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 and may grant any order that justice may require on such investigation. However, prima facie, attorneys shall be held authorized to represent properly any case in which they may appear.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 387; Code 1868, § 448; Code 1873, § 413; Code 1882, § 413; Civil Code 1895, § 4423; Civil Code 1910, § 4961; Code 1933, § 9-604.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-19-1. Scope of Admission to Practice
§ 15-19-2. Rules Governing Board of Examiners; Amount and Disposition of Examination Fees
§ 15-19-3. Rules Governing Examinations; Time and Place Thereof
§ 15-19-4. Duties of Attorneys
§ 15-19-5. Authority of Attorney to Bind Client
§ 15-19-6. Handling Client’s Funds
§ 15-19-8. Relief From Acts of Unauthorized Attorney
§ 15-19-9. Unauthorized Appearance as Contempt; Penalty
§ 15-19-10. Which of Several Counsel to Be Given Preference in Absence of Client
§ 15-19-11. Attorney’s Retainer; Recovery for Services Rendered
§ 15-19-13. Right to Fees in Claim Cases
§ 15-19-14. Liens for Services Rendered; Priority; Modes of Enforcement; Other Rights
§ 15-19-15. Satisfaction of Liens
§ 15-19-16. Liability of Attorneys
§ 15-19-17. Effect of Advice of Counsel on Client’s Liability; Redress