Entry of Appearance - Missouri
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF [COUNTY / CITY OF ST. LOUIS], MISSOURI
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| [PLAINTIFF NAME] | Plaintiff |
| v. | |
| [DEFENDANT NAME] | Defendant |
Case No.: [________] Division: [________]
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
I, [ATTORNEY NAME], enter my appearance as counsel for [PARTY NAME], [PARTY'S ROLE] in this action. Please direct documents requiring service on my client through counsel at the service address shown below, subject to Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 43.01 and any applicable court order.
This appearance is effective for [IDENTIFY PARTY OR PARTIES REPRESENTED].
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________
[ATTORNEY NAME], Mo. Bar No. [____]
[FIRM, IF ANY]
[STREET ADDRESS]
[CITY, STATE ZIP]
Telephone: [____]
Facsimile, if any: [____]
Email, if any: [____]
Attorney for [PARTY NAME]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on [DATE] I served this Entry of Appearance on [NAME OF EACH PERSON SERVED] by [METHOD AUTHORIZED BY RULE 43.01] at [ADDRESS USED FOR EACH PERSON].
____________________________
[NAME OF PERSON MAKING SERVICE]
About this template
- Last updated
- November 9, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 55.03(a) (signature and attorney identification)
- Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 43.01(a)-(c), (e) (service and certificate)
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.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 9, 2026.
Missouri Courts eFiling System, 16th Judicial Circuit guidance (checked November 9, 2026): "A licensed attorney in the State of Missouri will have to register for a user account and subscribe to the Missouri Court e-Filing System in order to file any new case or any pleading in an existing case as the attorney for a party."
Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 43.01(a)-(c), (e), Missouri Courts (checked November 9, 2026): "Every written notice, appearance, demand, offer of judgment, order, and similar paper that by statute, court rule or order is required to be served."
Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 55.03(a), Missouri Courts (checked November 9, 2026): "Every pleading, motion and other filing shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's individual name or by the self-represented party."
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