Current through the 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 27-13-02 - Powers of attorneysAn attorney and counselor at law may:
1. Execute, in the name of the attorney's client, a bond or other written instrument necessary and proper for the prosecution of an action or proceeding about to be or already commenced, or for the prosecution or defense of any right growing out of an action, proceeding, or final judgment rendered therein.2. Bind the attorney's client to any agreement in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney's proper duties and powers, but no evidence of any such agreement is receivable, except the statement of the attorney, the attorney's written agreement signed and filed with the clerk, or an entry thereof upon the records of the court.3. Receive money claimed by the attorney's client in an action or proceeding during the pendency thereof or afterwards, unless the attorney has been previously discharged by the attorney's client, and upon payment thereof, and not otherwise, may discharge the claim or acknowledge satisfaction of the judgment.