Ruling by
Tracie L. BrownLower Court
San Francisco County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Curtis E.A. KarnowUnder Business and Professions Code Section 6155, referral occurs when entity engages in act of directing or sending potential client to attorney; thus, LegalMatch engaged in referral activity.
Court
California Courts of Appeal 1DCA/4Cite as
2019 DJDAR 11787Published
Dec. 19, 2019Filing Date
Dec. 17, 2019Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
Reversed and RemandedDORIAN L. JACKSON,
Cross-complainant and Appellant,
v.
LEGALMATCH.COM,
Cross-defendant and Respondent.
No. A152442
(San Francisco City & County
Super. Ct. No. CGC-15-547260)
California Courts of Appeal
First Appellate District
Division Four
Filed December 17, 2019
Trial Judge: Hon. Curtis Karnow
Counsel
Lohr Ripamonti & Segarich, Alec L. Segarich, Jason S. Lohr, for Cross-complainant and Appellant.
Litigation Law Group, Gordon Fauth; Kenneth LaMance, for Cross-defendant and Respondent.
It is ordered that the opinion herein filed on November 26, 2019, be modified as follows:
On page 11, the last sentence of the second full paragraph, beginning, "Solicitation 'robs the bar of . . . .' " is changed to:
"Solicitation 'robs the bar of dignity. . . [and] creates an atmosphere of commercialization rather than professionalism.' "
There is no change in the judgment.
Respondent's petition for rehearing is denied.
Dated:________________
____________________, Acting P.J.
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