Notice of Appearance - Iowa
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE — IOWA DISTRICT COURT
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR [COUNTY] COUNTY
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF NAME] | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT NAME] | Defendant |
Case No.: [CASE NUMBER]
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF [ATTORNEY NAME] FOR [PARTY NAME]
[ATTORNEY NAME] enters an appearance for [PARTY NAME], who is the [PARTY ROLE] in this action. The attorney in charge of this case or the proceedings identified below is [ATTORNEY NAME].
Appearance type — select one:
☐ General appearance for [PARTY NAME].
☐ Additional counsel appearing with [EXISTING COUNSEL NAME].
☐ Substitution of counsel. Prior counsel: [NAME]. Status of prior counsel's withdrawal request or order: [DETAILS]. This notice records the new attorney's appearance; address prior counsel's withdrawal separately as required by any applicable order or rule.
☐ Limited appearance under Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(3) for these individual proceedings only: [DESCRIBE EACH PROCEEDING, DATE, AND PURPOSE]. This notice is filed and served [BEFORE / SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH] the proceeding. If the attorney appears at a hearing under the limited representation, the attorney will notify the court of the limitation at the start of the hearing. At the end of the limited service, the attorney will file and serve a notice of completion under rule 1.404(4).
Under Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(1), the appearing attorney is entitled to service as provided by rule 1.442. The attorney will use EDMS for filing and service under Iowa R. Elec. P. ch. 16, subject to any applicable exception. Counsel will check the EDMS notice for recipients and delivery failures; a person whom EDMS does not serve will receive service by an authorized method.
Attorney contact information
Name: [ATTORNEY NAME]
Iowa attorney identification number: [NUMBER]
Firm, if any: [FIRM]
Mailing address: [STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP]
Telephone: [PHONE]
Email: [EMAIL]
Dated: [__/__/____]
Signature: ______________________________
[ATTORNEY NAME], attorney for [PARTY NAME]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE — COMPLETE IF EDMS DOES NOT SERVE A RECIPIENT
I certify that on [__/__/____], I served this Notice of Appearance on the following persons whom EDMS did not serve, using the methods and addresses shown. I checked the EDMS notice for any delivery failure. This certificate is filed under Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.316.
| Person served | Service address | Method and date |
|---|---|---|
| [NAME] | [ADDRESS] | [METHOD; DATE] |
| [NAME] | [ADDRESS] | [METHOD; DATE] |
Signature of person making service: ______________________________
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- November 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Iowa
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(1) — Attorney Appearance
- Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(2) — Appearance Alone
- Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(3) — Limited Appearance
- Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(4) — Completion of Limited Appearance
- Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.442(2) — Service on Attorney
- Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.302(1) — Electronic Filing
- Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.315(1)(b) — EDMS Service
- Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.315(1)(c) — EDMS Recipients
- Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.315(2) — Nonregistered Parties
- Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.316 — Certificate of Service
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 3, 2026.
Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(1) (checked November 3, 2026): "An attorney making an appearance shall, either by filing written appearance or by signature to the first pleading or motion filed by the attorney, clearly indicate the attorney or attorneys in charge of the case and shall not sign in the name of the firm only. Such appearance shall entitle the attorney to service as provided in rule 1.442."
Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(2) (checked November 3, 2026): "The court shall have no power to treat an appearance as sufficient to delay or prevent a default or any other order which would be made in absence thereof, or of timely pleading."
Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(3) (checked November 3, 2026): "Pursuant to Iowa R. Prof’l Conduct 32:1.2(c), an attorney’s role may be limited to one or more individual proceedings in the action, if specifically stated in a notice of limited appearance filed and served prior to or simultaneously with the proceeding."
Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.404(4) (checked November 3, 2026): "At the conclusion of a proceeding in which an attorney has appeared pursuant to a limited representation agreement, the attorney’s role terminates without the necessity of leave of court upon the attorney’s filing a notice of completion of limited appearance."
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