Alabama Rules of Disciplinary Procedure

Preamble
Rule 1 - Jurisdiction
Rule 2 - Grounds for discipline
Rule 3 - Nature of proceedings
Rule 4 - The Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar
Rule 4.1 - [Rescinded]
Rule 4.2 - The Disciplinary Hearing Officer of the Alabama State Bar
Rule 5 - The Disciplinary Commission of the Alabama State Bar
Rule 5.1 - The Board of Disciplinary Appeals of the Alabama State Bar [Rescinded]
Rule 6 - The General Counsel
Rule 7 - Local grievance committees
Rule 8 - Types of discipline
Rule 8.1 - Prediscipline Diversion Program [Rescinded]
Rule 9 - Noncompliance with the Alabama state bar client security fund rules
Rule 10 - Noncompliance with Alabama State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules
Rule 11 - Noncompliance with Alabama state bar interest on lawyer trust account rules
Rule 12 - Procedures
Rule 12.1 - Procedures - Transitional provision
Rule 13 - Refusal of complainant to proceed, compromise, etc
Rule 14 - Matters involving related pending civil or criminal litigation
Rule 15 - Immunity
Rule 16 - Filing and service of formal charges
Rule 17 - Subpoena power, witnesses, and pre-trial proceedings
Rule 18 - Conduct not subject to disciplinary action
Rule 19 - Hearings
Rule 20 - Interim suspension and summary suspension
Rule 21 - Probation
Rule 22 - Mandatory suspension or disbarment
Rule 23 - Disbarment by consent
Rule 24 - Discipline by consent
Rule 25 - Reciprocal discipline
Rule 26 - Disbarred or suspended lawyers or lawyers on disability inactive status
Rule 27 - Transfer to disability inactive status
Rule 28 - Reinstatement
Rule 29 - Appointment of trustee or supervising lawyer to protect the interests of a lawyer and the lawyer's clients
Rule 30 - Confidentiality
Rule 31 - Time within which formal disciplinary proceedings must be instituted
Rule 32 - Record keeping
Rule 33 - Publication and costs
Rule 34 - Effective date
Rule 35 - Disqualification
Appendix A