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Substitution of attorney

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004751

The formal process by which a client replaces one legal representative with another in a pending legal matter. This change requires filing a document with the court and serving all parties involved. The former attorney must generally cooperate in transferring files and information to the new counsel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004751
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The formal process by which a client replaces one legal representative with another in a pending legal matter. This change requires filing a document with the court and serving all parties involved. The former attorney must generally cooperate in transferring files and information to the new counsel.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/substitution-of-attorney/"
}

Record 4,851 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.