You might be right. However, a RE agent is not an officer of the court like a lawyer. If the RE agent screws up the can just shrug their shoulders and say, "You should have gotten a lawyer". Where the lawyer loses their license and livelihood.
No way can a real estate agent just walk away from everything as you imply. There is lots of litigation over real estate agents. As for the phrase, "an officer of the court", this really does stroke an attorney's ego doesn't it? Nonetheless, I have rarely encountered lawyers losing their liscence and livlihood (other than Bill Clinton of coruse). Like physicians, don't we rely on lawyers to police themselves? That always works...NOT!
As already stated: "Get a lawyer" is what my realtor's reaction was to HIS mistake!!!