FOLEY v. ALABAMA STATE BAR

No. 80-7001.

648 F.2d 355 (1981)

James R. FOLEY and G. Larry Morgan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The ALABAMA STATE BAR; Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

June 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Huckaby & Graves, Gary C. Huckaby, Huntsville, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Rogers, Howard, Redden & Mills, L. Drew Redden, Birmingham, Ala., Lanier, Shaver & Herring, Harold F. Herring, Huntsville, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, TJOFLAT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


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.

I

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...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases