RULE 71                                                
                   WITHDRAWAL BY ATTORNEY                                        
                                                                                 
    (a) Withdrawal by Attorney. Service on an attorney who has appeared for      
a party in a civil proceeding shall be valid to the extent permitted by          
statute and rule 5(b) only until the attorney has withdrawn in the manner        
provided in sections (b), (c), and (d). Nothing in this rule defines the         
circumstances under which a withdrawal might be denied by the court.             
    (b) Withdrawal by Order. A court appointed attorney may not withdraw         
without an order of the court. The client of the withdrawing attorney must       
be given notice of the motion to withdraw and the date and place the motion      
will be heard.                                                                   
    (c) Withdrawal by Notice. Except as provided in sections (b) and (d),        
an attorney may withdraw by notice in the manner provided in this section.       
    (1) Notice of Intent To Withdraw. The attorney shall file and serve a        
Notice of Intent To Withdraw on all other parties in the proceeding. The         
notice shall specify a date when the attorney intends to withdraw, which         
date shall be at least 10 days after the service of the Notice of Intent To      
Withdraw. The notice shall include a statement that the withdrawal shall be      
effective without order of court unless an objection to the withdrawal is        
served upon the withdrawing attorney prior to the date set forth in the          
notice. If notice is given before trial, the notice shall include the date       
set for trial. The notice shall include the names and last known addresses       
of the persons represented by the withdrawing attorney, unless disclosure        
of the address would violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, in which         
case the address may be omitted. If the address is omitted, the notice must      
contain a statement that after the attorney withdraws, and so long as the        
address of the withdrawing attorney's client remains undisclosed and no new      
attorney is substituted, the client may be served by leaving papers with         
the clerk of the court pursuant to rule 5(b)(1).                                 
    (2) Service on Client. Prior to service on other parties, the Notice of      
Intent To Withdraw shall be served on the persons represented by the             
withdrawing attorney or sent to them by certified mail, postage prepaid, to      
their last known mailing addresses. Proof of service or mailing shall be         
filed, except that the address of the withdrawing attorney's client may be       
omitted under circumstances defined by subsection (c)(1) of this rule.           
    (3) Withdrawal Without Objection. The withdrawal shall be effective,         
without order of court and without the service and filing of any additional      
papers, on the date designated in the Notice of Intent To Withdraw, unless       
a written objection to the withdrawal is served by a party on the                
withdrawing attorney prior to the date specified as the day of withdrawal        
in the Notice of Intent To Withdraw.                                             
    (4) Effect of Objection. If a timely written objection is served,            
withdrawal may be obtained only by order of the court.                           
    (d) Withdrawal and Substitution. Except as provided in section (b), an       
attorney may withdraw if a new attorney is substituted by filing and             
serving a Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution. The notice shall include a      
statement of the date on which the withdrawal and substitution are               
effective and shall include the name, address, Washington State Bar              
Association membership number, and signature of the withdrawing attorney         
and the substituted attorney. If an attorney changes firms or offices, but       
another attorney in the previous firm or office will become counsel of           
record, a Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution shall nevertheless be            
filed.