California Order Granting Attorney's Motion to Be Relieved as Counsel - Civil
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The answer depends. If the attorney is withdrawing due to your inability to pay or a difference in opinion as to bow the case should be presented should not have a negative affect on you. However, if the attorney withdraws for ethical reasons that may look questionable.
Lawyers can withdraw based on the fact their client refuses to be truthful, refuses to follow the attorney's advice, demands to pursue an unethical course of action, demands unrealistic results, desires to mislead the Court, refuses to cooperate with their counsel as well as countless other reasons.
A motion to withdraw is a document an attorney files with the court when that attorney no longer wishes to represent his client.
In California, visit www.calbar.org, in the Attorney Search box just type in the lawyer's name and you'll find out the status of their license to practice law, as well as any disciplinary action taken against them.
(1) Substitution if the Claim Is Not Extinguished. If a party dies and the claim is not extinguished, the court may order substitution of the proper party. A motion for substitution may be made by any party or by the decedent's successor or representative.A statement noting death must be served in the same manner.
If an individual/party to a case wishes to change its legal representation or substitute another attorney/law firm for the one currently handling the matter, the individual/party may request the court to do so.
A lawyer must withdraw from representing a client under the following circumstances: (1) they are discharged by the client; (2) the client persists in instructing the lawyer to act contrary to professional ethics; (3) the lawyer is instructed by the client to do something that is inconsistent with the lawyer's duty to
A substitution of attorney is a legal document that may be created during a lawsuit if a party wishes to replace its attorney with another one. Both attorneys must sign the document (which is otherwise void).