§ 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 […]
§ 15-19-59. Authorized Actions by Brokers, Associates, and Salepersons
As used in this Code section, the terms “associate broker,” “broker,” and “salesperson” shall have the same meanings as set forth in Code Section 43-40-1. A broker, associate broker, or salesperson licensed pursuant to Chapter 40 of Title 43, a seller of real property or the employee of a seller of real property, or an […]
§ 15-19-60. Consumer Action for Damages for Violations
Any consumer who is a party to a one-to-four family residential real estate transaction or a consumer debtor or a trustee of a consumer debtor in a bankruptcy case that involves a one-to-four family residential real property who is damaged by a violation of this article or a violation of the Supreme Court’s rules or […]
§ 15-19-50. “Practice of Law” Defined
The practice of law in this state is defined as: Representing litigants in court and preparing pleadings and other papers incident to any action or special proceedings in any court or other judicial body; Conveyancing; The preparation of legal instruments of all kinds whereby a legal right is secured; The rendering of opinions as to […]
§ 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 […]