§ 15-19-51. Unauthorized Practice of Law Forbidden
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly licensed attorney at law: To practice or appear as an attorney at law for any person other than himself in any court of this state or before any judicial body; To make it a business to practice as an attorney at law for any […]
§ 15-19-52. Lawful Acts by Parties Involved; Financial Services Advice; Legal Instruments; Title Papers
Nothing contained in this article shall prevent any corporation, voluntary association, or individual from doing any act or acts set out in Code Section 15-19-50 to which the persons are a party; but, in preparing and filing affidavits in attachments and prosecuting such proceedings, it shall be unlawful for the plaintiffs to act through any […]
§ 15-19-53. Examination and Abstract of Titles; Title Insurance; Employment of Attorneys
This article shall not prohibit a person, corporation, or voluntary association from examining the record of titles to real property, nor shall it prohibit a person, corporation, or voluntary association from preparing and issuing abstracts of title from such examination of records and certifying to the correctness of the same, nor from issuing policies of […]
§ 15-19-54. Furnishing of Information or Clerical Services to Attorneys Permitted
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent a person, corporation, or voluntary association from furnishing to any person lawfully engaged in the practice of law such information or clerical services in and about his professional work as would be lawful except for Code Sections 15-19-51, 15-19-53, and 15-19-55, provided that at all […]
§ 15-19-55. Certain Solicitation Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or voluntary association to solicit legal employment on behalf of any attorney, firm, corporation, or organization where the attorney, firm, corporation, or organization would not himself or itself be authorized to engage in such solicitation. However, nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit a person, […]
§ 15-19-56. Penalty for Prohibited Conduct
Any person, corporation, or voluntary association violating Code Section 15-19-51, 15-19-53, 15-19-54, or 15-19-55 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every officer, trustee, director, agent, or employee of a corporation or voluntary association who directly or indirectly engages in any of the acts prohibited in Code Section 15-19-51, 15-19-53, 15-19-54, or 15-19-55 or assists a […]
§ 15-19-14. Liens for Services Rendered; Priority; Modes of Enforcement; Other Rights
Attorneys at law shall have a lien on all papers and money of their clients in their possession for services rendered to them. They may retain the papers until the claims are satisfied and may apply the money to the satisfaction of the claims. Upon actions, judgments, and decrees for money, attorneys at law shall […]
§ 15-19-57. Investigation of Unauthorized Practice of Law
The State Bar of Georgia, the Judicial Council of the State of Georgia, and all organized bar associations of this state are each authorized to inquire into and investigate: Any charges or complaints of unauthorized or unlawful practice of law; Reserved; Any charges or complaints that any person, in violation of Code Section 15-19-55 or […]
§ 15-19-15. Satisfaction of Liens
Liens of attorneys at law in possession of personal property under a lien for fees shall be satisfied according to Code Section 44-14-550. History. Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 17; Code 1873, § 1992; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 63, § 4; Code 1882, § 1992; Civil Code 1895, § 2818; Civil Code 1910, § […]
§ 15-19-58. Injunctive Relief; Venue; Procedure; Other Remedies Not Curtailed
Either the State Bar of Georgia, the Judicial Council of this state, or any organized bar association of this state is authorized to institute in the proper superior court of this state an action or actions seeking injunctive relief against any person, firm, or corporation, when it determines after investigation that such person, firm, or […]