Alabama State Bar

QUESTION: “Formerly, approximately ten (10) years ago, I represented J in the presentation of a Workman’s Compensation claim while she was an employee of K’s, Inc. The claim and representation…

QUESTION: “The purpose of this letter is to request a disciplinary opinion on the following advertising situation. I have been approached by the ‘Attorney Hotline’, which appears to be a…

QUESTION: “Is the District Attorney and/or Assistant District Attorney disqualified from prosecution of a case in which: (1) The alleged victim (and main prosecuting witness) of a crime is also…

QUESTION: “Under the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct, may an attorney, who has undertaken the representation of a minor in anticipation of criminal charges arising out of alleged acts by…

QUESTION: “This is to follow up our conversation of last week in which we discussed my firm’s position in a lawsuit in South Alabama. Please accept this letter as my…

QUESTION: “Fact Situation No.1: A law firm (the “Firm”) represents a client (the “Client”) and maintains five different files relating to five different matters (“Matter 1, Matter 2, Matter 3,…

QUESTION: ABC attorney, Roe, has requested an opinion on his use of the following language in an ad about his certification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy: “There are…

QUESTION: “On or about May of 1991, I was appointed by Judge Nick (a visiting Judge from Any County, Alabama) to represent the interest of one, John Doe, in connection…

QUESTION: “I have filed two (2) complaints against Acme (“Acme”), copies enclosed. The suit in Any County is a proposed class action which alleges improper mortgage balances and interest rates…

QUESTION: “I have recently taken a position as in-house attorney with Acme, Inc. Prior to that, I was an in-house attorney with Jocko. At Jocko, we litigated cases for their…