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Procedures for Attorney Leaving Law Firm or Change of Address

Attorney or firm changed addresses.

 

UPDATE PACER ACCOUNT

Changing law firms and continuing to represent the client as the attorney of record.

Withdrawing and replacing representation with another attorney within the same firm.

Review procedure manual:

Stipulation to Substitute Attorney (same firm)
Stipulation to Substitute Attorney in MULTIPLE CASES (same firm)
Then:
UPDATE PACER ACCOUNT

Withdrawing and replacing representation with another attorney outside the firm.

Review procedure manual:

Then:

UPDATE PACER ACCOUNT

Withdrawing and stepping away from representation of the client and will no longer be an attorney of record in the case.

Review procedure manual:

Then:

UPDATE PACER ACCOUNT

REMEMBER: WIWB is a NextGen Court, so all updates are done through the Manage My Account section inside PACER. PACER accounts are set up to belong to an attorney, NOT to a firm. It is an attorney's responsibility to update all contact information and to keep their password safe.

NOTE: A list of cases assigned to an attorney can be generated inside CMECF by clicking on Query and entering the last and first name and selecting attorney under type > Run Query.