Legal Opinion
Poff v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 4, 2000No. 1980938PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Richard Poff, a law clerk at the law firm of Roden, Hayes, and Carter, P.C. ("the firm"), secretly photocopied records in the office of Robert Hayes, one of the shareholders in the firm. He copied them ostensibly to collect evidence to present to the Alabama State Bar regarding unethical practices he thought were occurring at the firm. These practices resulted in a disciplinary proceeding being filed against Robert Hayes.1
After the disciplinary proceeding against…
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