Rule 207.1. Attorney of Record; Notices.
(A) An attorney at law shall be deemed the attorney of record for a party if and only if the attorney files with the magisterial district court a written statement acknowledging that he or she represents the party in the proceeding. The written statement must include the attorney’s name, mailing address, and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania attorney identification number.
(B) An attorney of record for a party shall remain the attorney of record for that party until:
(1) the attorney of record gives written notice to the magisterial district court and the party that he or she is withdrawing as the attorney of record for the party, or;
(2) another attorney becomes the attorney of record for the party in accordance with paragraph (A).
(C) Except as otherwise provided in these rules, when a party has an attorney of record or is represented by a non-lawyer representative under Rule 207, and when a rule specifies that a notice is to be given or mailed to the party, a copy of the notice shall also be given or mailed to the attorney of record or the non-lawyer representative.
Official Note
Paragraph (B) provides for the withdrawal of an attorney of record. Nothing in this rule requires leave of court or that another attorney become the attorney of record before an attorney may withdraw. But compare Pa.R.C.P. No. 1012(b). Nothing in paragraph (B) is intended to affect an attorney’s ethical duty to his or her client. See Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.16.
Paragraph (C) makes clear that copies of all notices must be given or mailed to all parties of record as well as to all attorneys of record and non-lawyer representatives.
See Rule 207 regarding the designation and authorization of a non-lawyer representative.
Source The provisions of this Rule 207.1 adopted June 1, 2006, effective October 1, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 2955.
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