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Rule 10. Withdrawal of Counsel (1988)

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Withdrawal of an attorney may be effected (a) upon motion showing good cause and under such conditions imposed by the Court; or (b) upon presentation by such attorney of a notice of substitution designating the name, address, telephone number, and State Bar of Texas identification number of the substitute attorney, with the signature of the attorney to be substituted, and an averment that such substitution has the approval of the client and that the withdrawal is not sought for delay only. If the attorney in charge withdraws and other counsel remain or become substituted, another counsel must be designated of record, with notice to all other parties in accordance with Rule 21a, attorney in charge.

Amended by order of July 15, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.