Georgia

Liable Charges: Misdemeanor

“(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly licensed attorney at law:

  (1) 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;

  (2) To make it a business to practice as an attorney at law for any person other than himself in any of such courts;

  (3) To hold himself out to the public or otherwise to any person as being entitled to practice law;

  (4) To render or furnish legal services or advice;

  (5) To furnish attorneys or counsel;

  (6) To render legal services of any kind in actions or proceedings of any nature;

  (7) 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

  (8) 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.

(b) 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.

Penalty as Warranted by § 15-19-56

(a) 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.

(b) 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 corporation or voluntary association in performing the prohibited acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The fact that the person is a duly and regularly admitted attorney at law shall not be held to permit or allow the corporation or voluntary association to do the acts prohibited in such Code sections, nor shall the fact be a defense upon the trial of any person mentioned therein for a violation of those Code sections. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any court having jurisdiction from punishing the corporation or its officers for contempt.”

—§ 15-19-51, § 15-19-56