Texas Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
TEXAS RULE 10 WITHDRAWAL-MOTION PREPARATION PACKET
DO NOT FILE THIS PACKET. Prepare the court's required motion, service proof, and proposed order from verified entries below.
1. Case and Court Control
| Item | Verified entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Court and county | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Cause name and number | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Assigned judge and court coordinator | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Moving attorney and State Bar number | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Client and represented capacity | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Current local rules and standing orders | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Filing, hearing, submission, and proposed-order procedure | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
2. Route Selection
Rule 10 requires a written motion for good cause shown.
☐ Substitute counsel will appear.
☐ No substitute counsel will appear.
☐ A different substitution, consent, appellate, criminal, juvenile, probate, federal, administrative, or special-proceeding rule may control; stop and verify.
General, privilege-protective good-cause statement: [________________________________]
Confidential information excluded from the public filing: [________________________________]
3. Substitute Counsel Route
Complete if substitute counsel will appear.
| Required information | Entry |
|---|---|
| Substitute attorney name | [________________________________] |
| Address | [________________________________] |
| Telephone | [________________________________] |
| Telecopier, if any | [________________________________] |
| State Bar of Texas number | [________________________________] |
| Client approval documented | [________________________________] |
| Substitute attorney's signed consent | [________________________________] |
| Statement that withdrawal is not sought for delay only | [________________________________] |
4. No-Substitute Route
Complete if no substitute counsel will appear.
| Rule 10 item | Verified fact / document |
|---|---|
| Copy delivered in person or mailed by both certified and regular first-class mail | [________________________________] |
| Written notice of the right to object | [________________________________] |
| Client consent, objection, or no response | [________________________________] |
| Client's last known mailing address | [________________________________] |
| Client telephone and email for transition purposes | [________________________________] |
| Every pending setting | [________________________________] |
| Every known deadline | [________________________________] |
| Date | Setting or deadline | Court / source | Client notice record |
|---|---|---|---|
| [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| [__/__/____] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
5. Professional-Duty and Prejudice Review
Use the current Texas professional-conduct rule and the actual facts; do not cite superseded numbering.
☐ Tribunal permission confirmed as required before termination
☐ Reasonable transition notice provided
☐ Client file and property request reviewed
☐ Unearned advance fee or unincurred expense reviewed
☐ Upcoming deadlines and consequences communicated
☐ Substitute or self-representation information communicated without giving improper advice
☐ Protective, sealing, or confidentiality issue reviewed
Other transition step: [________________________________]
6. Motion and Service Package
☐ Motion states good cause in general, privilege-protective terms
☐ Substitute-counsel information and consent included, if applicable
☐ No-substitute delivery, objection notice, consent position, last known address, settings, and deadlines included, if applicable
☐ Motion served as current statewide and local rules require
☐ Hearing or submission notice prepared
☐ Proof or certificate of service prepared
☐ Proposed order includes the information and conditions required by current Rule 10 and local practice
| Recipient | Role | Method | Address | Date | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [________] | Client | [________] | [________] | [__/__/____] | [________] |
| [________] | Party / counsel | [________] | [________] | [__/__/____] | [________] |
| [________] | Other | [________] | [________] | [__/__/____] | [________] |
7. Order and Effective-Withdrawal Control
| Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Order signed date | [__/__/____] |
| Conditions imposed by court | [________________________________] |
| Effective date or event | [________________________________] |
| Signed order served on client | [________________________________] |
| Additional settings or deadlines communicated | [________________________________] |
| Docket and attorney-of-record status checked | [________________________________] |
| Client file, funds, property, and transition completed | [________________________________] |
Counsel remains responsible for the representation until the court's order and any stated condition make the withdrawal effective.
8. Counsel Approval
Approved good-cause statement: [________________________________]
Approved service route: [________________________________]
Approved proposed-order treatment: [________________________________]
Reviewed by: [________________________________]
State Bar of Texas No.: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and References
About This Template
These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.
Important Notice
This template is provided for informational purposes. It is not legal advice. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on 2026-08-27.
Legal authority: Tex. R. Civ. P. 10 (Withdrawal of Attorney)
Tex. R. Civ. P. 10 (checked 2026-08-27): "An attorney may withdraw from representing a party only upon written motion for good cause shown."
Tex. R. Civ. P. 10 (checked 2026-08-27): "If another attorney is not to be substituted as attorney for the party, the motion shall state: that a copy of the motion has been delivered to the party; that the party has been notified in writing of his right to object to the motion; whether the party consents to the motion; the party's last known address; and all pending settings and deadlines."
Tex. R. Civ. P. 10 (checked 2026-08-27): "A copy of the motion shall be delivered to the party either in person or mailed to the party's last known address by both certified and regular first class mail."
Last updated: 2026-08-27
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