Substitution of Attorney – Colorado State Court

SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY – COLORADO STATE COURT

[District Court, ___ County, Colorado]
Court Address: [Street, City, ZIP]

Plaintiff: [Name]
Defendant: [Name]
Case Number: [Number]
Courtroom: [Courtroom]
Division: [Division]

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION

Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121 § 1-1(2) and C.R.C.P. 5, [Party Name] hereby substitutes [New Attorney Name], Colorado Attorney Registration No. [Number], of [New Firm Name], as counsel of record in place of [Withdrawing Attorney Name], Attorney Reg. No. [Number], of [Former Firm Name].

WITHDRAWING COUNSEL INFORMATION

• Name: [Withdrawing Attorney Name]
• Firm: [Former Firm Name]
• Address: [Address]
• Phone: [Number]
• Email: [Email Address]

SUBSTITUTING COUNSEL INFORMATION

• Name: [New Attorney Name]
• Attorney Registration No.: [Number]
• Firm: [New Firm Name]
• Address: [Address]
• Phone: [Number]
• Email for CCE Notifications: [Email Address]

CLIENT CONSENT

The undersigned party has been notified of this substitution, consents to the change of counsel, and authorizes [New Attorney Name] to act as attorney of record.

COURT APPROVAL STATUS

☐ Court approval obtained via order dated [Date] (attached).
☐ Order requested (see proposed order below).
☐ Approval not required at this time.

SIGNATURES

Withdrawing Attorney
__________________________________
[Withdrawing Attorney Name]
Date: ___________________

Substituting Attorney
__________________________________
[New Attorney Name]
Date: ___________________

Client / Authorized Representative
__________________________________
[Client Name / Title]
Date: ___________________

PROPOSED ORDER (IF REQUESTED)

The Court, having reviewed the Substitution of Attorney, ORDERS that [New Attorney Name] is substituted as counsel of record for [Party Name], and [Withdrawing Attorney Name] is withdrawn. Dated this ___ day of __________, 20__.

BY THE COURT:

__________________________________
[JUDGE NAME]
District Court Judge / Magistrate

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on [Date], a true and correct copy of the foregoing Substitution of Attorney was served on the following via ☐ Colorado Courts E-Filing ☐ Email ☐ U.S. Mail ☐ Hand Delivery ☐ Other (specify), in accordance with C.R.C.P. 5.

__________________________________
[Name of Person Serving]

Date: ___________________

ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE:

• Update the “Attorneys Listed” section in the CCE system to ensure future electronic service on substituting counsel.
• Confirm whether any upcoming hearings require an entry of appearance by the new attorney.
• Withdrawing counsel should transfer the client file and trust balances in compliance with Colo. RPC 1.16(d).