<div dir="ltr">I think you have to give the client notice and an opportunity to object. <div><br></div><div>Kaitlyn</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 12:07 PM Eric Nelsen <<a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com">eric@sayrelawoffices.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/CR/SUP_CR_71_00_00.pdf" target="_blank">
CR 71</a>. 10-day rule is only for a withdrawal; withdrawal & substitution can be immediate.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not that this makes it right in this case, when the client didn’t consent to the substitution.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The new lawyer gave me the notice of substitution, but apparently not to his client, and they made it effective immediately. Isn’t there a 10 day rule?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The attorney can’t do that. Withdrawal without notice is a violation of CR 71. Not sure if there’s also an RCW on point.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Listmates,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a new one for me. Original attorney, in a probate estate, substitutes in a different law firm to take over the representation. This was done without the knowledge or consent of the Personal Representative, or any of the heirs.
Is this allowed?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">W. Jeff Davis<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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