La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § I-5547

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section I-5547 - Withdrawal of Counsel

A. When an attorney seeks to obtain an ex parte order to withdraw as counsel for a party, he shall include in his application the last known address of the claimant along with a statement that he has given written notice to the party he was previously representing that he is no longer of counsel to him and of the status of the case on the court's docket. The attorney shall certify to the court that he has given notice to all counsel of record at the same time and in the same manner as notification to the court. A copy of such written notice and certification shall be attached to the application for the ex parte order for withdrawal. An attorney who has been permitted by ex parte order to withdraw shall give notice of same to all parties.

B. Counsel of record who withdraws or is discharged prior to submission of the case, and desires to assert a claim for fees, must attach an affidavit to that effect and set forth the period of time during which his client was under his or her representation. If asserting a claim, counsel shall also file a lien form, to be developed by the director, identifying any attorney lien he alleges on the pending claim for payment of attorney fees.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § I-5547

Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 25:267 (February 1999), amended LR 25:1862 (October 1999), LR 33:653 (April 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.