Licensing & Disclosures
Licensing, brokerage relationships, and how to engage The Fellows Group.
This page satisfies disclosure requirements under Georgia Real Estate Commission Rule 520-1-.09 and the Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA), and explains in plain language how TFG’s consulting and brokerage services are kept distinct.
Required disclosure
Firm and broker licensing.
The Fellows Grp LLC is a Georgia-licensed real estate brokerage firm. Katrina Rael Fellows is the qualifying broker.
License Information on Record with the Georgia Real Estate Commission
The Fellows Grp LLC
H-82959
Active
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Katrina Rael Fellows
379241
Active
September 20, 2017
License status can be independently verified through the Georgia Real Estate Commission’s online license search at ata.grec.state.ga.us.
BRRETA disclosure
Consulting engagements are not brokerage engagements.
The Fellows Grp LLC offers two distinct categories of service: land use and economic development consulting, and real estate brokerage. These are governed by separate written agreements and create different legal relationships under Georgia law.
Consulting engagements with The Fellows Grp LLC are governed by a written consulting agreement and do not constitute a brokerage engagement under the Georgia Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA), O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-1 et seq. No agency relationship, fiduciary duty, or representation is created between The Fellows Grp LLC and any client, prospective client, or third party through use of this website, review of its content, attendance at a presentation, or any preliminary discussion.
A brokerage engagement, if entered into, requires a separate written contract that complies with O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-10. Until such a written brokerage engagement is signed by both parties, no agency relationship exists, regardless of the substance of any conversations, advisory work, or recommendations provided.
What this means in practice
If you retain TFG for site evaluation, entitlement strategy, policy analysis, or any other consulting service, TFG is your consultant — not your real estate agent. TFG owes you the duties set out in the consulting agreement and the duty of professional care, but does not owe you the fiduciary duties of a real estate broker representing a client in a transaction.
If, after consulting work concludes, you decide to acquire, sell, or lease a specific property and want TFG to represent you in that transaction, that representation requires a separate written brokerage engagement. The terms, compensation, and scope of brokerage representation are negotiated and documented separately from any consulting work.
When consulting becomes brokerage
The line between advisory work and representation.
Both services have their place. Knowing which you have engaged matters legally and practically.
You hire TFG to analyze, strategize, and advise.
Site evaluation, policy analysis, entitlement strategy, redevelopment planning, program design. Governed by a written consulting agreement. No agency relationship is created. TFG is your advisor; you make every decision yourself or with your other professional advisors.
You hire TFG to represent you in a real estate transaction.
Listing a property for sale or lease, representing you as a buyer or tenant, negotiating a transaction on your behalf. Governed by a written brokerage engagement under O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-10. An agency relationship and the duties set out in BRRETA apply throughout the engagement.
Office brokerage relationship policy
Dual agency.
Under Georgia law, every real estate broker must adopt and disclose an office policy on dual agency — the practice of representing both sides of the same real estate transaction. The Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA) permits dual agency only with the informed written consent of all parties.
The Fellows Grp LLC Policy
The Fellows Grp LLC permits dual agency only with the prior written consent of all parties to the transaction, in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-12.
Where dual agency is contemplated, TFG will provide each party with a written disclosure that identifies the transaction, explains that the broker will represent two clients whose interests may be different or adverse, describes how confidential information will be handled, and confirms that consent is voluntary and may be withheld. No client is required to consent to dual agency. A client who declines may engage separate representation, and TFG will refer the other party to a qualified independent broker where appropriate.
How dual agency is handled in practice
When TFG serves as a dual agent, the broker discloses all adverse material facts actually known and relevant to the transaction to all parties, except information that a client has specifically requested be kept confidential and that BRRETA does not require to be disclosed. Confidential information shared by one client is not disclosed to the other.
Because TFG is a single-broker firm, designated agency — the practice in larger brokerages of assigning two affiliated licensees to represent opposing parties under one broker — is not currently part of TFG’s service model. Any transaction in which TFG represents both sides will be handled as a disclosed dual agency or, where preferred by the parties, with one party referred to independent representation.
How to engage TFG
A clear path from inquiry to engagement.
1. Initial conversation. Reach out through the contact form. The first conversation is exploratory and creates no agency relationship or obligation on either side.
2. Scope and proposal. If TFG is the right fit, we issue a written proposal describing the work, timeline, deliverables, and fee structure.
3. Written agreement. Engagements begin only after a written agreement is signed. Consulting work is governed by a consulting agreement. Brokerage representation, if it ever occurs, is governed by a separate brokerage engagement that complies with O.C.G.A. § 10-6A-10.
4. Documented work product. Every engagement is delivered as documented analysis with sourced reasoning that the client can defend in their own decision-making.
Questions or verification
To verify license status, file a complaint, or obtain other information about Georgia real estate licensees, contact the Georgia Real Estate Commission directly:
Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board
(404) 656-3916 · [email protected]
grec.state.ga.us
This page is provided for informational and disclosure purposes. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client, agency, or brokerage relationship.
Last updated: May 2026.