KAMAL NAYANI v. AMINA HASSANALI

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-01-20T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: professional corporation is void because it violates Georgia law. And because the agreement is void, Nayani cannot pursue his claims. So we affirm. 2. Law of professional corporations. Under the Georgia Professional Corporation Act, OCGA §§ 14-7-1 through 14- 7-7, “[s]hares in a professional corporation may only be issued to, held by, or 4 transferred to a person who is licensed to practice the profession for which the corporation is organized and

EARLS v. ANEKE Et Al.

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 829 S.E.2d 661

Snippet: articles of incorporation for Aneke Law Offices is a statement included as an "optional provision" that the "purpose of the company is to practice the profession of law and the company elects to be governed where applicable by the provisions of OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. Only a person authorized to practice law in the State of Georgia and in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia and in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia may be a member of the company." 12 Piedmont Hosp., Inc

Rakusin v. Radiology Associates of Atlanta, P.C.

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-07-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 699 S.E.2d 384, 305 Ga. App. 175, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2423

Snippet: Salahat v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 298 Ga.App. 624, 625, 680 S.E.2d 638 (2009). So viewed, the record shows that Radiology Associates of Atlanta, P.C. is a professional corporation organized under the Georgia Professional Corporation Act, OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. Dr. Arie Rakusin was a physician and shareholder in Radiology Associates for several years until his death in January 2007. At the time of his death, the decedent owned 1,500 shares of the common stock of Radiology Associates. The decedent's

Clark v. Chorey, Taylor & Feil, P.C.

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-02-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 522 S.E.2d 472, 240 Ga. App. 232

Snippet: 261 Ga. 491 (405 SE2d 474) (1991). There is no evidence in the record that the corporation of Vincent, Chorey, Taylor & Feil, P.C., dissolved upon the departure of the attorneys who subsequently formed Vincent Berg. See OCGA §§ 14-2-1401 et seq.; 14-7-1 et seq. Therefore, one could infer that the corporate entity survived intact and was renamed as Chorey, Taylor & Feil, P.C., the difference being only that certain employees left the firm. A prior suit against Chatham in the Superior Court of Paulding

Southern Engineering Company v. Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 389 S.E.2d 380, 193 Ga. App. 878, 1989 Ga. App. LEXIS 1673

Snippet: professional corporation. By law, a corporation may not be registered to practice architecture but may practice only through registered individuals. OCGA § 43-4-10 (c). Thus ... the fact that appellee is not a professional corporation as defined by OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. does not mean it is incapable of committing and being liable for professional malpractice by and through its individual agents." Gilpin at 401, supra. In the instant case, therefore, the statute was properly invoked. 4. Having established

Housing Authority of Savannah v. Gilpin+ bazemore/architects & Planners, Inc.

Court: Ga. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-04-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 381 S.E.2d 550, 191 Ga. App. 400, 1989 Ga. App. LEXIS 601

Snippet: professional corporation. By law, a corporation may not be registered to practice architecture but may practice only through registered individuals. OCGA § 43-4-10 (c). Thus, the fact that appellee is not a professional corporation as defined by OCGA § 14-7-1 et seq. does not mean it is incapable of committing and being liable for professional malpractice by and through its individual agents. Judgment affirmed. Banke, P. J., and Sognier, J., concur.