§ 15-19-7. Proof of Authority
The presiding judge or justice, on motion of either party and on showing reasonable grounds therefor, may require any attorney who assumes the right to appear in a case to produce or prove the authority under which he appears and to disclose, whenever pertinent to any issue, the name of the person who employed him […]
§ 15-19-8. Relief From Acts of Unauthorized Attorney
If it is alleged by a party for whom an attorney appears that the attorney does so without authority, the court, at any stage of the proceedings, if fully satisfied that the allegation is true, may relieve the party for whom the attorney assumed to appear from the consequences of his acts. History. Orig. Code […]
§ 15-19-9. Unauthorized Appearance as Contempt; Penalty
Any attorney appearing for a person without being employed, unless by leave of the court, is guilty of a contempt of court and shall be fined not less than $500.00. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 386; Code 1868, § 447; Code 1873, § 412; Code 1882, § 412; Civil Code 1895, § 4422; Civil Code […]
§ 15-19-10. Which of Several Counsel to Be Given Preference in Absence of Client
As used in this Code section, the term “leading counsel” means the person who, at the time of the trial or the raising of any issue connected with the case, is, in the judgment of the court, the counsel upon whom the client relies more than any other. When two or more attorneys employed on […]
§ 15-19-11. Attorney’s Retainer; Recovery for Services Rendered
Unless otherwise stipulated, one-half of the fee in any case is a retainer and is due at any time unless the attorney, without sufficient cause, abandons the case before rendering service to that value. In cases where he has rendered such service but cannot render the balance of service due to the act of his […]
§ 15-19-12. Status of Note or Obligation Given as Fee When Service Not Rendered; Penalty for Transfer
Attorneys are prohibited from collecting any note or other contract in writing given as a fee in any case in which they have failed to attend to in person or by some competent attorney from the time of employment until the rendition of judgment. Any such note or written contract shall be null and void […]
§ 15-19-13. Right to Fees in Claim Cases
In claim cases, the attorney causing the levy and prosecuting the rights of the plaintiff in execution shall be entitled to his fees from the proceeds of the property condemned although the holders of older liens may demand and recover the proceeds from the immediate client of the attorney. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1989; […]