Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 283 — Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 283
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
An attorney and counselor shall have authority:
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 283 — Attorneys and Counselors at Law is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
An attorney and counselor shall have authority:
1. To bind his client in any of the steps of an action or proceeding by his agreement filed with the Clerk, or entered upon the minutes of the Court, and not otherwise;
2. To receive money claimed by his client in an action or proceeding during the pendency thereof, or after judgment, unless a revocation of his authority is filed, and upon the payment thereof, and not otherwise, to discharge the claim or acknowledge satisfaction of the judgment.