Iowa Code § 602.10114

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An attorney and counselor has power to: 1. Execute in the name of a client a bond, or other written instrument, necessary and proper for the prosecution of an action or proceeding about to be or already commenced, or for the prosecution or defense of any right growing out of an action, proceeding, or final judgment rendered therein. 2. Bind a client to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers; but no evidence of any such agreement is receivable, except the statement of the attorney in person, the attorney’s or counselor’s

Tue Dec 09 22:00:12 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 602 (74, 2) 85 JUDICIAL BRANCH, §602.10117\n\nwritten agreement signed and filed with the clerk, or an entry thereof upon the records of the court. 3. Receive money claimed by a client in an action or proceeding during the pendency thereof, or afterwards, unless the attorney or counselor has been previously discharged by the client, and, upon payment thereof, and not otherwise, to discharge the claim or acknowledge satisfaction of the judgment. [C51, §1616; R60, §2706; C73, §213; C97, §319; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10922; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.16] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2) CS83, §602.10114

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: Paula Segura and Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa

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Paula Segura and Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa (2017) iowa · cites it 38× “” See Iowa Code § 602.10114 (1) (emphasis added).”

Gilbride v. Trunnelle (2000) iowa · cites it 6× “10114 provides that an attorney has power to “[b]ind a client to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers.”

Kissner v. Brown (1992) iowactapp · cites it 2× “Plaintiff’s attorney, who is still representing him, accepted and negotiated the check from the clerk of court in his client’s behalf.”

Westlake Investment, LLC v. MLP Management, LLC (2012) iasd · cites it 2× “2d 244, 251 (Iowa 2000) (citing Iowa Code § 602.10114 ). No question is raised about the authority of the attorneys for Westlake and MLP to negotiate a settlement of this case.”

Clarke County Development Corp. v. Affinity Gaming, LLC (2016) ca8 “See Iowa Code § 602.10114 (2); Gilbride v. Trunnelle, 620 N.”

Oscar Recio and Maria Recio v. Frederick M. Fridley, D.L. Peterson Trust, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. and Doe (2025) iowa · cites it 20× ““Iowa Code section 602.10114 provides that an attorney has power to ‘[b]ind a client to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers .”

Amended March 27, 2017 Paula Segura and Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa (2017) iowa · cites it 17× “” See Iowa Code § 602.10114 (1) (emphasis added).”

In the Matter of the Estate of Atellia J. Kinzenbaw, Doyle Kinzenbaw, Intervenor-Appellant. (2016) iowactapp · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 602.10114 (2). An attorney’s offer of settlement is generally within the scope of the attorney’s litigation duties.”

O'Reilly Auto Enterprises v. Badia (2022) iowactapp · cites it 2× “As Badia’s attorney, Iowa Code section 602.10114(2) (2021) gave Platt the power to bind Badia “to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers.”

— Iowa Code § 602.10114(1) — 1 case

Paula Segura and Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa (2017) iowa “” See Iowa Code § 602.10114 (1) (emphasis added).”

— Iowa Code § 602.10114(2) — 2 cases

Oscar Recio and Maria Recio v. Frederick M. Fridley, D.L. Peterson Trust, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. and Doe (2025) iowa ““Iowa Code section 602.10114 provides that an attorney has power to ‘[b]ind a client to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers .”

O'Reilly Auto Enterprises v. Badia (2022) iowactapp “As Badia’s attorney, Iowa Code section 602.10114(2) (2021) gave Platt the power to bind Badia “to any agreement, in respect to any proceeding within the scope of the attorney’s or counselor’s proper duties and powers.”

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