Rule 1025.Endorsement.
Adopted June 25, 1946 · Last amended April 19, 2003 · Last verified June 30, 2026
Full Text of Rule 1025
Plain-English Summary
This rule requires an identifying endorsement. Every pleading or other legal paper of a party represented by an attorney is endorsed with the attorney’s name, and a paper of an unrepresented party is endorsed with the party’s name, so the court and the other side know who is responsible for the filing and where to direct service.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the endorsement on a pleading?
The name (and contact information) of the attorney for a represented party, or of the party if unrepresented, placed on every pleading or legal paper.
Official Note
Official Note: The address endorsed on the legal paper must be one where the paper may be handed to or mailed to the attorney or party. See Rule 440(a). The inclusion of a telephone number for facsimile transmission on an appearance or prior legal paper is an agreement to accept service of pleadings or other legal papers by that means. See Rule 440(d)(1).
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1025 adopted June 25, 1946, effective January 1, 1947; amended and effective March 28, 1966; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820; amended April 4, 1990, effective July 1, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 2279; amended August 3, 1998, effective January 1, 1999, 28 Pa.B. 3928; amended April 19, 2003, effective September 1, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 2356. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (295843).