Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 602.10111 (2026)

Non-Iowa attorney — appointment of Iowa attorney

✓ current as of July 2026
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Any member of the bar of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States actually engaged in any cause or matter pending in any court of this state, may be permitted by such court to appear in and conduct such cause or matter, without being subject to this article; provided that at the time the attorney enters an appearance the attorney files with the clerk of such court the written appointment of some attorney admitted to practice in the state of Iowa, upon whom service may be had in all matters connected with said action, with the same effect as if personally made on such foreign attorney within this state. In case of failure to make such appointment, such attorney shall not be permitted to practice as provided in this section, and all papers filed by the attorney shall be stricken from the files. [C51, §1612; R60, §2702; C73, §210; C97, §316; S13, §316; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10919; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.13] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2) CS83, §602.10111 2009 Acts, ch 133, §173; 2019 Acts, ch 48, §3 See Iowa Ct.R. 31.14

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: Conkey v. Hoak Motors, Inc., 637 N.W.2d 170 (Iowa 2001).
Conkey v. Hoak Motors, Inc., 637 N.W.2d 170 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 10× “Iowa Code § 602.10111 . But see Iowa Sup.”
Mokhtarian v. GTE Midwest Inc., 578 N.W.2d 666 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 8× “'’ Iowa Code§ 602.10111. The district court’s ruling indicates that attorney Bardos did not cause an Iowa attorney to timely file an appearance in accordance with section 602.”
Enrique Aguilar-Lara (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa law attorneys not licensed in Iowa are subject to Iowa Code §602.10111 (2009).17 It must be noted that LR 83(d)(3) does not contain similar language or require compliance with this state statute as a condition of appearing in the United States District Court for the…”
Jose A Vargas & Bertha R. Vargas (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa law attorneys not licensed in Iowa are subject to Iowa Code §602.10111 (2009).17 It must be noted that LR 83(d)(3) does not contain similar language or require compliance with this state statute as a condition of appearing in the United States District Court for the…”
Blanca Estela Gaytan (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa law attorneys not licensed in Iowa are subject to Iowa Code §602.10111 (2009).17 It must be noted that LR 83(d)(3) does not contain similar language or require compliance with this state statute as a condition of appearing in the United States District Court for the…”
Kim M. Petersen (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa law attorneys not licensed in Iowa are subject to Iowa Code §602.10111 (2009).17 It must be noted that LR 83(d)(3) does not contain similar language or require compliance with this state statute as a condition of appearing in the United States District Court for the…”
Chadwick v. Graves, 110 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (N.D. Iowa 2000). “Chadwick contends in this action that his sentences are illegal — that is, imposed in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process — because his trial counsel was not licensed to practice law in Iowa, and consequently all…”
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