Supreme Court of Alabama
Douglas H. Cooner v. Alabama State Bar
March 15, 2013145 So. 3d 1
Summary
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed that the Disciplinary Board’s orders failed to provide specific findings of fact for each allegation of misconduct, violating Rule 4.2, and therefore reversed the Board’s disbarment order and remanded the case for a new compliant order; it also reversed the Board’s finding that Cooner violated Rule 1.8(c). Justice MURDOCK dissented, arguing the Board’s latest order sufficiently satisfied Rule 4.2 and should not be remanded again.