{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2005.2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2005.2","heading":"Entry of appearance - Out-of-state counsel - Withdrawal","body":"- Address of record.\n\nENTRY OF APPEARANCE; OUT-OF-STATE COUNSEL;\n\nWITHDRAWAL; ADDRESS OF RECORD\n\nA. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE. Every party to any civil proceeding in\n\nthe district courts shall file an entry of appearance by counsel or\n\npersonally as an unrepresented party when no other pleading or other\n\npaper in the case by that counsel or party has been filed, but no\n\nlater than the first filing of any pleading or other paper in the\n\ncase by that counsel or party. In the event a party changes, adds,\n\nor substitutes counsel, new counsel must immediately file an entry\n\nof appearance as set forth in this section. The entry of appearance\n\nshall include the name and signature of counsel or the unrepresented\n\nparty, the name of the party represented by counsel, the mailing\n\naddress, telephone and fax numbers, Oklahoma Bar Association number,\n\nand name of the law firm, if any. In the event that counsel or a\n\nparty consents to receive service by electronic means in a\n\nparticular case or civil proceeding pursuant to subsection B of\n\nSection 2005 of this title, counsel or a party may give notice of\n\nthe required written consent within counsel’s or the party’s entry\n\nof appearance. Counsel or the party giving the required written\n\nconsent shall provide the electronic means address or addresses to\n\nwhich service by electronic means will be accepted by the consenting\n\ncounsel or party. Copies shall be served on all other parties of\n\nrecord. Filing an entry of appearance as required by this section\n\ndoes not waive any defenses enumerated in subsection B of Section\n\n2012 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.\n\nB. COUNSEL NOT LICENSED IN OKLAHOMA. All motions of counsel\n\nnot licensed to practice in Oklahoma shall comply with the\n\nrequirements of Section 5 of Article 2 of the Rules Creating and\n\nControlling the Oklahoma Bar Association in Appendix 1 of Title 5 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes. The statement required by Section 5 of\n\nArticle 2 of the Rules Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar\n\nAssociation shall be in the form of an affidavit attached to the\n\nmotion. The motion shall show that the requirements of Section 5 of\n\nArticle 2 of the Rules Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar\n\nAssociation are fulfilled. The required entry of appearance of the\n\nassociate attorney shall be filed with the motion and affidavit.\n\nC. WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL. A motion to withdraw may be filed at\n\nany time. All motions to withdraw shall be accompanied by a\n\nproposed order. No counsel may withdraw from a pending case without\n\nleave of the court. The counsel filing the motion shall serve a\n\ncopy of the motion on the client and all attorneys of record. All\n\nmotions to withdraw shall be signed by the party on whose behalf\n\ncounsel has previously appeared or contain a certificate by counsel\n\nthat:\n\n1. The client has knowledge of counsel’s intent to withdraw; or\n\n2. Counsel has made a good faith effort to notify the client\n\nand the client cannot be located.\n\nIn civil actions, the court may grant a motion to withdraw where\n\nthere is no successor counsel only if the withdrawing attorney\n\nclearly states in the body of the motion the name and address of the\n\nparty. The order allowing withdrawal shall notify the unrepresented\n\nparty that an entry of appearance must be filed either by the party\n\npro se or by substitute counsel within thirty (30) days from the\n\ndate of the order permitting the withdrawal and that a failure of\n\nthe party to prosecute or defend the case may result in dismissal of\n\nthe case without prejudice or a default judgment against the party.\n\nIf no entry of appearance is filed within thirty (30) days from the\n\ndate of the order permitting withdrawal, then the unrepresented\n\nparty, other than a corporation, is deemed to be representing\n\nhimself or herself and acting pro se. In all cases, counsel seeking\n\nto withdraw shall advise the court if the case is currently set for\ne case without prejudice or a default judgment against the party.\n\nIf no entry of appearance is filed within thirty (30) days from the\n\ndate of the order permitting withdrawal, then the unrepresented\n\nparty, other than a corporation, is deemed to be representing\n\nhimself or herself and acting pro se. In all cases, counsel seeking\n\nto withdraw shall advise the court if the case is currently set for\n\nmotion docket, pretrial conference, or trial.\n\nD. ADDRESS OF RECORD. The address of record for any attorney\n\nor party appearing in a case pending in any district court shall be\n\nthe last address provided to the court. The attorney or\n\nunrepresented party must, in all cases pending before the court\n\ninvolving the attorney or party, file with the court and serve upon\n\nall counsel and unrepresented parties a notice of a change of\n\naddress. Any attorney or unrepresented party has the duty of\n\nmaintaining a current address with the court. Service of notice to\n\nthe address of record of counsel or an unrepresented party shall be\n\nconsidered valid service for all purposes, including dismissal of\n\ncases for failure to appear.\n\nE. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. All attorneys and\n\nunrepresented parties shall give immediate notice to the court of a\n\nchange of address by filing notice with the court clerk. If the\n\nattorney or unrepresented party has provided written consent to\n\nreceive service by electronic means pursuant to subsection A of this\n\nsection, or in another pleading, the attorney or party shall include\n\na change of electronic mailing address as part of the notice\n\nrequired in this subsection. The notice of the change of address\n\nshall contain the same information required in the entry of\n\nappearance, shall be served on all parties, and a copy shall be\n\nprovided to the assigned judge. If an attorney or an unrepresented\n\nparty files an entry of appearance, the court will assume the\n\ncorrectness of the last address of record until a notice of change\n\nof address is received. Attorneys of record who change law firms\n\nshall notify the court clerk and the assigned judge of the status of\n\nrepresentation of their clients, and shall immediately withdraw,\n\nwhen appropriate.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0a30ff69e163cab20d8f224ebe4b054d7e0975bc20422938526c23daed25957c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2005.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-2006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}