Smith v. Math

This court's opinion of August 17, 2007, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor.

Robert Lee Smith, Sr., appeals from the trial court's summary judgment on his claims against Leonard Norman Math. The issues raised on appeal require this court to decide whether the trial judge erred in failing to recuse himself from the case and whether the Alabama Legal Services Liability Act ("ALSLA"), §§ 6-5-570 to 6-5-581, Ala. Code 1975, applies to Smith's claims.

Math is an attorney who practices law in Montgomery County. On March 22, 2004, Math, on behalf of his client Max Federal Credit…