In Re Upl Advisory Opinion 2002-1

We granted the State Bar of Georgia’s petition for discretionary review to consider the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (“UPL”) that in situations where a physician transfers an outstanding account to a collector for either a set fee or a contingency fee, if the collector is authorized to and does file suit to recover the debt on the physician’s behalf, the collector is engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. UPL Advisory Opinion No. 2002-1 (July 1, 2002). See State Bar Rule 14-9.1 (g) (3) (authorizing this Court to grant petition for discretionary…