UNLICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER CHARGES DISMISSED – FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS

Client and his partner brokered a sale of a chain of 21 Papa John restaurants in Jacksonville through their Georgia restaurant sale/brokerage firm. Since the transaction included real estate in Florida and neither held a Florida real estate license, they were charged with unlicensed real estate broker activity. One partner was arrested without warning and they called me for help. I was able to get the other partner’s arrest warrant withdrawn and eventually get both cases dropped.