When an attorney dies or is removed or suspended, or ceases to act as such, a party to an action or proceeding for whom he was acting must, before any further proceedings are had against him, be required by the adverse party, by written notice to appoint another attorney or to appear in person.
§ 36-2-15 NMSA 1978
[Death, removal, etc., of attorney; procedure.]
Laws 1909, ch. 53, § 33; Code 1915, § 360; C.S. 1929, § 9-134; 1941 Comp., § 18-114; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-14.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.