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54 Ala. Law. 1 (1993)

handle is hein.barjournals/alwyr0054 and id is 1 raw text is: January 1993                                                        Volume 54, Number 1
ON THE COVER:
Ice storms in Alabama paint a picturesque landscape. Photo by James Guier
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Lawyers & Doctors Join Forces Against Drug Abuse
By  Edward  M . George  ..............................................................................................................  16
Reports from IOLTA Grant Recipients
By  Tim othy  A. Lew is  ..................................................................................................................... 22
Opening    of  Court  Cerem   ony .....................................................................................   24
ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center
By  M . W ayne  W heeler .............................................................................................................. 36
Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in Alabama:
A Double Standard Dilemma
By Stanley D. Bynum and J. David Pugh ............................................................................. 38
Beware of Tax Liens and the IRS Right of Redemption After Foreclosure
By  Gilbert F. D ukes, III ............................................................................................................ 46
Report of the Task Force on Specialization
By  K eith  B . N orm an ..................................................................................................................... 55
Comparative Fault: A Primer - What Happens When
the Lid Flies Off Pandora's Box
By Deborah Alley Smith and Rhonda K. Pitts ...................................................................... 56

President's Page  ....................................... 4
Facts/Fax  Poll ...........................................  5
Executive Director's Report ..................... 8
Bar  Briefs ...............................................   10
Riding the Circuits ................................. 10
Building Alabama's Courthouses ........... 12
Opinions of the General Counsel ........... 20
Building Fund Honor Roll ..................... 23

CLE Opportunities ................................. 34
Young Lawyers' Section ........................ 35
Disciplinary Report .............................. 44
Legislative Wrap-Up .............................. 45
About Members, Among Firms .............. 50
Volunteer Lawyers Program .................. 52
Recent Decisions ................................... 63
M em orials ...............................................  69

Executive Director ..................... Reginald T. Hamner, CAE
Director of Programs ............................... Keith B. Norman
Executive Assistant .................................... Margaret Boone
Publications Director .............................. Margaret Murphy
Admissions Secretary .............................. Norma J. Robbins
Membership Services ................................ Alice Jo Hendrix
MCLE & Committee Secretary ..................... Diane Weldon
Financial Secretary  ......................................... Gale Skinner
Lawyer Referral Secretary ................ Katherine C. Creamer

Graphic Arts Supervisor ............................... Maggie Stuller
Alabama Law Foundation, Inc. Director .        Tracy Daniel
Volunteer Lawyers
Program Director .............................. Melinda M. Waters
Admissions Assistant ................................ Dorothy Johnson
Publications & VLP Assistant ...................... Linda F. Smith
IOLTA Assistant ......................................... Maxine Woodfin
Receptionist ..................................................... Tanya  Boone

ALABAMA STATE BAR CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY STAFF
415 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 (205) 269-1515 * FAX (205) 261-6311
General Counsel ....................................... Robert W. Norris  CLE/CSF Compliance Coordinator ............. Bonnie Mainor
Assistant General Counsel ..................... J. Anthony McLain  Paralegals/Investigators .............................. Vicki Glassroth
Assistant General Counsel .................... L. Gilbert Kendrick                               Lea Ann Adams
Assistant General Counsel ........................... Milton  L. Moss  Legal Secretary  .............................................. Peggy Garrett
Ethics Opinions Coordinator ..................... Vivian  Freeman  Secretary  ............................................................... Terr  Ivey
Complaints Intake Coordinator ................... Cheryl Rankin
The Alabama Lawyer, (ISSN 0002-4287), the official publication of the Alabama State Bar, is published seven times a year in the months of
January, March, May, July, September, November, and December (bar directory edition). Views and conclusions expressed in articles herein
are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the board of editors, officers or board of commissioners of the Alabama State Bar. Subscrip-
tions: Alabama State Bar members receive The Alabama Lawyer as part of their annual dues payment; $15 of this goes toward subscriptions
for The Alabama Lawyer. Other subscribers do not receive the directory edition of the Lawyer as part of their subscription. Advertising rates will
be furnished upon request. Advertising copy is carefully reviewed and must receive approval from the Office of General Counsel, but publica-
tion herein does not necessarily imply endorsement of any product or service offered. The Alabama Lawyer reserves the right to reject any
advertisement. ° Copyright 1993. The Alabama State Bar. All rights reserved.
2 / January 1993

The Alabama
Published seven times a year (the seventh issue is a
bar directory edition) by the Alabama State Bar,
P.O. Box 4156, Montgomery, Alabama 36101.
Phone (205) 269-1515.
Robert A. Huffaker ............................................. Editor
Susan Shirock DePaola .................... Associate Editor
Margaret Murphy ............................... Managing  Editor
Board of Editors
William J. Underwood, Tuscumbia • Jeffrey L Luther, Mobile •
Alex L Holtsford, Jr., Montgomery • Alan T. Rogers, Birming-
ham - J.E. Sawyer, Jr., Enterprise - Leah 0. Taylor, Birming-
ham ° Deborah Alley Smith, Birmingham • Ollie Blan,
Birmingham ° John W. Hargrove, Birmingham - Ray 0. Noojin,
Jr., Birmingham • Deborah J. Long, Birmingham - Sherry Col-
lum-Butler, Montgomery - Laura Peck, Birmingham ° Sara A.
McGivaren, Birmingham - Hon. Joseph A. Colquitt,
Tuscaloosa - Susan E. Russ, Montgomery • John Mark Hart,
Birmingham • Raymond L. Johnson, Jr., Birmingham - Phillip
A. Laird, Jasper - Cecil M. Tipton, Jr., Opelika - Forrest Latta,
Mobile • Hon. Hugh Maddox, Montgomery - J.W. Goodloe, Jr.,
Mobile • Mark D. Hess, Montgomery - Steve P. Brunson,
Gadsden - Benjamin B. Spratling, Ill, Birmingham
Board of Commissioners
Liaison  ............................ Samuel A. Rumore Jr., Birmingham
Officers
Clarence  M. Small, Jr., Birmingham  ........................... President
James R. Seale, Montgomery ........................... President-elect
John Earle Chason, Bay Minette ........................ Vice-president
Reginald T. Hamner, Montgomery ............................. Secretary
Board of Commissioners
1st Circuit, Edward P. Turner, Jr., Chatom • 2nd Circuit, John
A. Nichols, Luverne * 3rd Circuit, Lynn Robertson Jackson,
Clayton • 4th Circuit, John W. Kelly, III, Selma - 5th Circuit,
John Percy Oliver, II, Dadeville • 6th Circuit, Place No. 1, Wal-
ter P. Crownover, Tuscaloosa - 6th Circuit, Place No- 2, John
A. Owens, Tuscaloosa • 7th Circuit, Arthur F. Fite, Il1, Anniston
- 8th Circuit, A.J. Coleman, Decatur • 9th Circuit, William D.
Scruggs, Jr., Fort Payne • 10th Circuit, Place No. 1, Samuel
H. Franklin, Birmingham . 10th Circuit, Place No. 2, James W.
Gewin, Birmingham • 10th Circuit. Place No. 3, James S.
Lloyd, Birmingham  10th Circui,  ice No. 4, Samuel A.
Rumore, Jr., Birmingham - 10th Circuit, Place No. 5, Timothy
L. Dillard, Birmingham • 10th Circuit, Place No. 6, Mac B_
Greaves, Birmingham ° 10th Circuit, Place No. 7, J. Mason
Davis, Birmingham ° 10th Circuit, Place No. 8, Drayton N.
James, Birmingham ° 10th Circuit, Place No. 9, Cathy S.
Wright, Birmingham - 10th Circuit, Bessemer Cut-Off, George
Higginbotham, Bessemer • 11th Circuit, Robert M. Hill, Jr.,
Florence - 12th Circuit, W. Keith Watkins, Troy ° 13th Circuit,
Place No. 1, Victor H. Lott, Jr., Mobile • 13th Circuit, Place No.
2, Broox G. Holmes, Mobile • 13th Circuit, Place No. 3, Caine
ORear, III, Mobile * 13th Circuit, Place No. 4, Benjamen T.
Rowe, Mobile • 14th Circuit, R. Jeff Donaldson, Jasper . 15th
Circuit, Place No. 1, Richard H. Gill, Montgomery • 15th Cir
cuit, Place No. 2, Wanda D. Devereaux, Montgomery • 15th
Circuit, Place No. 3, James E. Williams, Montgomery • 15th
Circuit, Place No. 4, Richard B. Garrett, Montgomery • 16th
Circuit, George P Ford, Gadsden - 17th Circuit, Richard S.
Manley, Demopolis • 18th Circuit, Conrad M_ Fowler, Jr.,
Columbiana • 19th Circuit, J. Robert Faulk, Prattville - 20th
Circuit, Wade H. Baxley, Dothan - 21st Circuit, Edward T.
Hines, Brewton • 22nd Circuit, Abner R. Powell, III, Andalusia
• 23rd Circuit, Place No. 1, George W. Royer, Jr., Huntsville •
23rd Circuit, Place No. 2, S. Dagnal Rowe, Huntsville • 24th
Circuit, John A. Russell, Ill, Guntersville - 25th Circuit, Nelson
Vinson, Hamilton • 26th Circuit, Bowen H. Brassell, Phenix
City • 27th Circuit, Daniel T. Warnes, Guntersville * 28th Cir-
cuit, John Earle Chason, Bay Minette * 29th Circuit, R. Blake
Lazenby, Talladega • 30th Circuit, Wayman G. Sherrer,
Oneonta • 31st Circuit, Gorman R. Jones, Sheffield - 32nd Cir-
cuit, Stephen K. Griffith, Cullman • 33rd Circuit, William B.
Matthews, Ozark • 34th Circuit, Jerry C. Porch, Russellville •
35th Circuit, William D. Melton, Evergreen • 36th Circuit, Rod-
erick M. Alexander, Moulton • 37th Circuit, J. Tutt Barrett,
Opelika • 38th Circuit, Stephen M. Kennamer, Scottsboro •
39th Circuit, Winston V. Legge, Jr., Athens - 40th Circuit,
Robert J. Teel, Rockford.
The Alabama Lawyer is published seven times a year for $15
per year in the United States and $20 per year outside the
United States by the Alabama State Bar, 415 Dexter Avenue,
Montgomery, Alabama 36104. Single issues are $3, plus first
class postage, for the journal and $25/$40 for the directory-
Second-class postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama.
Postmaster: Send address changes to The Alabama
Lawyer, P.O. Box 4156, Montgomery, AL 36101.
THE ALABAMA LAWYER

ALABAMA STATE BAR HEADQUARTERS STAFF
415 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 (205) 269-1515 * FAX (205) 261-6310

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