Opinion ID: 1877626
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 18

Heading: appearance and withdrawal of attorneys

Text: (a) An attorney who had filed a claim on behalf of an injured employee or has filed an appearance for any party or has otherwise become an attorney of record for any party to a workmen's compensation cause shall remain attorney of record in said cause and shall not be permitted to withdraw from the cause unless he shall first file with the judge a written motion for withdrawal setting forth the reasons therefor, serving a copy of said motion upon the movant's client and counsel for the adverse party, and shall then obtain from the judge an order granting said motion for withdrawal. If an application for review is pending in the cause the motion shall be filed with the Commission, which shall enter an appropriate order thereon. (b) Notice of appearance shall be filed by any successor, or associated attorney, prior to or concurrently with the filing of any pleading or presentation of oral argument to or before a judge or the Commission.