Legal Opinion

James R. Foley and G. Larry Morgan v. The Alabama State Bar Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 19, 1981No. 80-7001PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the Alabama State Bar. We reverse in part and remand for proceedings on the merits.

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In February of 1979 James R. Foley and G. Larry Morgan, both licensed attorneys under Alabama law, began practicing law in Huntsville, Alabama under the name “The Legal Clinic of Foley & Morgan.” Because the concept of a legal clinic was unique in the Huntsville area, Foley and Morgan decided that advertising was necessary, and immediately prior to opening their clinic advertised in the newspapers of general circulation in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth Life Insurance Company v. Francis Craig NealCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  4. Southern Monorail Company v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Robert E. Tubwell v. Frances T. Griffith, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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