When one attorney is covering for another...

[Shanna Gray]

How do we handle the appearance of an attorney who is only covering for another attorney? The attorney whose case it is was unable to appear and the firm sent someone else in their place. I see the original attorney's name on the service list. Do both their names go on the appearance list?

[Anita]

Court, court, court job.  Two years of depos and then find a nice judge.  There are lots of new ones too!  Do not fool with firms except overflow.  They'll make ya hate reporting.  A good judge will make you love it!

[Quyen]

I have never made a distinction, unless they specifically tell me, "I'm specially appearing for blah, blah," in which case, I do something similar to Kyung. Where I put who the attorney represents, I will put:

Specially appearing for the Defendant Blank Company:

Law Firm

Attorney name

Address

Phone

[Kyung]

You could put specially appearing.

XYZ Law Firm

By:  John Doe, Esq. (specially appearing)

1111 Main Street

City, State ZIP

[Janet]

 

I put the attorney who appeared only.  There are sometimes eight attorneys from a firm involved in the case.  The attorney is appearing on behalf of the party they're representing. 

[Shanna Gray]

Thanks Mary Jo. That's perfect.

I know what you mean, Rosalie. Usually I don't make much of it. Whoever shows up is whoever shows up. But this time the attorney wrote on his card: "For Mary Smith" (not the real name. Lol)  Since he did it like that and her name was on the proof of service, I thought I should make a note of it on the appearance page.

[Rosalie DeLeonardis]

I have always listed who was present for the deposition and left it at that.  I never thought about adding the actual noticing attorney's name or thought we even had to.   

[Mary Jo Cochran]

I deal with that all the time.  Put the attorney who came; next line on behalf of then put the attorney who is listed on the Notice of Deposition (probably a partner).  Then the law firm they represent.