When does an attorney continue as attorney of record?

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An attorney of record is the official counsel on file with the court for a party and the person the court and opposing counsel communicate with. That status stays in place until the attorney is formally withdrawn or substituted, or until the case reaches a point where the court determines the trial phase is over and any appeal window has closed.

This makes sense because the attorney of record must receive all notices and deadlines, ensure timely filings, and handle any appellate steps if an appeal is pursued. The status ends when there’s a formal substitution or withdrawal, or when the time to appeal has passed and the judgment has become final. If an appeal is filed, the attorney typically remains in that role through the appellate process until substitution occurs or the appeal resolves. Statements like “for one year” or “until the case is closed” don’t fit because substitutions can happen at any time and judgments can be final with or without appeals, so the governing end points are the appeal period, final judgment, or formal withdrawal/substitution.