Local Rule LCrR 57.2: WITHDRAWAL FROM REPRESENTATION AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL IN CRIMINAL CASES
W.D. Tenn. — Criminal rule
LCrR 57.2 WITHDRAWAL FROM REPRESENTATION AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL IN CRIMINAL CASES
(a) Motion to Withdraw. No attorney of record may withdraw from representation of a client in a criminal case except on written motion and Court order. Any counsel seeking to withdraw as attorney of record in a criminal case shall use the Court's standard form motion and submit a proposed order to the Court at the time the motion is filed. Motions to withdraw as counsel of record shall include the name and address of any substitute counsel. If the name of substitute counsel is not known, the motion shall set forth the name and address of the client, as well as the signature of the client approving the withdrawal. Ordinarily, withdrawal will not be allowed if it will delay the trial of the action.
(b) Motion to Substitute. No attorney may substitute in as counsel in a criminal case except on written motion and Court order. Any counsel seeking to substitute in as counsel of record in a criminal case shall use the Court's standard form motion and submit a proposed order to the Court at the time the motion is filed. Any motion to substitute in as counsel shall include the signature of the client approving the substitution.
(c) Withdrawal and Substitution Involving Attorneys from the Same Office or Firm. In a case where the attorney seeking to withdraw from representation of a client in a criminal case and the attorney to be substituted in the case are members of the same office or law firm, the attorneys may file a single joint motion using the Court's standard form.