Legal Opinion
Davis v. Alabama State Bar
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 19, 1996No. 1940686, 1940687PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
The opinion of December 15, 1995, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.
Two attorneys appeal from Alabama State Bar disciplinary proceedings. They challenge the sufficiency of the evidence presented at their disciplinary hearing, claiming that the disciplinary proceeding was nothing more than a "witch-hunt" that they say the Bar conducted because it did not approve of the attorneys' advertising practices. They further challenge the penalties imposed as being too severe.
The Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Board found William Dowsing Davis III…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Rabinovitch v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hunt v. DISCIPLINARY BD. OF ALA. STATE BARSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Noojin v. Alabama State BarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Cooner v. Alabama State BarSupreme Court of Alabama · 2013
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