HB387 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kurt Wallace
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Attorneys, certain contracts for legal services voidable, recovery of attorneys fees and expenses, Sec. 34-3-25 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, attorneys are subject to certain rules regarding their professional conduct.
This bill would provide that a contract for legal service is voidable if it is procured as a result of conduct violating the laws of the state or the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct.
This bill would provide for recovery of certain fees and expenses; and would allow an attorney to recover fees and expenses based on a quantum meruit theory.
This bill would provide certain exceptions.
Subjects: Attorneys

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary