Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
can a share holder repersent a S corp in a cival law suite with out the aid od an anttorney . Or dose the S corp have to have a attorney repersent it on behalf of the officers and share holders ?
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A corporation of any type must be represented by a licensed California attorney. A non-lawyer who attempts to represent a corporation could be charged with a misdemeanor crime.
I believe that a shareholder can represent the corporation is small claims court as attorneys are not permitted to represent parties in small claims.
However, in any other courts the corporation must be represented by an attorney. The corporation cannot be represented by a shareholder unless the shareholder is an attorney.
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NO. A corporation MUST be represented by an attorney, unless in Small Claims court, where an officer or director may do so even if not an attorney.
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