attorney litigant represented by other attorneys in his firm is not in propria persona and therefore may recover attorney fees. (Lockton v. O'Rourke (2010) 184

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