Alabama
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Alabama State Bar
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.alabar.org/membership
- Rules of professional conduct
- alabar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.alabar.org/programs-departments/general-counse…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.alabar.org/client-protection
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Alabama Law Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Alabama RPC 1.15, lawyers must hold client funds in a designated trust account and retain complete records of account funds and financial records for at least six years following termination of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Alabama RPC 1.5, contingency fee agreements must be in writing stating method of determination, and communicating the basis or rate of fee in writing is preferred for new clients.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete at least 12 approved CLE credits annually, including 1 credit of legal ethics or professionalism.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.alabar.org/programs-departments/general-counse…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Alabama RPC 7.5 and 7.1, a trade name may be used if it does not imply a connection with a government agency or violate general prohibitions on false or misleading communications.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities
- State tax department
- www.revenue.alabama.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- judicial.alabama.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- efile.alacourt.gov
- Court forms
- eforms.alacourt.gov
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- judicial.alabama.gov/decision/supremecourtdecision…
- Statutes / codes
- alison.legislature.state.al.us
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure VII, out-of-state attorneys must file an application and fee with the Alabama State Bar and be associated with local Alabama counsel.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.alabar.org/programs-departments/alap
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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