Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Removing Attorney from Cases

This 'young attorney' with two years practice should already know that a substitution of attorney form listing the new counsel will have to be sent to every client and counsel involved.

Re: Removing Attorney from Cases

Does this young attorney want to contact me by email of phone to discuss?

Daniel Bakondi

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Re: Removing Attorney from Cases

Mr. Nelson may be correct, but before preparing and mailing out 600 or so substitution of attorney forms, I strongly advise contacting the clerks of the courts chiefly involved, a judge or two in chambers, and the State Bar attorney-assistance hotline. There is probably an easier way. Since most of my law career I've been a solo or a contract attorney, I've never been in the situation, but based on what I've seen on the letterheads and address blocks of incoming correspondence and documents, I am skeptical that individual substitution procedures are warranted so long at the firm's name is on the record as well. The representation is by the firm, I'd think, not the particular counsel whose name appears. Nevertheless, parties should be informed by letter so they can change their service lists.