Dodd v. Board of Com'rs of Alabama State Bar

The Grievance Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association charged James H. Dodd, Attorney at Law, with five violations of the Disciplinary Rules of the Code of Professional Responsibility; the Code of Professional Responsibility is found at 293 Ala. XXIII. The Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar Association found Dodd guilty of Charges III and IV and suspended him from the practice of law for 60 days. We reverse the finding of guilty as to Charge III and affirm as to Charge IV.

On January 24, 1974, Kathy Ann Shew, a minor 18 years of age, was involved in an accident. In February of…