Courtney v. Alabama State Bar.

1 Reporter's note: The appellant in this case is not to be confused with attorney John P. Courtney III, also of Mobile.

This is an appeal by the defendant, a licensed attorney, from a finding by the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Board that he violated Disciplinary Rule 1-102 (A)(6), Code of Professional Responsibility, and from the Board's order that he be given a public censure.

On December 28, 1984, the complainant, a divorced female, was present in the defendant's law office to discuss a lawsuit in which her minor child was represented by the defendant. She alleges that after a brief…