California Court of Appeal

An assignment from an heir to an heir hunter of part of heir's inheritance in exchange for information concerning the inheritance is valid and does not constitute unlawful practice of law or the solicitation of clients for an attorney.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/26/2001
• Published 06/26/2001

Judges

•  GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, & Mulligan, John B. Mulligan;  Rutan & Tucker, Theodore I. Wallace, Jr., and Matthew K. Ross, Costa Mesa, for Petitioner and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Boessenecker, San Francisco, for Objector and Respondent.