The word "attorney" as used in these rules refers to any person admitted to practice in the superior courts of Georgia, and to any person who is permitted: in accordance with law, to represent a party in an action pending in a superior court of the State of Georgia, and to any person proceeding pro se in an action pending in a superior court of this state. The word "attorney" is synonymous with "counsel" in these rules.
Ga. R. Super. Ct. 2.1