| The section the poster above you referenced also includes this: > (m) Nothing in this section shall operate or be construed to authorize an attorney to participate in a small claims action except as expressly provided in Section 116.530. Here is the relevant part of section 116.530 [1]: > (a) Except as permitted by this section, no attorney may take part in the conduct or defense of a small claims action. > (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply if the attorney is appearing to maintain or defend an action in any of the following capacities: > (1) By or against himself or herself. > (2) By or against a partnership in which he or she is a general partner and in which all the partners are attorneys. > (3) By or against a professional corporation of which he or she is an officer or director and of which all other officers and directors are attorneys. So...it looks like for a corporation that is not a professional corporation, they cannot send an attorney even if that attorney is a regular employee. That does raise an interesting question. What happens if a corporation is not a professional corporation, but every officer, director, and employee is an attorney? They would not fall under the 116.530(b) exception, and so would seem to all be excluded uner 116.540(m). [1] http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection... |