Lyerly v. Alabama State Bar

Jonathan Eric Lyerly appeals from an order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar finding him guilty of knowingly failing to respond to a lawful demand of the State Bar Disciplinary Board for information, in violation of Rule 8.1(b), Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct. We reverse and render a judgment for Lyerly.

The original complaint in this lawyer discipline case was made against Lyerly, a lawyer practicing in Birmingham, by two of his clients. Their complaint basically related to a fee dispute. Although the State Bar dismissed the charges filed by the clients, because of a…