Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.423

1.423(1) Disclosure of limited representation. Every pleading or paper filed by a pro se party that

was prepared with the drafting assistance of an attorney who contracted with the client to limit the

scope of representation pursuant to Iowa R. Prof’l Conduct 32:1.2(c) shall state that fact before the

signature line at the end of the pleading or paper that was prepared with the attorney’s assistance.

The attorney shall advise the client that such pleading or other paper must contain this statement.

The pleading or paper shall also include the attorney’s name, personal identification number, address,

telephone number and, if available, facsimile transmission number, but shall not be signed by the

attorney. If the drafting assistance was provided as part of services offered by a nonprofit legal services

organization or a volunteer component of a nonprofit or court-annexed legal services program, the

name, address, telephone number and, if available, facsimile transmission number of the program may

be included in lieu of the business address, telephone number, and facsimile transmission number of

the drafting attorney.

1.423(2) Drafting attorney’s duty. In providing drafting assistance to the pro se party, the attorney

shall determine, to the best of the attorney’s knowledge, information, and belief, that the pleading or

paper is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the

extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not filed for any improper purpose,

such as to harass or to cause an unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation. The

attorney providing drafting assistance may rely on the pro se party’s representation of facts, unless

the attorney has reason to believe that such representation is false or materially insufficient, in which

instance the attorney shall make an independent, reasonable inquiry into the facts.

1.423(3) Not an appearance by attorney. The identification of an attorney who has provided

drafting assistance in the preparation of a pleading or paper shall not constitute an entry of appearance

by the attorney for purposes of rule 1.404(1) and does not authorize service on the attorney or entitle

the attorney to service as provided in rule 1.442.