Video – Attorney Andre Clark Explains How Real Estate Litigation Is Different From Other Types Of Law As Agents And Brokers Are Involved

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Real estate litigation is a little bit different from other types of litigation, other types of law, because there’s a number of parties involved, intricately involved in that transaction. Like, for instance, there’s a real estate agent on both sides, there’s a… then a broker on both sides of the litigation. So, you’ve got a number of parties. Does that affect how you approach a case?”

Andre Clark – Real Estate Attorney – Los Angeles County, CA

“Of course. One thing to kind of point out that real estate transactions, why they often involve multiple parties. Sometimes they do not. Sometimes there’s only one broker or one agent. Sometimes people go on Google, in complete, real estate transaction on their own. Or sometimes, even when a broker is involved, the dispute is between the buyer and the seller, or a buyer and an escrow company, or just two owners after they purchase the property, which would have nothing to do with a broker.

So, just like any civil case, it really depends on the surrounding facts and circumstances and the nature of the case. And every case is approached that way. Every case, to me, even if put in a category as a real estate case, it’s a civil case, and it has these unique characteristics. Rarely do I find exact facts, exactly the same. There’s always something that may change how I review things.

When I take on a case, I do civil real estate litigation, it’s civil litigation. It’s just the area of civil litigation. And when I take on the case, I usually do a case audit to review, and give you my take on what I think from the outset. Rather than somebody just calling me,

‘hey, a transaction went wrong. Pay me this money and I’ll go sue’,

I always review a case up front, and I’ve reviewed so many cases… they’re never the same, even if they have the same cause of action, breach of contract, fraud or whatever. Just to answer your question. If it could be between two parties or it could be between five, it just really depends on what happened in the case and what issue has to be resolved.”