which is correct?

[thomas615]

My answer is (a). Am I correct?

a) Dawn received a call from a lawyer enquiring if their company was representing John and if they were, he requested her to send them a letter of representation

b) Dawn received a call from a lawyer enquiring if their company is representing John and if they are, he requested her to send them a letter of representation.

[JohnParis]

Both sentences are unnatural and too long. I would break "a" into two sentences.

Dawn received a call from a lawyer enquiring whether their company was representing John. If they were, the lawyer requested her to send them a letter of representation.

[billmcd]

My answer is (a). Am I correct?

a) Dawn received a call from a lawyer enquiring if their company was representing John and if they were, he requested her to send them a letter of representation

b) Dawn received a call from a lawyer enquiring if their company is representing John and if they are, he requested her to send them a letter of representation.

You might hear/read either, even if the representation were still in progress, but I prefer b).

[Barb_D]

Who is the "they" in "their company"?

Dawn's company? If so, then it should be "her" company.

I can't tell if it's supposed to mean that the lawer who called (whose sex we don't know) is the "they" in "their company" but wouldn't a lawyer from that company know whether or not they were representing John?