45 CFR 500.2
§ 500.2 Notice of entry or withdrawal of counsel in claims.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 500.2, § 500.2 Notice of entry or withdrawal of counsel in claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/219216
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(a) Counsel entering an appearance in a claim originally filed by a claimant in the claimant's own behalf, or upon request for a substitution of attorneys, will be required to file an authorization signed by the claimant.
(b) When counsel seeks to withdraw from the prosecution of a claim, he or she will be required to demonstrate that the client (claimant) has been duly notified.
(c) When a claimant advises the Commission that counsel no longer represents that claimant, a copy of the Commission's acknowledgment will be forwarded to that counsel.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.