Date
Discipline Imposed
Description
1/19/2021
Disbarred
Birmingham attorney Shayana Boyd Davis was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama, effective January 19, 2021. The Supreme Court entered its order based on the…
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Date: 1/19/2021
Discipline Imposed: Disbarred
Description:
Birmingham attorney Shayana Boyd Davis was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama, effective January 19, 2021. The Supreme Court entered its order based on the Disciplinary Board’s Order, wherein Davis was found guilty of violating Rules 1.2 [Scope of Representation], 1.3 [Diligence], 1.4 [Communication], 1.8(a) [Conflict of Interest: Prohibited Transactions], 3.3 [Candor Toward the Tribunal], and 8.4(c), (d), and (g) [Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C. Davis was hired to represent a client on divorce and bankruptcy proceedings. However, Davis failed to file the petition for uncontested divorce and never disclosed such to the client. Additionally, Davis failed to file a bankruptcy petition on behalf of the client or any other legal pleading in reference to the foreclosure and sale of the client’s home. As a result, the client lost her home and some of her personal belongings when those belongings were moved out of her home by the Sheriff’s office.
1/1/2021
Suspended
Huntsville attorney Curtis Lee Whitmore was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three (3) years in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama,…
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Date: 1/1/2021
Discipline Imposed: Suspended
Description:
Huntsville attorney Curtis Lee Whitmore was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three (3) years in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama, to be effective January 1, 2021. The Supreme Court entered its order based upon the Disciplinary Board’s Order on Consent to Discipline, wherein Whitmore admitted in both ASB Nos. 2020-362 and 2020-631 to violating Rules 1.1[Competence], 1.3[Diligence], 1.4[Communication, and 8.4(c), (d) and (g)[Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C. Whitmore later consented to a three (3) year suspension from the practice of law.
1/1/2021
Suspended
Huntsville attorney Curtis Lee Whitmore was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three (3) years in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama,…
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Date: 1/1/2021
Discipline Imposed: Suspended
Description:
Huntsville attorney Curtis Lee Whitmore was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three (3) years in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama, to be effective January 1, 2021. The Supreme Court entered its order based upon the Disciplinary Board’s Order on Consent to Discipline, wherein Whitmore admitted in both ASB Nos. 2020-362 and 2020-631 to violating Rules 1.1[Competence], 1.3[Diligence], 1.4[Communication, and 8.4(c), (d) and (g)[Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C. Whitmore later consented to a three (3) year suspension from the practice of law.
12/14/2020
Suspended
Birmingham, Alabama attorney Allen Haygood Grier, licensed in Alabama, was suspended from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective December 14,…
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Date: 12/14/2020
Discipline Imposed: Suspended
Description:
Birmingham, Alabama attorney Allen Haygood Grier, licensed in Alabama, was suspended from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective December 14, 2020. The Supreme Court entered its order based upon the Disciplinary Commission’s order that Grier be suspended for failing to comply with the 2019 Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirements of the Alabama State Bar.
12/7/2020
Disability Inactive
Mobile attorney Richard Ernest Corrigan was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 9, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon…
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Date: 12/7/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disability Inactive
Description:
Mobile attorney Richard Ernest Corrigan was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 9, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon the October 9, 2020 Order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar transferring Corrigan to inactive status.
12/3/2020
Disbarred
Athens attorney Douglas Lee Patterson was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama, effective December 3, 2020. The Alabama Supreme Court entered its order based upon…
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Date: 12/3/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disbarred
Description:
Athens attorney Douglas Lee Patterson was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama, effective December 3, 2020. The Alabama Supreme Court entered its order based upon the order of Panel III of the Disciplinary Board accepting Patterson’s Consent to Disbarment on November 12, 2020. Patterson was recently convicted in the Circuit Court of Limestone County in a three-count indictment charging him with Use of Official Position or Office for Personal Gain, Financial Exploitation of the Elderly in the First Degree, and Theft of Property in the Third Degree.
11/27/2020
Suspended
Montgomery attorney Joseph Lee Fitzpatrick, Jr. was suspended from the practice of law in the State of Alabama for a period of ninety-one (91) days by Order of the Supreme…
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Date: 11/27/2020
Discipline Imposed: Suspended
Description:
Montgomery attorney Joseph Lee Fitzpatrick, Jr. was suspended from the practice of law in the State of Alabama for a period of ninety-one (91) days by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective November 27, 2020. Fitzpatrick pled guilty to violating Rules 1.4 [Communication], 1.15(b) [Safekeeping Property], 1.16(d) [Declining or Terminating Representation], and 8.4(g) [Misconduct], Ala. R. Prof. C.
11/11/2020
Private Reprimand
On November 12, 2020, an attorney received a private reprimand for violating Rule 3.3 [Candor Toward the Tribunal], Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct. The respondent attorney was retained to represent…
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Date: 11/11/2020
Discipline Imposed: Private Reprimand
Description:
On November 12, 2020, an attorney received a private reprimand for violating Rule 3.3 [Candor Toward the Tribunal], Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct. The respondent attorney was retained to represent a defendant mother in a custody hearing. The Court entered an order determining both the respondent and his paralegal acted unethically and submitted an affidavit containing intentionally false statements.
10/29/2020
Disbarred
Sullligent attorney Daniel Heath Boman was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective October 29, 2020. The…
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Date: 10/29/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disbarred
Description:
Sullligent attorney Daniel Heath Boman was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective October 29, 2020. The Supreme Court entered its order based upon the October 9, 2020 Order of Panel II of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar, accepting Boman’s Consent to Disbarment, wherein Boman acknowledged a pending disciplinary matter against him alleging he misappropriated client and/or third party funds regarding an estate and that he engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.
10/29/2020
Disbarred
Sullligent attorney Daniel Heath Boman was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective October 29, 2020. The…
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Date: 10/29/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disbarred
Description:
Sullligent attorney Daniel Heath Boman was disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Alabama by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, effective October 29, 2020. The Supreme Court entered its order based upon the October 9, 2020 Order of Panel II of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar, accepting Boman’s Consent to Disbarment, wherein Boman acknowledged a pending disciplinary matter against him alleging he misappropriated client and/or third party funds regarding an estate and that he engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.
10/28/2020
Disability Inactive
Florence attorney Gregory Keith Burdine was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 28, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon…
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Date: 10/28/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disability Inactive
Description:
Florence attorney Gregory Keith Burdine was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 28, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon the October 28, 2020 Order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar in response to Burdine’s petition submitted to the Office of General Counsel requesting he be transferred to inactive status.
10/21/2020
Disability Inactive
Montgomery attorney Susan Graham James was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 21, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon…
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Date: 10/21/2020
Discipline Imposed: Disability Inactive
Description:
Montgomery attorney Susan Graham James was transferred to Inactive Status, effective October 21, 2020, by Order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The Supreme Court entered its Order based upon the October 21, 2020 Order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar in response to James’ petition submitted to the Office of General Counsel requesting she be transferred to inactive status.