Georgia § 15-19-51 - Unauthorized practice of law forbidden.

§ 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 person other than himself in any of such courts; To hold himself out to the public or otherwise to any person as being entitled to practice law; To render or furnish legal services or advice; To furnish attorneys or counsel; To render legal services of any kind in actions or proceedings of any nature; To assume or use or advertise the title of "lawyer," "attorney," "attorney at law," or equivalent terms in any language in such manner as to convey the impression that he is entitled to practice law or is entitled to furnish legal advice, services, or counsel; or To advertise that either alone or together with, by, or through any person, whether a duly and regularly admitted attorney at law or not, he has, owns, conducts, or maintains an office for the practice of law or for furnishing legal advice, services, or counsel. Unless otherwise provided by law or by rules promulgated by the Supreme Court, it shall be unlawful for any corporation, voluntary association, or company to do or perform any of the acts recited in subsection (a) of this Code section. (Ga. L. 1931, p. 191, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 9-402, 9-403.) Use of third-year law students and law school staff instructors as legal assistants in criminal proceedings, § 15-18-22 . Grant or denial of commission or recommission; grounds; unauthorized practice of law, § 45-17-2.3 . Third-year law students, Ga. Sup. Ct., Rules 91 - 96. Cross references. - False or misleading advertising of goods or services generally, § 10-1-390 et seq. Law reviews. - For article, "Offenders Beware - The UPL Department Is on the Case," see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 38 (2003).