Disciplinary Notices, 0713 ALBJ, 74 The Alabama Lawyer 264 (2013)
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Reinstatement
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0• Lafayette attorney William Lawrence Nix was reinstated to the practice of law Alabama, with conditions, effective March 13, 2013, by order of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The supreme court's order was based upon the decision of Panel II of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar granting the petition for reinstatement filed by Nix on January 31, 2013. Nix was previously transferred to disability inactive status, effective August 16, 2012, by order of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar. [Rule 28, Pet. No. 2013-243]
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Transfer to Disability Inactive Status
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0• Mobile attorney Donald E. Brutkiewicz, Jr. was transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Rule 27(c), Alabama Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, effective April 8, 2013. [Rule 27(c), Pet. No. 13-466]
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Disbarments
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0• By order of the Supreme Court of Alabama, Naples, Florida attorney Allen David Brufsky was disbarred from the practice of law in Alabama, effective March 29, 2013. The supreme court entered its order based upon the decision of the Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar disbarring Brufsky from the practice of law in Alabama for violations of rules 8.1 (a), 8.1 (b), 8.4(a), 8.4(c), and 8.4(g), Ala. R. Prof. C. The board found that Brufsky, who was admitted to the Alabama State Bar pursuant to Rule III, Rules Governing Admission to the Alabama State Bar, made material misrepresentations of fact during the application and admissions process. [Rule 20(a), Pet. No. 11-1303; Rule 23, Pet. No. 11-1538; and ASB No. 11-1488]
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0• The Supreme Court of Alabama adopted the February 11, 2013 order of the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Board, Panel I, disbarring Montgomery attorney Valerie Murry Smedley from the practice of law in Alabama, effective March 1, 2013. On February 7, 2013, Smedley entered a consent to disbarment for neglecting clients' cases; her trust account containing insufficient funds; continuing to represent clients while her license was suspended; and being disbarred by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division, on November 2, 2012. [Rule 23, Pet. No...
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