Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-19-6. Handling Client’s Funds

Without special authority, attorneys cannot receive anything in discharge of a client’s claim but the full amount in cash.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 383; Code 1868, § 444; Code 1873, § 409; Code 1882, § 409; Civil Code 1895, § 4418; Civil Code 1910, § 4956; Code 1933, § 9-606.
Law reviews.
For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992).